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Why have Special economic zones (SEZ) not taken off in India?

Special economic zones have delivered mixed results in India. The government is now working on a new law to address some of the problems. Here's India's experience with SEZs so far and the challenges

Godi India to set up lithium-ion cell giga factory; gets BIS certification

Godi India is the first in the country to have certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards' for lithium-ion cells made using its home-grown technology

No respite for manufacturers as inflation continues to weigh on the economy

As India's business optimism slid to a 27-month low of 50.9, economists say they do not see a respite for manufacturers from cost inflation in the near term

Zetwerk buys Pinaka Aerospace to expand defence manufacturing business

Zetwerk has made two other acquisitions and the total value of all three deals is approximately Rs 100 crore

Murugappa Group posts 23% rise in net profit in FY22, manufacturing grows

Murugappa Group's turnover increased by 31 per cent to Rs 54,722 crore, as against Rs 41,706 crore in 2020-21

Indian economy gains momentum on pent-up demand after reopenings

The upturn in recovery of Indian economy was fueled by an expansion in services activity and a robust growth in core infrastructure industries

Stalin launches Centre for advance mfg; urges faster industry 4.0 adoption

Two centres at Sipcot Industrial Parks inn Hosur and Sriperumbudur also launched; Maturity Index survey also set up to help companies achieve their Industry 4.0 goals

Domestic toy makers see surge in sales after dip in Chinese imports

Sales rise for domestic players after India last year banned sale of toys that are not certified by Bureau of Indian Standards

Groyyo raises $40 million in Series A funding round led by Tiger Global

These funds will be utilised to scale up the team across manufacturing clusters in India and Bangladesh and key demand belts in the United States and European Union

In expansion mode, KSP INC announces the opening of 1 Lakh Sq. Ft manufacturing plant in Noida

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Syngene's Q4 PAT up 7% to Rs 148 cr; revenue rises 15% to Rs 758 cr

The company had reported a PAT of Rs 138 crore in the January-March period of 2020-21

UK economic growth slows down amid declines in manufacturing

Gross domestic product increased just 0.1% from a month earlier, down from the 0.8% growth reported in January, the Office for National Statistics said Monday.

Factory activity slowed in March, optimism at 2-year low: PMI survey

The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index declined to 54.0 in March from 54.9 in February.

Brick manufacturing, trading to attract 6% GST without ITC; 12% with credit

Brick kilns can opt for a composition scheme to pay a 6 per cent GST without input tax credit (ITC) beginning Friday, higher than 5 per cent earlier. Those businesses who do not wish to opt for the composition scheme would be subject to 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) with ITC. The government on March 31 notified the GST rates that would be applicable from April 1. As per the notification, building bricks, earthen or roofing tiles, fly ash bricks and blocks, bricks of fossil meals can opt for a composition scheme. So far, manufacturing and trading of bricks were chargeable at 5 per cent GST, and businesses were allowed to claim credit on inputs. The GST Council had in September last year decided to bring brick kilns under a special composition scheme from April 1, 2022. AMRG & Associates Senior Partner Rajat Mohan said India is already witnessing high inflation and at this juncture, any steep increase in tax rates for essential infrastructure items would lead to a ripple

As biz expands, rail major Wabtec eyes exports from its Indian mfg hubs

The global rail major, a third of whose global engineering team is in India, is looking at opportunities in components, digital solutions, track maintenance and electrification

Local manufacturing of 35 APIs started after PLI scheme: Mansukh Mandaviya

Manufacturing of 35 active pharmaceutical ingredients, which have been imported earlier, has started in India under the production linked scheme for the pharmaceuticals sector, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. These 35 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are among the 53 APIs, for which India has 90 per cent import dependence. "The 35 APIs are being manufactured from 32 different manufacturing plants. This will give a boost to AatmaNirbhar Bharat," Mandaviya, the Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilisers, told reporters here. This would lead to reduction in import dependence of the key raw materials used for producing medicines, he added. He said there has been a good response from the pharma industry to the PLI scheme and manufacturing of the other APIs is also expected to start in India in due course of time. Last year, the government had announced the Rs 15,000 crore PLI scheme for the pharmaceutical sector and 55 companies, ...

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Exide collaborates with China for lithium-ion cell manufacturing in India

Storage battery major Exide Industries has forged a multi-year technical collaboration with a Chinese company for lithium Ion battery manufacturing in India.

EDMS firm InYantra forges alliance with Volex in $13 mn deal

inYantra specialises in assembling printed circuit boards (PCBs) and box builds; has been growing at a CAGR of 38% the last five years

Additive manufacturing gathers momentum

While much of the time 3D printers are used for creating prototypes of machine components, experts believe that mass production of printed products is imminent