‘Foxconn City’ similar to China coming up in India soon? Southern states vie for Apple’s iPhone maker’s attention

Foxconn, a major global electronics contract manufacturer, has received offers from multiple states in India to establish large-scale industrial facilities. Telangana has proposed providing 2,000 acres for a ‘Foxconn City’, similar to the company’s existing sites in Taiwan and China, according to Duddilla Sridhar Babu, the state’s IT and industries minister. Additionally, sources told ET … Read more

U.S. trade report flags challenges from ‘Make in India’ policy

The campaign epitomises the challenges facing bilateral trade ties, U.S. Congress told The U.S. tried to resolve “long-standing market access impediments affecting U.S. exporters” with India during 2020, says the 2021 President’s Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report — an annual report submitted by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to Congress. The report terms India’s … Read more

Funding for 33% Indian startups put on hold, 12% cite shutdown: Survey

The ongoing covid-19 crisis has deeply impacted the Indian startup ecosystem with close to 12% startups stating shutdowns, according to a survey jointly conducted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Angel Network (IAN). The nationwide survey on the ‘Impact of covid-19 on Indian start-ups’, conducted across 250 startups, said … Read more