Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. has appointed Manish Sikka as Managing Director. The move is part of the company’s broader strategy to expand its product and service portfolio—including offerings leveraging digital technologies—and to enter new markets both in India and abroad. In a statement, Sikka said that Hitachi Lift India will focus on manufacturing in India […]
TVS Motor Company has announced the launch of the ‘TVS Indus’ Design Honours, a national annual competition aimed at nurturing design talent focused on future mobility solutions in India. The initiative, aligned with India’s Make in India and Design in India agendas, encourages Indian residents—including students, young professionals and design enthusiasts—to submit forward-thinking concepts rooted in […]
Promac Engineering Industries Ltd, a manufacturer of industrial machinery, has supplied critical components for a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for deployment in the Bhopal Metro Rail Project. Designated TBM 427, The machine recently completed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at Robbins’ facility in Bengaluru. TBM 427 is the first of two Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machines […]
Yeemak, a South Korean electronics company, and its group company Jeanuvs plan to invest approximately INR 35 billion to establish a printed‑circuit‑board (PCB) manufacturing facility in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. This project is part of the Tamil Nadu government’s TN Rising initiative and is expected to create over 7,000 direct jobs in Thoothukudi and nearby districts. The plant will […]
JSW Steel Limited and JFE Steel Corporation have announced a joint investment of INR 58.45 million in their joint venture GOES (grain‑oriented electrical steel) plants in Vijayanagar, Karnataka, and Nashik, Maharashtra. Once completed, the combined GOES capacity of these facilities will reach 350,000 tonnes per annum (TPA), with phased commissioning beginning in FY2028. At Vijayanagar, […]
Kaynes Circuits India, a subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India Ltd, plans to set up a new electronics manufacturing facility in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, with an investment of INR 49.95 billion (approximately USD 572 million). The facility is expected to produce 74-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs), high-density interconnect (HDI) PCBs, flexible PCBs, high-performance laminates, camera module […]
Renault Group has acquired the remaining 51 percent stake in its Chennai-based manufacturing facility, Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd (RNAIPL), previously held by Nissan. This acquisition gives Renault 100 percent ownership of the plant, which has produced over 2.8 million vehicles and 4.6 million engines and gearboxes since operations began in 2010. The facility, […]
Adani Defence and Aerospace plans to double its small-calibre ammunition production capacity to 300 million rounds annually by December 2025, up from the current 150 million rounds. The expansion is underway at its fully automated 500-acre facility in Kanpur, part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. The company is also increasing production of medium- and […]
AKSI Aerospace Group has announced it has received an order valued at INR 850 million from Latvia-based drone manufacturer FIXAR for the supply of drone subsystems. The company also plans to invest USD 5 million over the next two years to expand and upgrade its production facility in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad plant, which spans 50,000 […]
VinFast has officially inaugurated its first electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant outside Vietnam, located at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu. Spanning 400 acres (160 hectares), the facility began operations on August 4, 2025, with an initial assembly capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year, scalable to 150,000 units. The plant was developed in just 15 months from […]
