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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicManufacturing sector

Topic: Manufacturing sector

India’s GDP still expected to grow 7% in 2022-23, but Q3 growth slows down to 4.4%

Manufacturing sector a major disappointment as it contracted 1.1% in Q3. Services such as tourism, transport & communications saw strong growth in this quarter.

Modi must shift from manufacturing to services. ‘Make in India’ needs course correction

Services' share in India’s GVA increased from 48% to 57% in 8 years without being the primary focus. Imagine what the sector can do if Modi govt sets its eyes on it.

India’s GDP growth slowed to 6.3% in Q2 — why this isn’t as worrying as it sounds

While GDP growth was lower than Q1's 13.5%, economy saw an uptick on quarter-on-quarter basis driven by services sector. But contraction in manufacturing is cause for some concern.

Manufacturing moving to India from China, but trade deficit a concern, says Mark Mobius

Veteran investor says government’s swift actions to ease doing business in India will ensure that manufacturing remains in the country and does not shift back.

How Noida-based SPPL is the brains and brawn behind Thomson, Kodak, and Blaupunkt Smart TVs

Foxconn, Samsung, Oppo, Wistron, Pegatron - it was mostly foreign brands that occupied consumer electronics manufacturing scene. But Super Plastronics has been an Indian flag bearer.

CM says UP will be largest economy if BJP wins. Data shows unlikely for a decade or two

The manufacturing sector in Uttar Pradesh has suffered severely in the first three years of the incumbent government.

Covid pandemic has India scrambling to boost its manufacturing sector

Boosting labour force productivity is the key to faster economic growth for India. But India has repeatedly failed to grow its manufacturing base despite demand from a captive market.

Modi announces Rs 100 lakh-crore Gati Shakti plan to create jobs, develop growth hubs

Modi says specifics of Gati Shakti infra plan will be announced soon. It remains unclear though if this will be part of Rs 111 lakh-crore national infrastructure pipeline announced in 2019.

Noida is growing, Ghaziabad is fading. The story of Uttar Pradesh’s two boom towns

Poor performance has reduced Ghaziabad to risk becoming a ‘bedroom community’ for those working in Noida and Delhi.

India’s manufacturing sector witnesses strongest rate of growth in 3 months in July

The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 48.1 in June to 55.3 in July.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.