Make in India

World-beating India Inc may be a top-20 global FDI source by 2021: UN panel

Indian companies invested $11 billion overseas in 2018 and the figure is likely to go up this year putting India among the top-most FDI sources for the global economy, according to a UNCTAD report

5 days ago

Will Sitharaman cross lines of control to bomb ease of doing business hurdles?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biggest task is to bring India on par with China on ease of doing business index and Sitharaman is his best bet for the task.

7 days ago

Make in India: Centre identifies 85 countries to sell Indian manufactured defence equipment

The Centre has categorised the countries as per the possibility of the exports; the countries having the highest possibility of exports have been placed under category A for which the defence attaches will be getting $50,000 annually.

8 days ago

Make in India boost for defence production as Modi 2.0 sets rolling chopper deal

Anil Ambani and Adani companies are among Indian players in the fray for Rs 21,000-crore deal to manufacture 111 light multirole naval utility helicopters in India with foreign partnership.

14 days ago

Digital India gets a boost as government sets 100-day horizon for 5G trials

India will join a select band of countries with commercial 5G-grade communication services; Ravi Shankar Prasad pushes for spectrum auction this year for the first time after 2016.

16 days ago

Make in India: Foxconn tipped to commence Apple iPhone X assembling at Chennai plant in July

After the iPhone X, Foxconn might also start latest iPhone XS series in near future in Tamil Nadu, India.

Apr 12, 2019

Chinese brands like Xiaomi are threatening Indian smartphone companies' existence

The current trend in India's smartphone market doesn't favour domestic brands over Chinese rivals. Here's what it looks like.

Apr 8, 2019

Make in India: Wistron commences Apple iPhone 7 assembling in Bengaluru

Wistron started manufacturing Apple iPhone 7 at its Bengaluru plant in early March 2019. It also assembles iPhone 6S series, as well.

Apr 2, 2019

Xiaomi's most affordable phone Google Redmi Go edition, Mi Pay debuts in India

Besides the Redmi Go, Xiaomi announced the launch UPI-based Mi Pay and also opening of the company's seventh manufacturing plant thus committing to the central government's Make in India initiative.

Mar 19, 2019

Aero India 2019: US offers F-21 supersonic fighter jets to Indian Air Force

Lockheed Martin's offer comes with 'Make in India' opportunity amid intention to build F-16 wings in India in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems.

Feb 20, 2019

MCF floats Rs 150 cr tender for technology to produce first 'Make In India' metro coach by 2021

The tender for transfer of technology for design, development, manufacturing, testing and maintenance of aluminium body passenger coaches for metro trains was floated by MCF, Rae Bareilly last week.

Jan 27, 2019

Railways to cut down on Electricity cost, plans to invest in solar power units along tracks

The government's nodal agency, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has planned to invite the solar bidding in two tranches of 2 GW each to be built across 10 states.

Jan 19, 2019

Make in India push: Public procurement policy booster dose to pharma sector

The Department of Pharmaceuticals-mandated preference to local makers aims at achieving 75 per cent local content in public procurement programmes this fiscal and 90 per cent by 2025.

Jan 2, 2019

Make in India: Rossell Techsys crosses milestone as Boeing supplier

Rossell Techsys delivers 15,000th wire harness and 500th electrical panel for the advanced multi-role combat chopper AH-64 Apache to Boeing, showcasing the success of 'Make in India' program and evolution of aerospace manufacturing in India.

Dec 13, 2018

Vivo to invest Rs 4,000 crore in India; create over 5,000 jobs after setting up second facility

Vivo will become one of the largest company-owned setups in India after the new investment and the company's manufacturing plant in India will be as huge as its other facilities in China.

Nov 30, 2018

Made in India smartphones a big hit as home-grown manufacturers create 4.5 lakh jobs in last 4 years

India has more than a billion wireless subscribers, and about 380 million of them do not yet have a smartphone.

Oct 25, 2018

Make in India: Xiaomi commences local Mi LED TV manufacturing in Tirupati

Xiaomi plans to make 100,000 Mi LED TVs per month by Q1 2019 at the newly inaugurated television assembling plant Tirupati.

Oct 5, 2018

National Handloom Day: From khadi to jumpsuits, young designers celebrate India's textile heritage

India celebrates the work of the numerous artisans on National Handloom Day celebrated on August 7 as part of the Make in India campaign.

Aug 7, 2018

Make in India: Xiaomi and Holitech to set up mobile component manufacturing unit in Tirupati

Xiaomi's component manufacturer Holitech Technology plans to begin Tirupati plant operation by early Q1 2019 and will generate 6000 jobs over three years.

Aug 7, 2018

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hands over 'Made in India' multi-fuel engines, tanks to Indian Army

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over two kinds of indigenously built multi-fuel engines to the Vice Chief of Indian Army.

Jul 29, 2018