Manufacturing

Govt plans incentives to cut import reliance to shield India from shocks

Commerce Ministry is preparing a list of more than 100 products for higher domestic production as New Delhi seeks to ease pressure on the rupee and strengthen supply chains

Govt invites global bids for 10 gwh manufacturing under PLI ACC scheme

Centre invites global bids for 10 GWh ACC battery manufacturing under the PLI scheme to boost grid-scale energy storage and strengthen domestic production

Adie Broswon Breweries signs long-term manufacturing deal with UBL

Adie Broswon Breweries has entered a long-term manufacturing deal with United Breweries, with its large-scale brewing facility set to support regional production

Boosting manufacturing: Lower import barriers will increase exports

While the decision on duty exemption must be welcomed, the end date underlines India's inherent reluctance in liberalising imports

Lack of suitable jobs constrains women's employment: EAC-PM chief

EAC-PM Chairman S Mahendra Dev said weak labour demand, rather than social norms, has become the key barrier to raising women's labour force participation in India

Karnataka's next challenge will be to make growth inclusive statewide

Beneath its spectacular growth over the past three decades lies a stark historical imbalance that needs policy intervention policy pillars

India's solar power boom faces regional imbalance, manufacturing glut

While India's solar capacity continues to expand rapidly, regional concentration in installations and mounting manufacturing overcapacity are emerging as the sector's biggest structural challenges

Why India's SEZ regime is headed for its biggest overhaul since 2005

Industry and policy experts say the original framework helped exports but struggled to deliver the manufacturing transformation once envisioned

ISM Phase-I: Where India stands in building its semiconductor ecosystem

India has approved 12 semiconductor projects under the ₹76,000-crore India Semiconductor Mission, including its first chip fab and display fabrication units

AI and humans are bonding with machines in the factory of the future

AI is reshaping factories by enabling closer collaboration between humans and machines, boosting efficiency while redefining workforce roles and industrial operations

GDP calculations get new yardstick with PPI deflator from June quarter

The move follows the latest IIP data set, which marked the shift from the WPI to the output PPI as the deflator for item groups where the output is collected in value terms

India's PCBA exports to China scripts a rare success story

Exports surge over 40-fold to $1.5 billion in FY26

ACE, Japan's KATO to invest ₹200 cr to manufacture cranes in India

Action Construction Equipment (ACE) on Thursday announced an investment of Rs 200 crore in a joint venture with Japan-based KATO Works Co. Ltd to manufacture high-capacity cranes in India. In a statement, ACE said ACE KATO Pvt. Ltd the 50:50 joint venture between ACE and KATO Works will manufacture high-capacity cranes in India for domestic and global markets. The joint venture has established an 11-acre manufacturing facility in Haryana with a planned investment of approximately Rs 200 crore, the construction equipment manufacturing company said. The facility will manufacture truck cranes, crawler cranes and rough-terrain cranes, catering to infrastructure, transportation, mining, ports, energy, metro rail, industrial and other heavy-duty applications. "By partnering with KATO, we are combining globally proven Japanese technology with India's manufacturing strengths to create a world-class platform for high-capacity crane manufacturing," said Sorab Agarwal, Executive Director, .

PepsiCo India opens ₹1,266 cr flavour manufacturing facility in Ujjain

The Ujjain facility, part of PepsiCo's Rs 5,700-crore India investment pipeline through 2030, will manufacture beverage concentrates and create around 500 jobs

Manufacturing sentiment moderates in Q1 as West Asia tensions weigh: Ficci

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

China emerges as a winner from Hormuz crisis, gains manufacturing edge

A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position

Govt plans easing licence timelines for moderate, high-risk medical devices

Draft amendments to the Medical Device Rules seek to reduce manufacturing licence timelines for Class B, C and D devices to improve regulatory efficiency and ease of doing business

Rethinking quality control: The new order will not solve the problem

The original purpose of QCOs was to ensure quality standards to protect consumers, improve product quality, and keep substandard imports out of the Indian market. Over time, however, the policy expand

India set to approve Geely-backed investment of $370 mn as China ties thaw

The proposed investment by Horse Powertrain, backed by Geely and Renault, would support local production of advanced hybrid engines and powertrains

Panasonic's battery manufacturing unit fears shutdown over waste rules

The company says compliance costs under the Battery Waste Management Rules could exceed profits, threatening the viability of its dry-cell battery manufacturing business in India