How Vadhavan port will put India on global map, generate lakhs of jobs

IANS | June 22, 2024 1:56 PM

Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The proposed mega Vadhavan port in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, worth Rs 76, 220 crore, would not only boost sea-based trade but also herald a new wave of industrial development towards the country becoming the world’s third-largest economy by 2027 with a GDP of $5 trillion but also generate 10 lakh direct and indirect jobs.

Next 5 years set to further boost India’s domestic electronics manufacturing

IANS | June 21, 2024 3:05 PM

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) India, on its way to becoming the global electronics manufacturing hub, has doubled down on the local manufacturing of multiple products -- mobile phones and their components, televisions, semiconductors and other devices -- and the momentum is only going to grow in the next five years riding on the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, according to industry experts.