AUTO Maruti Suzuki Hits Global Milestone With 1-Million-Unit Gujarat Factory

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has crossed a historic manufacturing milestone by commencing commercial production at the fourth plant of its Hansalpur facility in Gujarat, taking the complex’s annual production capacity to 1 million passenger vehicles—the first time any Suzuki manufacturing site worldwide has achieved the feat. The expansion also makes Hansalpur India’s largest passenger vehicle […]

CW Bureau · Jul 30, 2026

GENERAL Deccan Gold, CSIR-CECRI In Pact To Advance Battery Materials Research

Deccan Gold Mines Ltd, India’s only listed gold and critical minerals resource company, has entered into a strategic partnership with the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) to jointly develop technologies for critical minerals processing and advanced battery materials, supporting India’s clean energy and strategic minerals ambitions. The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed with the Karaikudi-based […]

CW Bureau · Jul 28, 2026

INFRASTRUCTURE GMR Aero Technic, Honeywell Join Hands To Service LEAP Engine Parts

GMR Aero Technic has signed a licensing agreement with Honeywell Aerospace to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for critical components used in LEAP aircraft engines, marking a significant expansion of its component repair capabilities in India. The agreement enables GMR Aero Technic to undertake maintenance, repair, overhaul and depot-level servicing of seven Honeywell […]

CW Bureau · Jul 28, 2026

GENERAL AEDEX + AIRPORT 2026 To Showcase India’s Defence, Aviation Ambitions

India will host global leaders from the defence, aerospace, aviation and airport infrastructure sectors at AEDEX + AIRPORT 2026, a three-day international exhibition and conference scheduled from September 10 to 12 at Yashobhoomi, India International Convention & Expo Centre (IICC), New Delhi. The event is expected to bring together policymakers, defence manufacturers, aerospace companies, airport […]

CW Bureau · Jul 26, 2026

MANUFACTURING Bharat Forge, Flying Whales Partner To Build Heavy-Lift Airships In India

Bharat Forge Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Flying Whales, a French-Canadian pioneer in heavy-lift airship technology, to jointly develop, manufacture and deploy advanced airships for India’s defence and strategic operational requirements. The agreement, signed at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, marks a significant step towards establishing an indigenous airship ecosystem in […]

CW Bureau · Jul 22, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY NIT Rourkela Secures Patent For Eco-Friendly Film For Healthcare Products

Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have secured a patent for a biodegradable and antimicrobial bio-composite film that could replace petroleum-based plastic materials widely used in wound dressings, bandages and other healthcare products. The innovation, developed by researchers from the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, aims to tackle the growing challenge […]

CW Bureau · Jul 22, 2026

AUTO TVS Srichakra Entity To Acquire 51% Stake In EV Tech Co Weber Drivetrain

TVS Srichakra Ltd has announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, TVS Sensing Solutions Pvt Ltd, will acquire a 51% stake in Pune-based Weber Drivetrain Pvt Ltd, strengthening the group’s presence in electric vehicle (EV) technology. The acquisition will be carried out through a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) signed with G-Power Energy & Technology Pvt […]

CW Bureau · Jul 19, 2026

GENERAL PM Flags Off India’s First Hydrogen Train, Calls It World’s Most Powerful

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train, describing it as the world’s most powerful and longest hydrogen train, and said the project marks a significant leap in the country’s clean mobility ambitions under the Make in India initiative. The hydrogen train will initially operate on the 90-km Jind-Sonipat route in […]

CW Bureau · Jul 17, 2026

MANUFACTURING Cabinet Approves ₹62,500-Cr 5-Year Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme

The Indian Cabinet has approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with a budgetary outlay of ₹62,500 crore, aiming to deepen domestic value addition, strengthen supply chains and position India as a global hub for mobile phone manufacturing and innovation. The five-year scheme, which will run from FY2026-27 to FY2030-31, succeeds the Production Linked Incentive […]

CW Bureau · Jul 15, 2026

MANUFACTURING Hosur, Sriperumbudur Emerge As The Engines Of India’s Electronics Boom

At a sprawling electronics manufacturing campus in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, thousands of young women assemble smartphones and electronic components that eventually find their way into markets across the world. Dressed in clean-room uniforms and working on sophisticated production lines, they represent a quiet but significant shift taking place in India’s manufacturing landscape. Few states illustrate […]

CW Bureau · Jul 15, 2026

MANUFACTURING Adani, France’s Dioxycle To Develop Low-Carbon Chemical Manufacturing

Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, has partnered with French clean-tech company Dioxycle to develop and scale low-carbon chemical manufacturing in India, marking the conglomerate’s strategic entry into the chemicals sector. The long-term partnership will begin with a pilot facility at an Adani Group site to produce formic acid using […]

CW Bureau · Jul 10, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Vimag Labs Secures Indian Patent For Magnet-Free Electric Motor Platform

Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Vimag Labs has secured its fifth Indian patent for a software-defined, magnet-free electric motor platform, strengthening its intellectual property portfolio as it gears up for commercial deployments across electric mobility, industrial automation and defence applications. The newly granted patent, titled “A Robust Rotating Transformer Excited Synchronous Motor and Its Control,” covers the […]

CW Bureau · Jul 8, 2026