The theme of the ASSOCHAM programme will be 'India's resilience: Atmanirbhar roadmap towards $5 trillion economy'

The central government has been focusing on 'Make In India' initiative for the last five years but the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak witnessed the government leveraging this crisis as an opportunity for the country to becoming self-reliant

The e-scooter factory in Tamil Nadu would have an initial production capacity of 2 million electric vehicles in a year, which would create 10,000 jobs, says Ola

In June, this year, Prasad formally launched three schemes to promote domestic electronic manufacturing, especially mobile manufacturing. The three schemes include PLI, promotion of components and semiconductors manufacturing, and setting up of clusters

Walmart to triple annual exports from India to $10 billion by 2027 Endorsing India's rise as a global hub of manufacturing, US-based retail major Walmart on Thursday said it will triple its exports of Indian goods every year to $10 billion by 2027. The new export commitment is expected to provide a significant boost to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in India, alongside ongoing efforts such as the Flipkart Samarth and Walmart Vriddhi supplier development programs, Walmart ...

Nestle has recently announced a Rs 2,600 crore investment in the Indian market, 10 per cent of which would be allocated for development of its IT infrastructure in the country

Walmart aims to empower 50,000 MSMEs to Make in India for domestic and global supply chains over five years

PM Modi cautioned that as due to technological upgradation, we have a culture of replacing handsets and gadgets frequently

In his address at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani said that the Indian economy will not only rebound but will also grow with unprecedented acceleration

The failed PCPIR policy 2007, is being completely overhauled, now making the Centre the main driver to develop India as a global hub for petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals processing and manufacturing

The Road Transport and Highways Minister while addressing a virtual conference said that the government has taken several steps to promote electric vehicles which include reduction in GST to 5 per cent

The future investment outlook, however, is subdued as only 18% of respondents reported plans for capacity additions for the next six months compared to 22 per cent in the previous quarter, FICCI survey showed

As firms in India are expanding their footprint globally, they not only need to be competitive but also win the trust of both local and global customer and this will not be possible without following the best practices

Khattar said that considering investors' requirement, connecting global value chains and to handhold the investor through proactive facilitation to navigate business plans, the Haryana government has established a new 'foreign cooperation department'

TV Narendran, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel Limited, said that PLI for 10 champion sectors including steel, will increase the pace of India's manufacturing growth

PM Modi says there has been a 13 per cent rise in FDI inflows in the last 5 months compared to last year and that Atma Nirbhar Bharat is not just a vision but well-planned economic strategy

To begin with, the company is looking at a $2-billion investment, similar to the one Air Products recently announced to set up in Indonesia, said Richard Boocock, Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer of Air Products

Timing of VGIR brings in twin advantages -- it comes in the backdrop of several efforts made by India to improve the country's investment climate and at a time when investors are looking to de-risk businesses and investments by reducing dependence on China

Schwab, who founded WEF over 50 years ago, said COVID-19 is the most devastating and immediate crisis the world is facing, but we are equally going through the worst environmental crisis in human history as well

He also highlighted that the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in India is a major job creator and contributor to the country's gross domestic product (GDP)