Manufacturing

Indian-Russian designed and built missile The Indian navy has tested BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile, on the indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea. The missile hit the target successfully with pinpoint accuracy after performing...

South Asia: an ideal region for diversifying investments An envoy has called for regional engagement with “India First and Neighbourhood First” policy for the South Asian engagement. “The engagement should be stepped up in alignment with India First and Neighbourhood...

Saraf seeks early release of export-supporting schemes The global supply chain has started showing signs of resilience further boosting the Indian economy, going by September 2020 exports, FIEO President Sharad Kumar Saraf noted. Commenting on the improvements in shipments of...

Prospects: $25-30bn investment needed for African healthcare in next decade The soon to be implemented Intra-Africa Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be of great support to increase India-Africa trade, believes R V Kanoria, Past President, FICCI and CMD, Kanoria Chemicals...

Intel guides in making MSMEs tech-savvy In a major initiative, the MSME Ministry has started deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to assist and provide solutions to the issues of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Ministry...

Recent reforms drive fresh investments, says CII survey More than two-thirds of the Multi-National Corp (MNCs) rate India as the number one choice for future investments while 25% of the respondents, who represent non-Indian HQ MNCs, view India as the...

Chemicals and petrochemicals market grow to US$300bn by 2025 To attract foreign participation, the government is revisiting policies for the chemical and petrochemical sector which would expand export market reach across Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), DV Sadananda Gowda, Minister...

Digital tech changing face of agriculture Various initiatives adopted by Germany using AI, which has brought a radical change in the agriculture sector, were highlighted at a webinar on AI & Digital Applications in Agriculture, organized by FICCI, jointly with...

PM highlights initiatives for the robust Bond market India became the pharmacy of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, supplying medicine to around 150 countries despite the stringent lockdown imposed in the country. Sharing this with Invest India Conference in...

The $500bn India-US bilateral trade is doable in 5 years India is seeking a greater share of the world trade and greater global engagement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has told the India Chamber of Commerce USA's Summit on...