New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India’s manufacturing sector reported sustained growth and rising optimism in Q4 FY26 even as input costs climbed, a report said on Wednesday. The report from FICCI said that its Manufacturing Survey found 93 per cent of respondents saying production was higher or flat, compared to 91 per cent in the previous quarter.This optimism was also evident in domestic demand, as 89 per cent of respondents anticipated higher or same orders in Q4 FY 2026 compared to the previous q…
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Bengaluru’s emerged as India’s strongest GCC leadership hotspot with an active leadership pool of over 15,000 professionals, high retention and net‑positive movement of staff position, a report said on Wednesday.The report from staffing firm Xpheno Research said global enterprises are increasingly choosing India’s GCC route for access to specialised capabilities and leadership quality rather than cost arbitrage.The report said that the city’s overall leadersh…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India’s industrial production clocked a 4.1 per cent growth in March this year compared to the same month of the previous year, propelled by the manufacturing and mining sectors, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.The manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than three-fourths of the index of industrial production (IIP), posted a 4.3 per cent growth during March compared to the same month of the previous year. The sector plays a ke…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Prof. Gobardhan Das and said that his personal life journey is very inspiring. He further said that his rich work and scholarship will enrich policy-making architecture.PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Met Prof. Gobardhan Das Ji this morning. His personal life journey is very inspiring. Every struggle he faced only strengthened his commitment to serve society and make it free from suffering. This has been reflected …
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Gross FDI (equity) flows to India accelerated to $90.8 billion (2.3 per cent of GDP) in January 2026 on a on a 12-month trailing basis, up by a healthy 13 per cent from $80.3 billion in January 2025 (2.1 per cent of GDP), a Morgan Stanley report showed on Thursday.Gross FDI (ex repatriation) improved to a three-year high of $36.3 billion in January 26, rising 38.4 per cent on-year. The trend in gross FDI has recovered steadily since January 2024, underpinned by strong …
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Shares of HCL Technologies tumbled sharply on Wednesday, falling more than 10 per cent to Rs 1,289 on the NSE, as investor sentiment turned negative following a disappointing quarterly performance and subdued growth outlook. The steep decline came after several brokerages downgraded the stock and cut their target prices, citing concerns over weak revenue growth, margin pressures and cautious forward guidance.The company’s earnings report highlighted multiple areas of co…
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) South Korea added 206,000 jobs in March, topping the 200,000 mark for the second straight month, though weakness in youth employment and the manufacturing sector persisted, data showed on Wednesday.The number of employed people rose by 0.7 percent from a year earlier to 28.79 million last month, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics, reports Yonhap news agency.After slowing for two consecutive months, job growth had rebounded to the 200,000 range i…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Bangladesh recorded 1.17 crore economic units in 2024, marking the lowest growth since 1996, according to a report in the local media.Between 2013 and 2024, the country saw a 50 per cent growth in the number of economic units, which was much lower than the 111 per cent increase in the previous decade, according to the final figures of the Economic Census 2024 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the report in The Daily Star, based on the Economic Census, said….
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India’s industrial growth, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), accelerated to 5.2 per cent in February this year, up from 4.8 per cent in January, propelled by a strong growth in the manufacturing sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.The manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than three-fourths of the index of industrial production (IIP), posted a robust 6 per cent growth during February compared to the same…
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that entrepreneurs are the backbone of the economy and ensuring their safety and dignity is the state government’s priority while launching the ‘Nivesh Mitra 3.0’. Launching the ‘Nivesh Mitra 3.0′ single-window system in Lucknow, the Chief Minister added that it will make the setting up of industries easier and more transparent due to investors’ growing trust in state’s potential as the leading investment desti…