Tata Electronics has started iPhone manufacturing at its new plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, producing older iPhone models on one assembly line. This marks a significant expansion in Apple’s manufacturing footprint in India as it shifts production capacity away from China. Alongside Tata, Foxconn is set to begin operations at a new USD 2.6 billion […]
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wheel & Time Shipping Transport Logistics to launch a Fabrication, Assembly, Storage, and Transportation (F.A.S.T.) logistics ecosystem at its Pipavav shipyard in Gujarat. The facility is intended to support high-value, heavy engineering projects by integrating manufacturing and logistics within a single […]
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) incubated 104 startups during the 2024–25 financial year, marking the highest number of startups incubated by the institute in a single year. Over 50 percent of these ventures were founded by faculty, students, researchers, staff, or alumni of IIT Madras, while the remainder were started by external […]
BEML Limited has delivered an indigenously designed and manufactured electric rope shovel, the BRS21, to Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The shovel, weighing 720 tonnes and equipped with a 21 cubic metre bottom dump bucket, is intended for large-scale opencast mining operations. The machine was officially handed over at Nigahi Mines in Singrauli in the presence […]
Andritz Metals has secured a contract from ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) to supply an Acid Regeneration Plant (ARP) at the company’s Khopoli facility in Raigad, Maharashtra. The plant will utilize Andritz Ruthner Spray Roaster Technology, which is designed to recover hydrochloric acid from pickling processes in steel manufacturing. The ARP is intended to […]
Daewoo has entered the Indian automotive lubricant sector through a licensing agreement with Mangali Industries Limited. The partnership will see the rollout of lubricants designed for a variety of vehicles, including two-wheelers, passenger cars, commercial fleets, and agricultural machinery. The initiative is part of Daewoo’s expansion strategy targeting India’s growing automotive market. According to the […]
L2M Rail, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and focused on railway innovation, has established an artificial intelligence lab for railway safety at the IISc campus in Bengaluru. The facility, located at the Research Centre (iHUB), was inaugurated on April 24, 2025, by Praveen Kumar, Managing Director of Dedicated Freight Corridor […]
Endurance Technologies Limited, manufacturer of automotive components, will invest approximately INR 473 million to establish a new greenfield manufacturing facility for lithium-ion battery packs in Mindewadi, Taluka Maval, Pune district, Maharashtra. The plant will produce battery packs for mobility and energy storage applications, with an initial production capacity of around 35,000 packs per month to […]
Azad Engineering has inaugurated a new 7,600-square-metre lean manufacturing facility at its Centre of Excellence & Innovation Center in Tunikibollaram, Hyderabad. The facility has been established to support capacity commitments for GE Vernova’s Steam Power Services business unit. According to the company, the facility currently employs over 180 direct skilled professionals. Additional hiring is underway, […]
Osamu Suzuki, former Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation and former Director and Honorary Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the President of India on 28 April 2025. The award recognises his contribution to the development of India’s automotive manufacturing sector over a span of more than four decades. […]
