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AxisCades signs strategic partnership with Ogma to expand aerospace and defence MRO operations

AxisCades Technologies Limited, an India-based aerospace and defence engineering and technology services company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Ogma – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal to expand capabilities in aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), airframe engineering, and certification services. The agreement was announced on 27 January 2026 and is intended to support […]

Gati Drives raises pre-seed funding from Campus Fund for rare-earth-free motor technology

Gati Drives Private Limited, a Bengaluru-headquartered startup developing electric motors for appliance and industrial applications, has raised a pre-seed investment from Campus Fund to support product development and early manufacturing scale-up. The funding will be used to advance the company’s rare-earth-free motor technology, expand production capability, and engage with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the […]

Entellus Industries raises INR 500 million from ZeroW to expand rare earth metals and alloy manufacturing

Entellus Industries Private Limited, a manufacturer of rare earth metals and alloys, has raised INR 500 million in a funding round to expand manufacturing capacity and broaden its product portfolio in India. The capital will be used primarily for capital expenditure and commercialisation of existing products. The funding round was led by ZeroW, a deeptech-focused […]

Stäubli expands Bangalore manufacturing facility with USD 10 million investment to scale solar PV connector production

Stäubli, a Switzerland-headquartered industrial and mechatronic solutions provider with operations across electrical connectors, fluid connectors, robotics and textile machinery, has expanded its manufacturing facility in Bangalore with an investment of USD 10 million to strengthen local production of solar photovoltaic (PV) connectors. The expansion is aimed at supporting rising demand from India’s renewable energy sector […]

SIAT 2026 opens in Pune, with focus on electric mobility, safety and automotive research

The three-day Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) 2026 opened in Pune on 27 January 2026, bringing together automotive manufacturers, researchers, policymakers and technology providers to discuss developments in vehicle safety, clean mobility and advanced automotive systems. The event is being held during the Diamond Jubilee year of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). […]

Aerospace scientist Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar awarded Padma Shri for aviation safety technology

Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar has been conferred the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in recognition of her contributions to aerospace engineering and aviation safety technologies. The award was announced as part of the 2026 Republic Day honours and acknowledges her role in the development of indigenous aviation weather and runway visibility systems. Iyengar spent more […]

Government of India Confers Padma Shri on IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti

The Government of India has conferred the Padma Shri on Veezhinathan Kamakoti, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, in recognition of his contributions to the field of Science and Engineering. The award was announced as part of the Republic Day honours for 2026 and cites his work in computer architecture and its applications […]