Manufacturing

SWATCH UAV: built like bird, tested like tanks The Indian Army will deploy SWITCH UAV, an indigenous system built to cater for the most demanding surveillance operations, under a US$20 million contract signed with Navi Mumbai's ideaForge which emerged as...

Indians to build on state-of-the-art fighter jets About 500 Indian companies including MSMEs in the design and manufacturing sectors will be working with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which has received a Government order for 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts...

Nutritional ingredients space will see strong growth over the next decade TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm with investment in more than 500 companies, has acquired a significant stake in Mumbai-based OmniActive Health Technologies, which offers a...

Govt urged to raise investment funding for NIP The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has highlighted the need for demand creation that will have a multiplier effect on enhanced production possibilities, expansion of capital investments and overall virtuous circle...

Angel investors Raaj Kumar funds startup Bangalore's TresMoto, backed by global energy MNC Shell, is set to use an undisclosed amount in seed funding for final stages of product development and homologation of electric scooter. “We have been working on...

SBI Capital assists in coal auction The next tranche of commercial mines auction would be launched in January 2021, following on to the allocation of 19 mines in the first commercial auction, Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said on...

IFB to use energy-saving drums for washing machines Swedish-origin SKF India has partnered with IFB Industries Ltd for providing SKF Drum Support Unit specifically for use in front-loading washing machines. The SKF Drum Support Unit is the latest solution from...

Control Risks sees India-China re-evaluate relationship India is expected to resume bilateral trade negotiations with its strategically-aligned partners, such as the UK, the EU and the US, mindful of China’s intentions to create “trade bubbles”, according to Control Risks, the...

Shift in consumers' vehicle-purchasing behaviour The Indian automobile industry is seeing green shoots of recovery amidst the pandemic as consumers are showing preference to owning a vehicle than using public transport and shared mobility, according to OTO Capital which has...

Railways requires innovation and state-of-the-Art technologies Dedicated Freight corridor, whose Rewari-Madar section on Western corridor, was dedicated to the Nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 Jan 2021, is going be the game changer in economic development of the...