News on Indian Economy
Government data released as Make in India completes 12 years show particularly sharp growth in electronics manufacturing. India’s electronics production increased from around ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to approximately ₹13.11 lakh crore in 2025-26, representing an increase of nearly seven times over the period.
The August performance marks the strongest growth recorded in the recent monthly sequence covered by the survey. After the slowdown seen in May, retail sales have now strengthened for three consecutive months.
India’s solar capacity has grown almost sixty-fold from its 2014 level. By the end of July 2026, installed solar capacity stood at 164.59 GW, making solar the largest individual component of the country’s renewable-energy portfolio.
TDB will provide the ₹63.84 crore through Optionally Convertible Debentures. This financing structure will support GalaxEye through the engineering, testing, validation and deployment stages required to bring the satellite platform to full operational readiness.
These qualities, combined with its longstanding association with Malda, ultimately received legal recognition when Malda Fazli Mango was registered as a Geographical Indication on 9 September 2008. The GI placed formal protection around a mango whose reputation had already been built over generations within one of eastern India’s most important orchard landscapes.
H-562 follows the delivery of the first vessel, ICG H-561, by about three months. Chowgule Shipbuilding Division confirmed that both craft were delivered within their contractual timelines and exceeded the contracted maximum speed of 45 knots during trials.
Orbital welding is an automated welding process in which a welding head travels around a stationary tube or pipe. Parameters such as welding current, travel speed and heat input can be tightly controlled, producing consistent joints with considerably greater repeatability than ordinary manual welding.
Under the programme, JK Maini Global Aerospace will undertake the assembly of wing structures and centre-fuselage structures for a major indigenous fighter aircraft programme. The tender was floated by what Raymond describes as a leading Indian aerospace and defence original equipment manufacturer.
The Navy has issued a Request for Information to assess the capabilities of Indian shipyards for the programme. The proposed acquisition is envisaged under the Buy (Indian–IDDM) category, placing indigenous design, development and manufacturing at the centre of the project.
Traditional seaweed cultivation is highly labour intensive. Farmers generally use ropes, rafts and manually planted material in shallow or protected coastal areas, and such methods work well for food, hydrocolloid and other high-value industries. They are far more difficult to scale when the objective is to produce the very large quantities of biomass required by an energy industry.
