Manufacturing

Saxena expects spike in production The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will now explore the possibility of exporting cotton and silk face masks after the Commerce and Industries Ministry lifted ban on export of non-medical/non-surgical masks of all types....

Govt priority to keep MSMEs strong Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has told MSMEs to help India build its own defence industry, and work to be listed among the top 10 nations in defence technologies. He cited example...

Scheme to cover investment The Cabinet has given its approval to a new Rs.10,000 crore Centrally Sponsored Scheme - "Scheme for Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (FME)" – covering 200,000 micro-enterprises in the Unorganized Sector on All India basis....

Malls and conferences rooms to drive demand The Indian Indoor LED Display Market is projected to grow at a staggering CAGR of 19% during the forecast period 2020-25, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets. The increasing demand from various application...

Investment needed to scale up vaccine production Biotechnology, an asset heavy industry, has a huge opportunity to become a self-reliant sector if the government provided a stimulus package, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon. This is the time for all...

Ocean priority of Govt, says Singh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference from Delhi on 15 May 2020. The ICGS Sachet,...

Facilities planned for DICs Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the launch of Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs.400 crore for creating state of the art testing infrastructure for this sector. The Scheme would run for...

Global buyers to join VH&H in June Buyers from over 120 countries are expected to participate from the comfort of their home-countries to interact live with exhibiting companies at the first 'Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene Expo 2020' (VH&H Expo 2020)...

Lower oil prices support ICE vehicles A large number of factors may impact the demand for the Electric Vehicles (EVs) for next two to three years in a significant way due to COVID-19 and as such would require continued support...

UNDP’s Noda calls for new business model FICCI President Dr Sangita Reddy has called on the government to support MSME sector which has been severely impacted by Covid-19, affecting 110 million jobs. "There are around 110 million people in MSMEs...