"The next investment we make will be in Andhra Pradesh, and then you will hear about it very soon, Puri said, speaking with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the concluding session of the industry body's annual business summit.
India is expected to see a major boost in its defence sector by the year 2047, with the total defence budget projected to rise to Rs 31.7 lakh crore, according to joint study report by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG.
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that India is set to remain the fastest-growing large economy in the world for the next 30 years.
Addressing the summit, Union Minister Yadav praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), which transforms environmental protection into a participative process.
Importing from China itself to become China plus one will never work, said India's G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant, on Thursday, adding that Indian industry has to invest in research and development.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be delivering a keynote address at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit 2025, being held on May 30 in New Delhi. For the same, he will be arriving in Delhi on Thursday night.
JP Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Chemicals & Fertiliser, on Thursday said that Public-private partnerships can be instrumental in ensuring that early detection and preventive healthcare reach every corner of the country.
DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat on Thursday called on the Indian industry to significantly increase its investments in research and development to strengthen India's indigenous defence capabilities.
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday expressed confidence that India is on track to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2027-28, even as the country navigates complex geopolitical challenges and positions itself to benefit from shifting global trade dynamics.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit-2025 in the national capital, Kamat said that weapons used during the 'Operation Sindoor' have built confidence among importing countries.
Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dr Samir V Kamat, on Thursday, underlined the need for increased investment in research and development in the defence sector, while speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit in the national capital.
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, on Thursday said that the character of warfare had changed rapidly, and it would continue to evolve, driven by both technological advances and rising non-traditional threats.