Navy commissions INHS Sandhani

Mumbai: The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INHS Sandhani, its 10th Naval hospital, at the Naval station Karanja in Uran near Mumbai. The 30-bed hospital has a team of specialists in the fields of medicine, surgery, gynaecology, paediatrics, anaesthesia and dental sciences. Navy Wives Welfare Association president Preeti Luthra unveiled the commissioning plaque of the hospital. pti

1,441 Japanese firms in India now 

New Delhi: The number of Japanese companies operating in India has gone up to 1,441 till October this year, on account of improving business environment in the country, said Ambassador of Japan Kenji Hiramatsu. It is an increase of 72 companies or 5 per cent as compared to the previous year, Hiramatsu said. The manufacturing sector accounts for half of the total Japanese companies. PTI