It has become a practice for State Governments to organize business conclaves to facilitate investment for various industries. These much-hyped business conclaves may be bringing in some promised investment, but have failed to generate desired number of employment opportunities to the masses who are uneducated and unemployed. The state of UP is again standing at the threshold of the next UP Investor’s Summit (UPIS) 2018, to be held on 21st and 22nd February. The state though has better facilities and infrastructure to manufacture and export, yet it is laggard… An analytical take by our Editor-in-Chief…

After direct sourcing out of China for the last 15 years, The Warehouse Group of New Zealand has taken an assertive move to be nearer to what it considers as the two critical sourcing destinations today – India and Bangladesh – with the opening of a sourcing office in New Delhi.

Ludhiana industry is moving towards automation as more and more technology providers are opening their offices in Ludhiana and expecting good installations in the year ahead. Team AO explores the reasons for this vibrancy…