Industry - general
Government proposes 5 more manufacturing zones
07 Feb 2012
Industrial growth rebounds in November
12 Jan 2012
Industrial production in the country grew at an estimated 5.9 per cent year-on-year in November 2011, against a 5.1 per cent decline in October 2011.
Cabinet approves new procurement policy for MSEs
01 Nov 2011
Under the new policy, all central ministries, departments and PSUs will have to mandatorily procure 20 per cent of their annual purchases of goods and services from MSEs.
New manufacturing policy proposes zoning of industries
25 Oct 2011
Land selected for industrial purposes will as far as possible be waste, infertile land not suitable for cultivation, away from any ecologically fragile area.
3M launches new R&D centre in Bangalore
24 Sep 2011
Draft bill offers enhanced compensation for land acquired
30 Jul 2011
Government will not buy land for private firms while irrigated farmlands will not be allowed to be diverted for other uses.
High level panel clears draft national manufacturing policy
10 Jun 2011
The policy aims to create 100 million jobs through mega investments to boost the share of industry in the GDP