Manufacturing

New plant to cater for exports A model of Suzuki car. Japan’s Suzuki Motor will invest fresh US$600 million (Rs.3,900 crore) in a new plant at Hansalpur, Gujarat, with a capacity of 2.5 lakh units for the Indian market and...

Sec-Gen calls for urgent revival of investment The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has expressed deep concern about the weak manufacturing data in July. Commenting on the Index Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of July...

Bid submission by 26 September 2017 Establishment of a sericulture silk processing unit in Konibodom, Tajikistan. Tender Ref: DUS/COM/222/01/2016 Tender ID: 2017_MEA_237313_1. Bid submission by 26 September 2017 Tender opening by 28 September 2017 Contact: Ministry of External Affairs, EoI...

Make in India to create 100 million jobs It is crucial for the Indian manufacturing sector grows steadily at 14%–15% per annum over the next three decades to support the country’s 9%-10% gross domestic product growth, according to a recent...

Industry concerned about coking coal prices The Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Australia, Keith Pitt calling on the Union Minister for Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh, in New Delhi. The Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to India,  Chris Elstoft and...

Govt urged to focus on export-oriented devices The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has suggested the Indian Government to adopt a four-pillar balanced approach while drafting the policy to assure the sustainable growth of the nascent...

Vadodra centre to meet Indian demand Expanded technology centre at Vadodra. Technology is driving Axalta Coating Systems’ (NYSE: AXTA) businesses and customer service, especially in the automobile industry, said Dr. Barry Snyder, Axalta’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer....

16-acre site for 2.2M sq ft commercial space. Model of International Tech Park Gurgaon. The prime suburban business district of Pune will get a new Singapore-brand Information Technology (IT) park by 2020 following a land deal announced on 23 August...

Issues include double-taxation of re-export. From (L-R): Mr. K.M. Hiralal, Deputy DGFT in Mumbai, Rupa Naik, Executive Director, All India Association of Industries, Dr. Sonia Sethi, Additional DGFT in Mumbai, Firoze Adhyarujina, Sr. Advocate Supreme Court and Legal Advisor and...

Study calls for Rs.25,000 crore skill budget under. The Indian Government should take core elements of skill development from various ministries and pool them under single minister with a budget of about Rs.25,000 crore, an industry study has suggested. Despite...