Over half of PLI money are spent on electronics and mobile devices.

According to government estimates, major electronics manufacturers, including those that produce mobile phones, have received more than half of the $2,875 crore in disbursements made so far under the government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for 14 industries. Much of the remaining market was dominated by pharmaceuticals and food items. There are 1.97 lakh crores…

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Domestic steel prices become unstable, due to weak demand and slowing export orders.

India’s domestic steel prices are still unstable due to weak purchasing, delayed international demand, a decline in export offers, and lower-than-expected demand in traders’ markets. This week, the benchmark hot-rolled coil (HRC) price was about 59,200 per tonne, a 2–3% decrease from the same time last month (mid-March). After mid-March, there had been some cooling…

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