Manufacturing

Sood calls for long-term strategy India must double down on ramping up domestic capacity in at least 15 of the country's largest non-oil import items including electronics, coal, iron-steel and non-ferrous metals and vegetable oils to effectively achieve the objective...

Amb. Sandhu highlights 3 collaborations for COVID-19 vaccine The US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has announced a US$600 million financing facility for renewable energy projects with a permanent presence in India this year, said India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit...

COVID-19 realities changed dynamics of MSMEs A 400-acre MSME park in Dandu Malkapur near Hyderabad will be expanded to 2000-acres as the Telangana government extends all support to develop the MSME sector in the state. “We are offering land at...

Call for technology-agnostic policies FICCI has suggested to the Government, a series of measures to ensure continuity of the EV growth roadmap and achieve targets set for the sector in the next decade. These suggestions have been submitted to NITI...

MSME vendors join defence industry The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved capital acquisition of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces for an approximate cost of Rs.38,900 crore. Focused on indigenous design and development, the approvals...

India excels in small ship manufacturing, says Kumar The Government is encouraging more FDI in the shipping sector, allowing joint ventures in ship ownership and seeking Indian diaspora investments in the shipping sector. "We want to liberalize our registration regime,...

IEA-India collaborate in the natural gas sector International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Dr. Faith Birol sees India as a centre stage of all global energy players in the longer term. India has set a very ambitious target of increasing...

Govt allows 100% FDI in gypsum products Gypsum consumption in India would grow at a CAGR of around 5% from 2018-19 to 2024-25 as demand increases from cement, gypsum board and ceramic industries, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets. Also,...

Badal promotes local products The PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) would generate a total investment of Rs.35,000 crore and generate 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled employment and benefit 8 lakh units through access to information, training,...

Recognition for solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies, India's largest solar module manufacturer and a leader in the EPC segment, has emerged as India's Greatest Brand by AsiaOne Magazine & URS Media International in the fifth edition of their awards. The...