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The government is working with industry to identify about 100 products -- including those from the auto sector -- that are either not produced or manufactured inadequately in India, as part of efforts to boost domestic production, according to a top official. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Amardeep Singh Bhatia, said a set of "unique and interesting" products has already been identified, including items from the auto sector such as axles and motorcycle components. Talking about a series of steps taken by government to make manufacturing competitive in India, he said the "another area where we have been working is to bring in another 100 products which are either not getting manufactured in India as of now or which are not sufficiently being manufactured at the moment". The objective is to expand manufacturing for both domestic and global markets. "We are working closely with the industry (on that)," he said adding "lot of things no

Product and design professionals in India also saw median pay drop to $23,000, compared to $138,000 in the US, highlighting growing inequality in global tech salaries

Extending the lifespan of products serves the purpose of environmental sustainability as well

The Uttarakhand drug regulator has hit the brakes on Patanjali Ayurved! They've suspended manufacturing licences for 14 of their products. Why? It all kicked off after the Supreme Court delivered a sh

This is because the government believes that the differential between local and international prices has been maintained

According to industry insiders, imports of such luxurious products in India will be driven by the demand for organic, dark, vegan gluten-free and sugar-free chocolates

Delhi is witnessing a fashion to furnishing fair from October 12 to 16, 2023. The 56th edition of the Delhi fair has already started and it expects more than 3000 exhibitors

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday stressed the need to provide quality products and services to consumers at affordable prices. Addressing an event to mark World Consumer Rights Day 2023, the minister said that the "consumer is at the centre and core of all our activities". "The very purpose of our activities should be a satisfied customer...We have gathered here to celebrate consumers' rights. We want to give confidence to consumers and want to win their trust," he added. Goyal emphasised that it is the duty of the government, consumer courts and industries to protect the consumers' interests. Customer service, customer awareness and customer redressal should be the focus, he noted. Goyal added that there is also a need to guide customers on the path of a sustainable future, as the entire world talks about green growth. The minister said the Prime Minister keeps consumers at the centre of all the government's programmes. The government has focused a l

Volumes key as costs rise and firms refrain from hiking prices of products

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The US has green codes defined by the Federal Trade Commission to prevent consumers from misleading marketing claims

The government has pointed out that the changes are being made as part of the ease of doing business

E-commerce firm Amazon on Friday claimed to have recorded sale of 10 lakh unique products offered by small and medium business, startups etc from its platform during the first 36 hours of festive season sale. The company's festive season sale "Great Indian Festival" started from September 22 as it gave early access to paid users. The company said that its Prime users, who are paid members, grew 1.9 times than last year and 68 per cent of the total new sign ups were from Tier 2 and 3 cities. "It is encouraging to witness small and medium businesses, startups, artisans, women entrepreneurs offer a wide selection of products to our customer across India. We are humbled by the increase in new Prime member sign ups and customers shopping across categories as they trust Amazon as their preferred online shopping destination," said Manish Tiwary, Vice President & Country Manager, India Consumer Business, Amazon. According to Amazon, customers showed preference for television brands like ..

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Among the top-selling UP products are leather goods, carpets, hand woven textiles, brassware, glassware, sports goods, etc

Realme has confirmed that it will launch the Realme Pad X, Realme Buds Wireless 2S, Realme Smart Keyboard, Realme Pencil, Realme Buds Air 3 Neo, Realme Flat monitor, and Realme Watch 3 at the event

Says no clarity on ONDC network's liability in case a consumer is delivered substandard products; local businesses will also find it hard to compete with e-commerce giants

Amazon's automated technology scanned over 8 billion attempted changes to product detail pages daily for signs of potential abuse, compared to more than 5 billion in 2020

People are hit by rising inflation. Like the FMCGs, which resorted to shrinkflation, consumers are now shifting to affordable products due to soaring prices. It is called downtrading. Let's know more