[CA] India - Japan

(01) Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project:

·        Construction of the 500-km long bullet train will begin soon and it would become operational by 2022-23.

·        Along with the High Speed Rail project, a training institute is also taking shape.

·        It will prepare the Makers of a New India – the highly skilled manpower required to build, operate and maintain the high speed railway.

(02)  Development of Japanese Industrial Townships:

·        Country-wide, four locations have been finalized. They are located in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.

(03) Auto – mobiles:

·        The Suzuki plant at Maandal is exporting cars world-wide, and foundation has been laid for production of Lithium-ion batteries to power the next generation hybrid and electric vehicles.

(04) Japan-India Institutes of Manufacturing:

·        They are being developed by Japanese companies.

·        Will be developed   in Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

(05) Varanasi – Kyoto:

·        The project of Varanasi Convention Centre is a symbol of cultural co-operation between Kyoto city of Japan and Varanasi.

·        Have named it Rudraksh – the symbol of love, and a Prasad of Lord Shiva to Humanity. This Rudraksh will be a gar-land of love of Japan for Varanasi. It will also be a tribute to our shared Buddhist heritage present at Sarnath too.

·        Japan’s financial assistance to this project