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by Priyanka Jadhav  State ports minister points to ₹26,500 crore shipyard and full conversion of investment pledges as FICCI opens Maritime India Conference & Expo with the Netherlands as partner country FICCI–Crisil report calls for competitive steel prices, domestic manufacturing scale and assured demand to build a globally competitive container industry Mumbai, 2 November 2026: Maharashtra will shortly unveil a maritime development policy that it says will be the most investor-friendly in India. The state is competing with its coastal neighbours for a share of the country’s shipbuilding and port investment boom. Shri Nitesh Narayan Rane, Minister of Fisheries and Ports Development, Government of Maharashtra, told the inaugural session of the FICCI’s Maritime India Conference & Expo 2026that investors would receive “red carpet treatment” and single-window clearance. He cited a tripartite agreement signed last month between the state, the Union government and Mazagon Dock ...

  by Priyanka Jadhav  150+ brands set to converge at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from 03 – 05 December 2026, as South India's total packaging, printing, and supply chain event gears up for its next edition. Bengaluru, India — [Date]: Join South India's leading exhibition for the packaging, printing, and Supply Chain  industry, organised by RX India. The three-day event will take place from 03 – 05 December 2026 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru, bringing together over 150 exhibiting brands and thousands of industry professionals from across the region. Both visitor and exhibitor registrations are live on the official event website, allowing packaging manufacturers, converters, printers, brand owners, and allied industry stakeholders to secure their participation ahead of the show. PackPlus South has established itself as South India's dedicated platform for the total packaging, printing, and supply chain value chain — spotlig...