Rhinox, a manufacturer of stainless steel piping systems, has inaugurated a new stainless steel pipe manufacturing plant in Karnal, Haryana. The facility spans 11 acres with nearly 300,000 square feet of operational space and includes four production units and a stainless steel tube milling plant. It has a production capacity of 400 tons per month […]
Festo India Pvt Ltd, an automation technology company, has announced that Ravi Sastry will assume the role of Managing Director starting September 2025. He will succeed Rashmikant Joshi, who is stepping down after more than three decades with the company. Sastry joined Festo in 2016 and has since held roles in finance and operations, including […]
Huber+Suhner, a developer of electrical and optical connectivity solutions, has inaugurated a new assembly line for its RADOX HPC 200 high-power electric vehicle charging cables at its Manesar facility on 26 August 2025. The development comes ahead of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein entering into force. […]
Epiroc AB, a supplier of mining and infrastructure equipment, has commenced construction of a new production and research and development facility in Nashik, Maharashtra. The site, covering around 175,000 square metres, will include buildings for production and prototyping, an R&D laboratory, offices, and an outdoor test track. Operations are expected to begin in the third […]
BMW Industries Limited has announced plans to set up a greenfield downstream steel processing complex in Bokaro, Jharkhand, with a capital investment of INR 8.03 billion. The facility is being developed under the Government of India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 1.1 and is expected to enhance the annual capacity of coated steel across four […]
Suzuki Motor Corporation has launched its first Made-in-India global strategic battery electric vehicle, the e VITARA, and commenced local manufacturing of hybrid battery electrodes at its plant in Hansalpur, Gujarat. Electric vehicles produced in India will now be exported to over 100 countries, including markets in Europe and Japan. The hybrid battery electrode manufacturing initiative […]
The Indian Navy has commissioned two Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam on 26 August. The frigates were built at different shipyards—Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) in Mumbai and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata—marking the first simultaneous commissioning of such surface combatants […]
The Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) has opened an extension centre at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) in Kolkata as part of GRSE’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. The facility, located at GRSE’s Technical Training Centre in Taratala, will conduct a specialised skill development programme aimed at training young professionals for […]
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (commonly known as Sona Comstar) has announced that it has received Production Linked Incentive (PLI) certificates for three additional products. This includes two certifications for traction motors designed for electric three-wheelers and one certification for traction motors for electric two-wheelers. The PLI scheme is a government initiative intended to strengthen […]
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Larsen & Toubro Limited to supply 234 Metropolis metro cars (39 six-car trainsets) and a Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system, along with five years of maintenance services, for Mumbai Metro Line 4. The agreement is valued at several hundred million euros, according to information provided by […]
