West Bengal: In a move to step-up the Make in India initiative, the Department of Heavy Industries has partnered with IIT-Kharagpur to set up a proposed centre of excellence on advanced manufacturing, a Union Minister said. The centre of excellence would undertake extensive research in the area o…
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India pitches for Chinese investment under ‘Make in India’
India has made a strong pitch for Chinese investments under the Make in India initiative in a range of sectors like infrastructure development and solar energy at two events in the booming eastern Zhejiang province. Nagaraj Naidu, Director-General of Investment Trade and Promotion Division of Min…
Make in India, Skill India, Digital India positive signals of new transformation
New Delhi: Minister of Information and Broadcasting, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that digital and mobile tools have been leading to paradigm shifts in the M&E sector. The growth of varied platforms such as 4G, broadband, mobile technologies, digital media has enabled the M&E sector to move…
Make in India, don’t just ship from China: Aruna Sundarajan
New Delhi: Indian government is wooing Chinese component manufacturers to make in India, rather than just view the country as a large consumer market for imports of fully made products A top government official said that India and China have their strengths and the intent is to bring them togethe…
Why ‘Make in India’ is so imperative to India’s Growth
Make in India is an initiative of the Government of India. It was launched by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014. Under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, the government has, since its inception, announced several steps to improve the business environment by ea…
Brazil embraces ‘Make in India’: Perto/Digicon opens its first ATM machine plant in India
Just as the the VIII BRICS Summit came to a closure, Brazil inaugurated its first “Make in India” initiative. The Brazilian Perto S. A., a Digicon Group company, a high technology and IT company and the world’s leading manufacturer of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) and Cash Dispense…
Big boost for Make in India: Prayas plan for solar energy to get $3.1 bn package
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is planning a 210 billion-rupee ($3.1 billion) package of state aid for India’s solar panel manufacturing industry, according to two officials. The so-called Prayas initiative, short for for “Pradhan Mantri Yojana for Augmenting Solar Manufacturing,” a ce…
Make in India – Sell in America (MISA) program unlocks billion dollar opportunity for Indian SMEs
First- of- its kind program supports Indian SMEs to sell directly to US customers; SME MaXX to partner with state governments and trade associations to offer the program to SMEs across India. Implementation will boost SME exports; contribute to India’s GDP and employment generation. Million…
Sweden promotes innovation through Make in India initiative
Sweden is celebrating its tenth edition of The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2016 in India between October 1 -7 with an eye on celebrating innovation which Alfred Nobel promoted and contributing to Modi government’s focus on creating innovation hub in this country. The annual high-profile exer…
Make in India: Finding the right balance
The Indian economy is at a crossroads. Despite advantages like a stable democratic, government and a large English speaking population, the country has lagged China in fulfilling its potential as a global manufacturing powerhouse. In recent times, many Indian leaders have found it tough to fulfil…