Amardeep Singh Bhatia Inaugurates 18th NCB International Conference & Exhibition on Cement, Concrete, and Building Materials in New Delhi.

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Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC&I), inaugurated the 18th NCB International Conference & Exhibition on Cement, Concrete, and Building Materials, held from 27th to 29th November 2024 at Yashobhoomi, India International Convention & Expo Centre (IIC) Dwarka in New Delhi, Delhi.


      - The conference was organized by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), under the administrative control of DPIIT, MoC&I.

      - The theme of the conference was "Cement the Net Zero Future," highlighting India's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.

     

Main Point :-   (i) Amardeep Singh Bhatia presented the NCB Lifetime Achievement Award to Padma Shri awardee Dr. HC Visvesvaraya in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the cement and concrete sector.

      (ii) During the conference, NCB signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to promote decarbonization and technological innovation in the cement industry.

(iii) Arti Bhatnagar, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor of DPIIT, MoC&I, presented the National Awards for the Indian Cement Industry on the concluding day of the conference.

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