Manufacturing

Tomar highlights Rs.10,000cr food processing fund Twenty of the 37 sanctioned Mega Food Parks (MFPs) have already started functioning, Minister for Food Processing Industries, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said on 24 Nov 2020 at the MFP inauguration...

Auto industry to work on reducing pollution The Government aims to create core global competencies in India by facilitating the seamless integration of the automotive industry with the world, said Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. Considering the...

Sitharaman assures industries of the right policies and continuing reforms Enthused by the Government’s thrust on reforms and reduced taxation rates, several Sovereign Funds have expressed interest in partnering with the Government on its National Infrastructure Pipeline, Finance Minister Nirmala...

Bahrain: strategic healthcare investment hub, says Amb. Srivastava India and Bahrain are set for a boom in health trade amid a GCC-wide increase in demand for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, building on the 3,000 joint ventures between the two countries....

Correct regulation and clarity needed for telemedicine Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called for a private-public partnership (PPP) to make the COVID-19 vaccine work at an affordable price. “We will have to work in a PPP to make...

Slight uptick in exports; COVID-19 induced lockdown hit markets The future investment outlook is subdued. Only 18% of respondents to a manufacturing sector survey for Q2 (July-Sept 2020) by FICCI reported plans for capacity additions for the next six months...

APEDA organized several Virtual Buyer Seller Meets Twenty-eight projects, with project costs of Rs.320.33 crores and supported with a grant of Rs.107.42 crores, has been approved under the Scheme of Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) The Inter-Ministerial...

Singh highlights Israeli and Japanese collaborations The French Government has expressed a desire to collaborate with different sectors in the North Eastern States as well as tourism and other potentials in Jammu & Kashmir. This was conveyed by French Ambassador...

Normal business in 12-18 months, according to Amex survey Industries such as healthcare, pharma, and manufacturing witnessed growth despite the unprecedented time, according to a survey released by American Express India on 19 Nov 2020. The survey also had 51%...

Indian Navy plans to lease certain assets Introduction of leasing model in the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2020) is a path breaking procedural change and provides the option to reduce short-term capability gaps considering the long gestation period of shipbuilding...