September 04, 2025 7:11 am
Employment in the unincorporated manufacturing sector fell by 9.3 per cent in April-June compared to January-March, dragging down informal sector employment by 2.1 per cent to 12.86 crore.
February 03, 2025 10:21 pm
The mission’s mandate will include five focus areas – ease and cost of doing business, upskilling for in-demand jobs, MSMEs, availability of technology, and quality products.
October 02, 2024 7:36 am
As countries worry over surge in exports from China, India must focus on boosting manufacturing capabilities, improving competitiveness
September 12, 2024 6:48 pm
Manufacturing, which accounts for 77.6 per cent of the weight of the IIP, slowed to a seven-month low of 2.6 per cent compared with 5 per cent in May and 3.5 per cent in June 2023.
January 04, 2024 12:16 am
Despite a loss of growth momentum, the manufacturing sector still expanded strongly in the month. There were softer, albeit sharp, increases in factory orders and output, while business confidence towards the year-ahead outlook strengthened, S&P Global said.
November 14, 2023 12:31 pm
Over 79 per cent of the respondents shared a higher level of production in Q2 FY24 and the average capacity utilisation rate was higher at 74 per cent in Q2 as against 73 per cent in previous quarters, the survey said.
June 01, 2023 10:44 am
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global, rose to over a 2-1/2 year high of 58.7 in May from April's 57.2, confounding a Reuters poll expectation for a drop to 56.5.
April 08, 2023 5:27 am
The survey encapsulates qualitative assessment of the business climate by Indian manufacturing companies for Q4 of FY23 and their expectations for Q1 of FY24 as well as outlook on selected parameters for the two subsequent quarters.
April 03, 2023 10:47 am
India's manufacturing sector expanded at its quickest pace in three months in March on improved output and new orders, although firms shed jobs for the first time in over a year, a private business survey showed.
January 03, 2023 12:48 am
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 55.7 in November to 57.8 in December, pointing to a robust improvement in the health of the sector that was the best seen since October 2020.



