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India's largest integrated plant for producing phenol and acetone was inaugurated at Haldia in West Bengal. The facility has been developed by Adperma Private Limited. It also holds the distinction of being the very firs...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2024–25. Registered manufacturing units rose to 2.67 lakh and total employment grew 7.19% to 2.10 crore. Gro...
Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is set to host Asia's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), with an estimated investment of ₹5,500 crore. The zone is meant to bring telecom equipment makers together in one location, encourag...
Premier Energies has commissioned a 7 GW N-type TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) solar cell facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh, the largest such unit in India. With this plant, the company's total solar cell...
The 10th World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2026 took place from 15 to 18 September 2026 at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the first WCEF held in South Asia. Its theme was "Circular Economy: Tra...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published National Accounts Statistics 2026 using 2022-23 as the base year. Its 64 statements cover GDP, GVA, national income, consumption, savings, capital...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) clarified the revised GDP estimates for Q1 of 2026-27. A negative 1.5% manufacturing GVA deflator does not mean factory prices fell; under double deflation,...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity hit 233 GW by June 2026, but cell capacity is only about 35 GW, with very little ingot and wafer capacity, exposing a large upstream gap. Module plants run at just...
The Union government has notified the Semicon India Programme 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore to strengthen the country's semiconductor ecosystem. Built on six pillars, it covers the value chain from wafer fabrica...
National Small Industry Day is observed on August 30 to honour the contribution of small industries to India's economic and industrial growth. It was formally recognised in 2000, after the Government brought in a compreh...
India received $30.7 billion in gross Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in April-June 2026, the highest in at least 15 years, nearly 46% above the previous quarter and about 15% above April-June 2025. Net FDI for the quart...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity has reached 100 GW, up from 2.3 GW in 2014, while cell capacity stood at 25 GW and wafer capacity about 2 GW by March 2025. Import dependence is still close to 100...
