India, Oct. 13 -- There are many industries where manufacturing continues to be the backbone of the economy, where companies that produce products and goods used by both businesses and consumers have found a way to push forward during the COVID-pandemic.

Even though manufacturing has continued throughout 2020, it is showing signs of a slight slowdown in a year highlighted by great economic challenges. According to a recent report in Reuters, The Institute for Supply Management (ISM)1 said its index of national factory activity fell to a reading of 55.4 in September, down slightly from 56 in August. Despite the slowdown, September marked the fourth straight month of growth and it compares to an August figure that was the highest level dat...