$12 billion of Make In India projects in hand, Moscow eyeing $25 billion more
Telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has invited all stakeholders in the handset industry for a meeting next month to clear any doubts on the contract manufacturing policy, says sources
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10 Plus are currently available for pre-orders, with up to Rs 6,000 cashback on HDFC and ICICI cards, at select retail outlets and online portals
A tender worth Rs 8,000 crore was withdrawn and re-issued at the intervention of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
Exports of goods and services accounted for just 6.9 per cent of India's GDP in 1990-91 and they grew by record high of 25.4 per cent in FY14
There's a fear that global smartphone manufacturers might seriously consider shifting focus on other markets
The priority to ease of doing business and measures against tax malpractices should widen the country's tax base, but implementation will be key to success
A more flexible and risk-taking government is perhaps the most important precondition for maneuvering through challenges
Aiming to attract big players, single-brand retail firms may be permitted to open online stores before setting up brick-and-mortar shops if they bring in over $200 mn FDI
SPPL, Dixon and Mirc making fresh investments
The Make in India policy for electronics has achieved modest targets and manufacturers balk at stiffer ones
While metro coaches for Kolkata Metro are being manufactured in Chennai, those produced at MCF will be the first which will have international technology and design, thus making them far superior
The steel ministry in Aug announced stringent import rules for some high-grade steel products that are sourced by carmakers from Japan and South Korea but not yet manufactured in India
The notification applies to automobiles based on internal combustion (IC) engines including two and three wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles
Success of domestic steel industry depends on a robust supply of locally-manufactured machinery and spare parts, which the country lacks at present
More than 120 new manufacturing units have created about 450,000 jobs in the mobile phone industry over the past four years
Last year, Lockheed and Tata announced their intention to join hands to produce the F-16 Block 70 in India if the aircraft is selected by the IAF
A modest beginning to use public procurement to support domestic industry was made last year when the government decided to mandate preference to domestic suppliers in public procurement
Pursuing the goal of indigenisation and self-reliance, the DAC approved procurement of two regiments of Akash Missile Systems under 'Buy (Indian)' category
According to the ministry, the parameters intend to achieve uniformity among technical specification of electrical items used by different metro rail systems