Manufacturing

A spur for industry recovery, says Dr Reddy The defence industry is looking forward to more items being added progressively to the embargo list so as to deepen the process of indigenisation by leveraging the capabilities of manufacturers. FICCI President...

Agri Infra Fund to support farmers Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of Rs.1 lakh crore to support farmers. The scheme, launched 9 August 2020, covers PACS,...

India-Argentina trade US$3.09 billion in 2019-20 The Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Dinesh Bhatia, has called on industry houses in India and Argentina to explore trade opportunities in a wide range of sectors including energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and agriculture products. “It...

Technology upgrades for new export avenues Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has called for an urgent need to look towards improving the presence of the MSME industry in the 115 identified aspirational districts of the country. Their...

Farmers connected through FARMS-app to machinery Agricultural Mechanization is one of the key drivers for sustainable development of the agriculture sector which helps in increasing production by timely farm operations, reducing losses, reducing the cost of operations by ensuring better...

Antibacterial-antiviral product market of Rs.140-Rs.150 crores Consolidated Pathways Inc of the United States and Bengaluru Resil Chemicals have signed an agreement to build unique Swiss anti-viral and antimicrobial technologies into sustainable, cost-effective custom blends for India's textile industry.  At the...

Gadkari calls for security equipment exports Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari has urged the private security industry to explore possibilities to start manufacturing security equipment under “Make in India” for domestic and export markets. "COVID-19 lockdown...

Five knowledge partners selected The Agriculture Ministry is funding start-ups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (Remunerative Approach for Agriculture) in 2020-21 as the Government has accorded “very high priority to the agriculture sector”. In...

Post-COVID: India to roll out the red carpet for investors India and Japan are looking for trusted partners from authentic investors as the two countries expand trade and business relationships, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed. “We are...

Factoring opportunities post-COVID MSMEs, facing credit squeeze and delay in payments for their services, should adopt factoring, especially to finance exports. But MSMEs must have confidence in factoring, MSME Ministry Director Anshuman Mohanty told the '2nd Global e-Summit-2020 Factoring &...