FEBRUARY 20249TOP STORIESCORNING TO INVEST RS.1,000 CRORE TO EXPAND ITS OPERATIONS IN INDIAIndia's Tamil Nadu state said on Jan 22 that a joint venture of Corning agreed to invest Rs 1,000 crore, underscoring the growing importance of the South Asian country as a manufacturing hub.The joint venture (JV), named Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies, is a tie-up between U.S. electronics maker Corning, a key parts supplier for Apple, and Indian telecommunications company Optiemus Infracom.The new facility will make front cover glass for mobile phones and phone parts makers in India, the state government said, without specifying the particular brands to which the glass would be supplied.The facility in Tamil Nadu is the company's first manufacturing plant after the JV was formed in September.The $155 billion Indian electronics market is benefitting from a global shift in supply chains away from China, with additional support from the Indian government's production-linked incentives aimed at promoting local manufacturing.Several contract manufacturers, including the world's largest, Taiwan's Foxconn, as well as other Apple suppliers such as Pegatron and Finland's Salcomp, have signed agreements worth several million dollars to expand their operations in India.Earlier this month, Tamil Nadu said it had entered into agreements totaling 6.64 trillion rupees in investments with investors ranging from technology heavyweights Microsoft to local conglomerates such as the Adani Group. CCI APPROVES JSW'S ACQUISITION OF STAKE IN MG MOTORSThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval for Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Group's proposed acquisition of up to 38 percent stake in MG Motor India."The Acquirer is a newly incorporated entity and is not engaged in any activities as on date. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW International Tradecorp Pte. Limited and belongs to JSW Group," the CCI stated."The Target is a company incorporated in India, engaged in the automobile original equipment manufacturing business and after sale services. The Target is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars (including electronic vehicles) under the Target's brand `MG'," it further said.M.G. Car Company Limited was the British sports car manufacturer that made the marque famous. Best known for its open two-seater sports cars, MG also produced saloons and coupés, with engines up to three litres in size and 3.5 L in the case of the MGB GT V8. The marque is now owned by Chinese state-owned automaker SAIC Motor Corporation Limited.
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