Manufacturing

Minister updates ICGEB Board on BioE3 Policy India’s bioeconomy has seen an exponential rise from US$10 billion in 2014 to US$165.7 billion in 2024, and is on track to achieve US$300 billion target by 2030, Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of...

Plant designed to produce 36m units per month The Cabinet has approved the establishment of one more semiconductor project, a Rs.3,700 crore plant near Jewar airport in Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority or YEIDA by a joint venture of India's...

German expertise to support startups-MSMEs The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Germen-origin Hafele India Pvt Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7 May 2025 in New Delhi to strengthen India’s manufacturing and innovation ecosystem by empowering product startups, MSMEs, and...

India accounts for 3% of global datacentre capacity Recognizing the critical role of AI infrastructure in shaping India’s economic future, the NITI Aayog Frontier Tech Hub hosted a high-level workshop on May 8, 2025, focused on accelerating investments in AI-ready...

Sinha makes strategic investments in ReNew ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured an Rs.8,700 million (US$100 million) investment from British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, to accelerate the growth of its solar manufacturing business...

Q2 2025 Index shows improved business confidence Rising import costs and escalating global trade tensions have increased input cost expectations among Indian businesses, according to Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics. In response to...

AMRIT built on 5+ years of collaboration In a significant move to strengthen India's manufacturing capabilities, the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) and Deakin University, Australia, have launched the Advanced Manufacturing Research Innovation and Training (AMRIT), a strategic bilateral...

Misra focus on digitalization and automation Hindustan Zinc Limited, a Vedanta Group company and the world’s largest integrated zinc producer, recorded its ever-highest annual production of mined and refined metal of 1,095 KT and 1,052 KT, respectively, for the year...

Minister highlights importance of raw material security The Mission Coking Coal, launched in 2021, aims to reduce import of coking coal, and has set a target of 140 million tonnes of domestic production, and increase domestic coal blending from 10%...

Mines-mills mapped for improved multi-modal connectivity The Prime Minister Narendra Modi says steel plays a pivotal role in modern economies, akin to a skeleton, for it is the strength behind every successful story whether it is skyscrapers, shipping, highways, high-speed...