Manufacturing, Agri, Power Key to GDP Growth (November 09, 2006)
While the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Tenth Financial Plan ending March 2007 is the highest growth ever achieved in a 5 year period, the rate of growth is expected to be lower than the projected 8% at 7.2% because of slowdown in manufacturing sector.<More>

Inadequate Response to NMCC Recommendations (July 24, 2006)
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) has recommended that a new National Manufacturing Initiative to further 20 key labor-intensive sectors that net USD 10 billion from domestic markets alone to facilitate a quantum jump in the near future.<More>

Indian Thoughts on Spurring Manufacturing (July 06, 2006)
After receiving detailed recommendations from business organizations, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram promised to draw up a fresh agenda to step up the manufacturing sector growth rate from the current 9% to12%.<More>

Panel to Discuss Manufacturing Issues (June 28, 2006)
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lead a high level committee on manufacturing to discuss macro-economic measures needed to make industry globally competitive.<More>

Manufacturing Grows with Globalization (March 27, 2006)>
Globalization over the last 14 years has tripled manufacturing production with more than 1/2 of produced goods being exported to mainly other Asian and African nations.<More>