Page 21 - Manufacturing

Where will the digital talent come from?

Will it continue to come from STEM disciplines or should we complement it with creative talent that can approach a problem from a different perspective?

Brand values made in India

Whether it is air-conditioners, home appliances, entertainment electronics, and even fast-moving consumer goods, the dominant competitors remain foreign

Taking on China in solar manufacturing

Made-in-India solar panels might not be the most competitive, but what might work in the country's favour is the strategic shift in the priorities of companies post Covid

Battery maker Amara Raja to go ahead with Rs 350 crore capex on production

Company says it saw demand picking up in May and has managed coronavirus crisis well.

Will consider corporation tax rate benefit extension: FM Sitharaman

Says GST rate reduction to go to Council; Council is likely to meet on Friday through video conferencing.

An opportune moment for India's tech-based firms: Harsh Vardhan Shringla

India is well aware that while globalisation is here to stay, its norms, however, may become different, says India's foreign secretary

Blueprint for a more healthy economy

What we need is a map - an economic blueprint - that will address the need for domestic growth and put in place measures that will make India attractive for foreign investment.

An architect couple lends support to Mangalore's crumbling sunset industry

Demolition of factories - now halted due to Covid-19 pandemic - has been steadily happening over the years.

Reimagining GST for the post-Covid era

Revival of economic activity should overwhelm its agenda

The indignity of labour laws

Suspending the entire labour law as some states have tried is not sustainable

Aberdeen Standard defensive on India, deems Centre's measures insufficient

Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month declared a $265-billion rescue package - equivalent to 10 per cent of the gross domestic product

Unlock = open, not choked!

Don't let a virus stall initiatives and weaken the economy

Perils of 'self-reliance'

Protectionism will hurt India's economy and its people

After mobile phone devices, phased manufacturing push for AC makers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing India Inc on Tuesday, had stressed the need for reducing imports and strengthening local products across key categories including ACs.

Domestic capital goods companies seek price preference policy from Centre

Companies like Siemens suggest the government needs to reduce the cost of doing business to ensure domestic firms grow

Pushing rural demand

That would depend on income generation through efficient, fair and transparent marketing of the farm produce, which the government needs to ensure

Statsguru: Economy was in grips of a slowdown even before Covid-19 hit

Manufacturing is weakening, as is the job-generating construction sector

Migrants: Future of work and production

It is also important to note that their pain has not gone unnoticed - trains have been started to bring migrants back home

Unlocking India

Reopening essential; time for awareness campaigns

Slowdown, then pandemic

GDP data shows virus hit an already weakened economy