Manufacturing

Five knowledge partners selected The Agriculture Ministry is funding start-ups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (Remunerative Approach for Agriculture) in 2020-21 as the Government has accorded “very high priority to the agriculture sector”. In...

Post-COVID: India to roll out the red carpet for investors India and Japan are looking for trusted partners from authentic investors as the two countries expand trade and business relationships, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed. “We are...

Factoring opportunities post-COVID MSMEs, facing credit squeeze and delay in payments for their services, should adopt factoring, especially to finance exports. But MSMEs must have confidence in factoring, MSME Ministry Director Anshuman Mohanty told the '2nd Global e-Summit-2020 Factoring &...

TV with built-in Google Assistant Hisense, a leading consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer of the world, has launched six models of the ‘Make in India’ television sets in India on 5 August 2020. Powered by the official Android TV 9.0...

Strategy for fruit-based beverages Coca-Cola India, which has committed an investment of US$1.7 billion towards creating a Fruit Circular Economy to aid the Indian Agri-ecosystem till 2023, has a long-term strategy for consumer preferences. “Coca-Cola remains grounded in its purpose...

Defence export target set at US$25bn The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020) which aims to build an industry Rs.175,000 crores (US$25 billion) including exports of Rs.35,000 crore (US$5...

Integrate aluminium industry with solar energy, A committee consisting of Additional Secretary in the Coal Ministry was trying to work out how to enhance the usage of domestic coal and reduce imports. This was disclosed by Rasika Chaube, Steel Ministry’s...

India well position for factories relocating from China Key developers and industry leaders have suggested that e-commerce, electronics and automotive sectors are expressing keen interest in setting up facilities in #NCR, #Mumbai, #Pune, #Bangalore and #Chennai, making it ideal for...

Newer technologies needed for ‘Digital Bharat 2020’ The government wants more indigenously developed software products for the soon to be launched National digital platforms in sectors like agriculture, education, healthcare and logistics using latest technologies “We are moving forward to...

Pouyanné leads Total in building Indian business Paris-headquartered Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) Indian Oil Corporation have formed a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) company that will manufacture and market high-quality bitumen derivatives and specialty products for the growing road-building industry in...