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Sunday, September 7, 2025
TopicManufacturing sector

Topic: Manufacturing sector

India’s manufacturing workers saw prices rise faster than incomes even as their productivity fell

Latest Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23 shows large segments of India’s manufacturing workforce are employed in low-productivity work, value added per worker has contracted.

The new ‘Hindu rate of growth’ is here. It’s called 7% and it’s just not enough

The current ‘Hindu rate of growth’ is far faster than the original one, but it is still wholly inadequate to cater to the needs of the population.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

10 yrs of ‘Make in India’ & the manufacturing sector is back to where it was in 2013-14

Govt launched 'Make in India' on 25 Sept 2014 to make India manufacturing hub. On its 10th anniversary, PM Modi said it illustrates 'collective resolve of 140 crore Indians'.

Global media looks at Indian manufacturing sector’s reliance on China, whether it’s for phones or meds

However, all is not lost. International media reports that India is breaking records in commercial and residential markets, driven by its thriving service sector.

Delhi-Tokyo 2+2 dialogue to counter Beijing & what’s driving India’s ports expansion — global media

Reports also discuss how cycling is transforming lives in Bihar, concerns about women's safety after the Kolkata rape-murder & intentions behind now-withdrawn broadcast bill.

PLI for electronics working well, but the sector isn’t ready for incentives to be withdrawn yet

Experts say that govt’s PLI scheme has done better than previous measures to boost electronics manufacturing in India, but next phase must focus on value addition.

54 lakh informal jobs lost, stagnant worker output — how DeMo, GST & COVID hit India’s manufacturing

The analysis of two official databases shows that the formal manufacturing sector barely added any jobs since 2015-16, while the informal portion saw job losses.

Narendra Modi plans post-election reforms to rival Chinese manufacturing

Modi wants to offer subsidies for domestic production modelled on recent packages for semiconductor firms and electric vehicle makers, said the officials on condition of anonymity.

India mustn’t skip the manufacturing train. Services alone won’t tap into demographic dividend

Jobs, while they increased by 11.2 crore during the Modi years, are the Achilles’ heel of India’s development as labour participation remains low and the informal sector dominates.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?