Tesla Inc will come to India early next year, country's transport minister Nitin Gadkari told national daily the Indian Express on Monday.
The government yesterday approved a Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for ten key sectors, including telecom, automobiles and pharmaceuticals, taking the total outlay for such incentives to nearly Rs 2 trillion over a five-year period. The scheme will help encourage domestic manufacturing, reduce imports and generate employment as the government works to bolster economic growth. The financial outlay for the new scheme will be Rs 1,45,980 crore.
According to sources, govt is gearing up to place tighter restrictions on import of 371 items worth $127 billion. These include toys, plastic goods, sports items and furniture
Asia's third-largest economy will contract this quarter for the first time since the mid-1990s
The company, which posted 15.5 per cent rise in revenue in the December quarter, is also seeing strong growth in the European and US markets.
This is the second contraction in the sector on a quarterly basis in the past eight years - since the new GDP series started in 2012-13
September saw the slowdown in the manufacturing sector - which accounts for 78 per cent of the index
According to the latest CSO data, IIP contraction in August has been further revised downwards to 1.4 per cent from the provisional 1.1 per cent decline estimated last month
The downturn in overall business activity and demand suggests the Reserve Bank of India might need to ease policy again, a survey showed
A persisting liquidity crisis in the MSME added to the manufacturing sector's woes
Job generation falls for first time in eight months; GDP growth projection scaled down to 7.3% for FY19
Index at 50.7 marks expansion against a recording of 50.5 in April