Page 11 - Make In India

Domestic TV makers get fillip amid tug of war between govt, foreign players

SPPL, Dixon and Mirc making fresh investments

Did Modi's policies for electronics help achieve 'Make in India' dream?

The Make in India policy for electronics has achieved modest targets and manufacturers balk at stiffer ones

Railways' 1st Make in India metro coaches by 2021; Rs 150-cr tender floated

While metro coaches for Kolkata Metro are being manufactured in Chennai, those produced at MCF will be the first which will have international technology and design, thus making them far superior

Modi's 'Make in India' suffers as steel, auto firms spar over sourcing

The steel ministry in Aug announced stringent import rules for some high-grade steel products that are sourced by carmakers from Japan and South Korea but not yet manufactured in India

Govt to give preference to India-made vehicles in public procurement

The notification applies to automobiles based on internal combustion (IC) engines including two and three wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles

Make in India in machinery may get leg up from ambitious steel output plan

Success of domestic steel industry depends on a robust supply of locally-manufactured machinery and spare parts, which the country lacks at present

With 120 new units, smartphones are a bright spot for Indian manufacturing

More than 120 new manufacturing units have created about 450,000 jobs in the mobile phone industry over the past four years

Lockheed, Tata to hold suppliers' meet in India for F-16 building ecosystem

Last year, Lockheed and Tata announced their intention to join hands to produce the F-16 Block 70 in India if the aircraft is selected by the IAF

Leveraging procurement for Make in India

A modest beginning to use public procurement to support domestic industry was made last year when the government decided to mandate preference to domestic suppliers in public procurement

Govt okays Rs 91 bn worth of military equipment in 'Make in India' push

Pursuing the goal of indigenisation and self-reliance, the DAC approved procurement of two regiments of Akash Missile Systems under 'Buy (Indian)' category

With 'Make in India' in mind, Centre issues parameters for metro rails

According to the ministry, the parameters intend to achieve uniformity among technical specification of electrical items used by different metro rail systems

'Make in India' a misnomer? PSUs, states buying Made in China, says report

The parliamentary standing committee on commerce noted that Indian industry was getting decimated by China dumping its cheap products in India

World not ready to Make in India? Samsung plant masks Modi govt's struggle

While India's economy has overtaken France to become the world's 6th largest, manufacturing has shrunk to about 15 per cent of the GDP from a peak of 18.6 per cent in 1995, according to the World Bank

Rs 130 bn tenders withdrawn or cancelled to promote Make in India products

"The DIPP is taking every step for effective implementation of public procurement order, 2017, to promote 'made in India' products," the government official said

A chicken-and-egg problem in defence sector for Make in India initiative

The initial response of foreign firms to local manufacturing in defence is far from enthusiastic

Make in India will boost defence sector

The government plans two defence industrial production corridors as well as an industry-friendly military production policy to promote defence manufacturing

PM Modi's 'Make in India' will not work unless there is a strategic plan

The Make in India Manufacturing Strategic Plan should be crafted by an independent commission comprised of a representative cross-section of business

Can't compel forces to procure indigenous weapons: Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said she could only tell the Indian armed forces to procure from indigenous companies "as much as possible"

Make in India in public procurement: Companies bag Rs 50-bn govt contracts

One of the beneficiaries is Jindal Steel and Power, which had earlier been kept out of procurement for rails

From tourist paradise to electronics hub: Kerala aims to build laptops, EVs

Kerala has also been looking at facilitating investments in smartphone-related products, displays, tablets, routers, and handheld devices, among other things