Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited (Texrail) and Nymwag have completed construction of a new freight wagon manufacturing facility in Kolkata under their joint venture, Texmaco Nymwag Rail and Components Private Limited. The plant is designed for an annual output of 2,500 wagons and has now entered pilot production. The partners expect the first completed wagon, […]
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 […]
Ceratizit India has broken ground for the construction of new production facilities in Uluberia, Kolkata, and Bommasandra, Bengaluru. The projects are part of a broader multi-phase capacity expansion aimed at developing India as a central manufacturing and export hub for the group, with a focus on sectors including aerospace, medical, semiconductor, and energy. The existing […]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has delivered the Survey Vessel (Large) Ikshak to the Indian Navy on 14 August 2025. The vessel is the third in a series of four Sandhayak-class ships being constructed by GRSE. The previous ships in the series, INS Sandhayak and INS Nirdeshak, were delivered in December 2023 and […]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has signed a contract with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for the construction of two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs). The contract was signed on June 11, 2025, by Shantanu Bose, Director (Shipbuilding), GRSE, and N. M. Shareef, Deputy Director General & Head of Marine & Coastal Survey […]
TIL Limited, a manufacturer of material handling and infrastructure equipment, has established a dedicated Strategic Business Unit (SBU), named TIL Defence, to focus on the production of military equipment for India’s armed forces. The company’s board has approved a multi-year expansion plan for this unit, which is expected to handle defence orders valued at approximately INR […]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), a Kolkata-based shipbuilding company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Kongsberg to build India’s first indigenously constructed Polar Research Vessel (PRV). The vessel will be developed at GRSE’s Kolkata shipyard using design expertise from Kongsberg and in alignment with the requirements of the National Centre for Polar […]
Bata India, a footwear manufacturer and retailer, has installed a new DESMA-PUDIP (Polyurethane Direct Injection Process) machine at its Bata Nagar factory in Kolkata. The investment aims to increase production capacity, automate footwear manufacturing processes, and support the company’s domestic supply chain. The DESMA-PUDIP system features automated direct soling, robotic spray and roughening arms, and […]
Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has launched a production line for Vande Bharat Sleeper trains at its manufacturing facility in Uttarpara, Kolkata. The line has been established following the award of a contract by Indian Railways to manufacture 80 sleeper train sets. The contract is valued at […]
Chicago-based semiconductor company TagoreTech is set to begin operations at its upcoming radio frequency (RF) laboratory in Kolkata’s Sector V within the next two to three months, according to a Times of India report. The facility, spanning approximately 1,000 square feet, represents an initial investment of over USD 500,000, with total planned investment in the […]
