Manufacturing sector

IIP growth rises to 8-month high of 7.1 per cent in April

As per the data, power and mining sectors grew by 11.8 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively.

Jun 10, 2022, 19:52 PM IST

India's manufacturing sector sees faster growth amid high inflation in April: PMI

The April PMI data pointed to an improvement in overall operating conditions for the tenth straight month. 

May 02, 2022, 19:12 PM IST

India's August industrial production rises by 11.9% YoY

The mining sector output rose 23.6 per cent in August, while power generation increased 16 per cent.

Oct 12, 2021, 19:05 PM IST

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launches 6 tech innovation platforms for globally competitive manufacturing

Six technology innovation platforms were launched for the development of technologies for globally competitive manufacturing in India on Friday (Jule 2).

Jul 02, 2021, 21:43 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi emphasises on working hard to make manufacturing in India globally competitive

PM Narendra Modi said that the increased manufacturing capacity results in increased job opportunities and the government has taken reforming measures to boost manufacturing. He stressed the fact that speed and scale have to be increased in order to boost manufacturing.

Mar 05, 2021, 12:33 PM IST

Positive sentiment continues for manufacturing sector in Q4: FICCI survey

In terms of order books, 44 percent respondents in March 2019 quarter said they expect the number to go up as against 43 percent in October-December 2018 quarter.

May 13, 2019, 11:27 AM IST

Agri, manufacturing to push GDP grow to 7.2% in 2018-19: CSO

The CSO estimate is, however, a bit lower than 7.4 percent growth projected by the Reserve Bank for the current fiscal.

Jan 08, 2019, 14:36 PM IST

IIP grows at 6.6% in July as manufacturing, capital goods shine

The IIP growth for June was also revised downwards to 6.8 percent from the provisional estimate of 7 percent released last month, the data showed.

Sep 12, 2018, 18:20 PM IST

IIP growth rises to 9-month high of 4.3% in August

The output growth in manufacturing sector, which constitutes 77.63 per cent of the index, however decelerated to 3.1 per cent in August from 5.5 per cent a year ago.

Oct 12, 2017, 23:47 PM IST

RBI knives overall growth to 6.7% but says worst behind us

The Goods and Services Tax has led to some uncertainty in the manufacturing sector, which is likely to delay revival of investment activity, it said.

Oct 04, 2017, 22:16 PM IST

Note ban has little impact on increments in FY17: Survey

Demonetisation did not impact this year's increments in spite of all speculations to the contrary as companies doled out as much as 20 per cent to key talent in the appraisal process, finds out a survey.

Aug 06, 2017, 12:23 PM IST

Govt working on new industrial policy

The government is working on a new industrial policy with a view to promoting and developing frontier technologies, innovation and enhancing competitiveness of domestic products.

Jun 13, 2017, 16:35 PM IST

India's manufacturing sector growth falls to 3-month low in May

The Nikkei Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- an indicator of manufacturing activity -- declined from 52.5 in April to a three-month low of 51.6 in May.

Jun 01, 2017, 12:00 PM IST

Manufacturing sector expands for second straight month in February

The Nikkei Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- an indicator of manufacturing activity -- increased to 50.7 in February, up from 50.4 in January, as output and orderbooks rose at accelerated rates.

Mar 01, 2017, 12:17 PM IST

FY17 GDP advance estimate: Key facts you should know

According to the first advance estimates, released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Friday. The economic growth is expected to be 7.1 percent in FY 2016-17 as compared to the growth rate of 7.6 percent in FY 2015-16.

Jan 07, 2017, 07:21 AM IST

India's manufacturing output grows at slowest pace in 5 months in May

Manufacturing output in India grew at its slowest pace in five months in May, suggesting that the sector is "barely improving" and adding to the clamour for further interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank.

Jun 01, 2016, 12:02 PM IST

Manufacturing sector likely to slow down in April-June quarter: FICCI

Growth of India's manufacturing sector may decelerate during June quarter due to factors like bleak export outlook, poor demand and high cost of borrowing, a FICCI survey has said.

May 15, 2016, 10:50 AM IST

Minda Corp to acquire Panalfa Autoelektrik

Auto component manufacturer Minda Corporation today said it will fully acquire Panalfa Autoelektrik Ltd from its existing Indian promoters entailing a total outgo of over Rs 45 crore.

Apr 02, 2016, 18:27 PM IST

India attracts over Rs 1.28 lakh crore in electronic manufacturing: Prasad

Total investments in electronics manufacturing sector in India, one of the world's largest consumer electronics market, has crossed Rs 1.28 lakh crore, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday.

Mar 22, 2016, 21:17 PM IST

Only 11% investments announced in manufacturing sector recorded: Study

Investments worth only Rs 1.6 lakh crore have been recorded out of the total Rs 15 lakh crore announced in the manufacturing sector until September 2015, according to an Assocham study.

Mar 13, 2016, 12:57 PM IST