Indian supply chain executives are now prioritising backup suppliers and larger inventories over pure cost efficiency, writes Rahul Arora, Managing Director of Jasper Group. Rerouted shipments, swollen cold chains and rising policy uncertainty are reshaping strategy, companies trading lean networks for ones that can absorb…

DGFT has exempted export consignments up to ₹3 lakh from the RCMC requirement to ease compliance for small exporters. The Government has introduced a de minimis exemption from the requirement of a Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) or Certificate of Registration for small-value export consignments up to…

The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme is accelerating domestic production of critical electronics components in India. India’s electronics manufacturing sector has expanded significantly over the past decade, with production rising from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to ₹13.11 lakh crore in 2025-26, and exports growing from…

CBIC celebrated ten years of India’s Authorised Economic Operator Programme with reforms planned for the next decade. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) marked a decade of India’s Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme with a commemorative event titled “AEO@10: Accelerating Growth, Enhancing…

NITI Aayog’s, Shri Rajiv Gauba has called EV adoption an economic and strategic imperative as India launches its second Electric Mobility Index. Shri Rajiv Gauba, addressing the NITI Aayog Workshop on State EV Policies where the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI)…