Boeing boost for Make in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign got a major boost on Friday with American aviation major Boeing joining the bandwagon. Boeing chairman James McNerney said here that the company could assemble fighter planes and either the Apache or Chinook defence helicopter in India. “Even (building a commercial […]
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Ports And Shipping SUMMARY 87 new projects approved. 73 Public Private Partnerships. 60 operational non-major ports. 800 Million Metric Tonnes in cargo capacity. 12 major ports. INR 430 Billion invested between 2010-14. REASONS TO INVEST An unprecedented increase in cargo-handling capacity – 800 Million Metric Tonnes in February 2014, from 575 Million Metric Tonnes in
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Make in India important for both economic, strategic reasons: Parrikar Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar today stressed on the ‘Make in India’ initiative saying that it was important for both strategic and economic reasons. Speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of Global Business Forum 2015, organised by allumi of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Mr
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Make in India to be self-sufficient in defence sector: Parrikar Making weapons and platforms for the armed forces in India would enable the defence sector become self-sufficient, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. “When we make in India major weapons and platforms for the armed forces, we become independent and self sufficient, with spin-offs
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Pharmaceuticals SUMMARY 3rd largest pharmaceuticals market by 2020. 20% of global exports in generics. USD 45 Billion in revenue by 2020. USD 26.1 Billion in generics by 2016. USD 200 Billion to be spent on infrastructure by 2024. 49% of all drug master filings registered in the USA. REASONS TO INVEST India is expected to
Oil-And-Gas SUMMARY 96 Trillion Cubic Feet of estimated shale gas reserves. 47 Trillion Cubic Feet of proven natural gas reserves. 800 MMT of proven oil reserves. 4th largest consumer of crude oil and petroleum products in the world. 2nd largest refiner in Asia. REASONS TO INVEST Policies such as the New Exploration Licensing Policy and
Mining SUMMARY 20-30 year mining leases. 302 Billion Tonnes of coal reserves. 3108 operational mines. 6th largest bauxite reserves. 5th largest iron ore reserves. REASONS TO INVEST India has vast minerals potential with mining leases granted for longer durations of 20 to 30 years. The demand for various metals and minerals will grow substantially over
Media-Entertainment SUMMARY INR 220 Billion film industry by 2018. INR 918 Billion in 2013 revenues. 3rd largest TV market in the world. 161 Million television households in 2013. INR 40 Million animation industry. 800 TV channels. REASONS TO INVEST Total market size of the Indian entertainment industry stood at INR 918 Billion in 2013, growing
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Leather SUMMARY USD 11 Billion industry. USD 6 Billion worth of exports in 2013-14. 10% of the world’s leather production. 24% growth projected in the next five years. 55% of workforce below 35. REASONS TO INVEST The total production of the Indian leather industry stands at USD 11 Billion with great potential for exports and
IT And BPM SUMMARY USD 118 Billion – expected 2014 revenues. USD 200 Billion in savings for companies in the last five years. 600 offshore development centres for 78 countries. USD 225 Billion industry by 2020. REASONS TO INVEST The IT-BPM sector constitutes 8.1% of the country’s GDP and contributes significantly to public welfare. India’s