Manufacturing

A final set of rules is expected this year on how e-pharmacies should be properly regulated, according to Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) which reviewed the industry in 2019.

The India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (CECPA) is near finalization as negotiations for trade in goods and trade in services have been completed, said the Commerce and Industry Ministry on 1 Jan 2020.

India needs to spend about US$1.4 trillion (Rs.100 lakh crore) on infrastructure through to 2025, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the release of a Report of the Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline for 2019-2025.

India has to boost its high-technology product exports with a new strategy, Sharad Kumar Saraf, President of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), has said in his market outlook for 2020.

The Government has been urged to reduce royalty rates on mining resources and accelerate the renewable of mining leases that are expiring in 2020.

The mining sector has called for a much sharper focus and concerted efforts by the policy makers and industry players to regain 3% share in the GDP by FY25, reveals a report ‘Towards a Globally Competitive Minerals & Mining Industry’.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the mobile app of the forthcoming DefExpo 2020 in Delhi on 27 Dec 2019, which provides detailed information about the day-to-day events; participating exhibitors; Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), guest speakers of seminars/webinars; publications...

Twelve companies have been allocated 108 acres of land in a 500-acre world class Machine Tool Park at Tumkuru by Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has permitted self-certification and third-party inspection and certification of boilers with State Governments.

HCL Technologies has opened a Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada) and two new technology delivery centers in Vilnius, capital city of Lithuania.