Ahmedabad, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted that India's focus will now shift towards futuristic industries while also aiming to do better in the other sectors in which the country has performed well.

The emphasis of the Government will now be on Mission Manufacturing, the Prime Minister said after flagging off Maruti Suzuki's first battery electric vehicle (BEV), e-Vitara in Ahmedabad.

"In the coming time, our focus will be on futuristic industries. In the semiconductor sector, India is taking off... The Indian government is also aware of the shortage of rare earth magnets for the auto industry. To increase the capacity of the industry in this direction, we have also launched the National Critical Mineral ...