Manufacturing

VinFast builds ‘EV capital of South Asia’ in Tamil Nadu Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast’s first assembly plant the Sipcot Industrial Park in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, is set to be the company’s largest export hub for South Asia, the...

India set for transformative shift in clean mobility, says Gauba NITI Aayog has launched a report, ‘Unlocking a US$200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India’, which presents a timely and comprehensive assessment of current challenges faced by India’s Electric Mobility...

Orbia Wavin’s tech advances water management solutions The Supreme Industries Ltd has acquired India-based pipes and fittings business of Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin) for US$30 million, plus net working capital adjustments, said Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de CV (BMV:...

Electric mobility sector in transformative phase The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ather Energy Limited, an Indian electric vehicle manufacturer, to accelerate the growth of India’s clean mobility...

Missile equipped with 3 modular warhead options In a major boost to India’s defence capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out flight-trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area...

Fire Control Radars to detect all forms of air-borne threats Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a Rs.2,000 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of Air Defence Fire Control Radars for the Indian Army under the...

Rs.4,254cr invested in manufacturing drugs Forty-eight projects have been approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs) / Drug Intermediates (DIs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in India. The...

Cutting-edge technology for NMC to be transferred to India Nash Energy, the country's only mass-scale LFP cell manufacturer, and California-based Rincell Corporation, a developer of rechargeable cells based on next-generation chemistries, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce...

Coal companies are deploying modern equipment Seven projects have been approved under the Rs.8,500 crore financial incentive scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification in the public and private sectors, Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said in...

HAL has parallel aircraft structural assembly line in private sector The first set of wing assemblies for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, produced by Larsen & Toubro, was handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Coimbatore on 17 July...