Category: industry

High base effect, onset of monsoon among reasons for moderation in overall output growth, say experts. Pulled down by a high base effect despite a strong show from coal and electricity sectors, the country’s eight core industries output growth slid to a 20-month low at 4% in June. This latest reading — seen by some economists […]

Shri Chandrakant Salunkhe, Founder & President of the SME Chamber of India and Maharashtra Industry Development Association, felicitates Shri Ramdas Athawale with flowers on his appointment as Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India on 28th June 2024 at New Delhi

Ways to promote ease of doing business, Jan Vishwas 2.0, World Bank’s upcoming B-READY index, and the national single window system, were discussed at a meeting chaired by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh. Officials said that this is the first of such interactions with industry and other stakeholders. We have taken […]

Opinions divided among start-ups; some cite “error costs” of ex ante regulations. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) met with prominent think tanks to take their inputs on the draft Digital Competition Bill (DCB), and its impact on the domestic start-ups. The Ministry officials, including the MeitY secretary and members from the Competition […]

The Centre has changed a number of clauses in its model concession agreement to ease the market’s woes, but it remains to be seen whether these will be appreciated by the sector. India’s key infrastructure sectors – real estate, renewable energy and roads – are likely to see investments of Rs 15 trillion over the […]

New standards have led to increased production in electronics, toys, and textiles. The implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) and Compulsory Registration Orders (CROs) has positively influenced the Indian economy by promoting local manufacturing and enhancing research and development expenditures, as per a trade policy think tank’s analysis. The 2012 CRO application on electronics and […]

New Delhi: The department of telecommunications (DoT) and mobile operators devised a system that can identify and block spoof international calls showing up as Indian numbers. Through this, the government and telcos are seeking to give relief to mobile users who have been getting such calls from cyber criminals posing as police officials, courier company […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty on intellectual property, Genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, is a significant win for countries of the global South and for India, which is a mega biodiversity hotspot with abundance of traditional knowledge, and wisdom. For the first time the system of knowledge and wisdom which have supported […]

Min Says Delay In Finding Land; Allocation After June 4 Mumbai: Though 156 chemical industrial units from Dombivli MIDC were identified to be relocated to Patalganga in Raigad district two years ago, neither land was allotted nor infrastructure set up, said industry sources. Industries minister Uday Samant admitted that there were “some delays in finding land to shift these hazardous […]

The National Council for Cement and Building Materials-Incubation Centre (NCB-IC) was inaugurated today by Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Sanjiv today in the presence of Vice-Chairman-NCB and VC & MD-Star Cement Ltd., Shri Rajendra Chamaria; Strategic Advisor to Dalmia Cement (B) Ltd., Shri Mahendra Singhi; and Director General-NCB, Dr. L P […]