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About 95 per cent of manufacturers reported higher or steady production in Q2FY27, while rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty continued to weigh on investment

India's manufacturing sentiment improved in the July-September quarter as factories reported higher capacity utilisation and higher or same levels of production as compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest edition of the FICCI Manufacturing Survey released on Tuesday. The survey, which covered around 225 firms, assessed the performance and sentiment of manufacturers for nine major sectors -- namely automotive & auto components, capital goods, chemicals and allied products, electronics & electricals, glass, machine tools, metal & metal products, textiles, apparels & technical textiles and miscellaneous. The survey covered respondents from manufacturing units from both large and SME segments with a combined annual turnover of over Rs 2 lakh crore. According to FICCI, the findings reflect a rebound in the sentiment for production in Q2 2026-27 compared to the previous quarter, indicating signs of recovery from the West Asia crisis. In comparison to Q1 FY .

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India should focus on grid-enhancement technologies, dynamic congestion management, besides testing and cybersecurity to fix the stress on its power grids, a Ficci-Nangia white paper said on Monday. With over half of India's installed capacity now non-fossil, the paper said that power grid stability directly affects investment confidence in India's energy transition. With peak electricity demand reaching a record 256 GW in April 2026, the grid is being asked to do more, with less of the natural inertia and system strength that conventional generation used to provide, the paper observed. The Ficci-Nangia white paper identified eight areas where the power grid is under stress -- frequency and inertia; voltage and system strength; power quality and protection; oscillations; forecasting and congestion; resilience and black-start; modelling capability; and cyber-physical security. Nangia Group Managing Partner Suraj Nangia said India added nearly 140 GW of generation capacity in under f

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Production, demand and hiring sentiment softened in the April-June quarter amid geopolitical tensions, while exports and capacity utilisation remained relatively resilient, the FICCI survey said

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The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Wednesday said it has appointed Anant Swarup as its Secretary General with immediate effect. His appointment strengthens FICCI's senior leadership, with Jyoti Vij continuing to serve as Director General, a statement from FICCI said. Swarup has over three decades of experience in public policy, trade remedies, logistics, regulatory reform, and international negotiations, having served in various leadership positions across the central government and recently, in the private sector. A 1992-batch Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer, Swarup has served as Additional Secretary in Department of Commerce and Director General of Trade Remedies; Executive Director to the Union Minister of Railways, and First Secretary representing India at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. He holds a Masters' Certificate in Sustainable Infrastructure and Finance and degrees of MBA, LLB, and MSc.

Early signs of stress are visible across sectors, warranting proactive measures to mitigate immediate risks as well as to build long-term resilience, industry lobby FICCI said in a report on the implications of the West Asia conflict released on Thursday. The report emphasises that this crisis, while being challenging, also presents an opportunity for India to accelerate structural reforms aimed at strengthening economic resilience and reducing external vulnerabilities. The government may consider the provision of emergency financing for MSMEs and issuance of advisories to address force majeure-related risks in public procurement contracts, ensuring that businesses are not penalised for delays caused by factors beyond their control, says the report. The report also suggests that the government may initiate consultations within the GST Council to explore a roadmap for the inclusion of petroleum products under GST. This would help reduce cost burdens, improve supply chain efficiency a

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Cybersecurity breaches have emerged as the top risk shaping enterprise performance, followed by AI adoption gaps, workforce challenges and ESG compliance, a joint FICCI-EY report said

Cybersecurity breaches emerged as the biggest risk to organisational performance for India Inc, followed by shifting customer expectations and geopolitical events, according to the Ficci-EY Risk Surve

Department of financial services (DFS) secretary M Nagaraju said: "Dark clouds of uncertainty had lifted from the world economy and industry should now cheer up and heave a sigh of relief"