Manufacturing Industry News – March 2023 – Week 4 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
- DIC India, which produces Printing Ink, is going to start their fifth manufacturing facility in Gujarat.
News Source: Money Control ; Read more
- Elista to invest ₹250 crore in a manufacturing plant in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, with 10,00,000 TVs & 10,00,000 LED monitors annual capacity, generating 500 jobs, while expecting ₹1,500 crore revenue by 2025.
News Source: Business Line; Read more
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
- Protest Erupts After Worker Dies in Symbiotec Pharma Lab While Cleaning Chemical Tank, Company Assures Financial Assistance and Pension to Family.
News Source: Free Press Journal; Read more
- Four Dead, 15 Injured in Fire Accident at Firecracker Factory in Kancheepuram District
News Source: FinnoExpert; Read more
Events
- B20 events in India’s North East open door for opportunities in Bhutan (Source:aninews)
- OTPC conducted its 3rd Annual Thought Leadership Conclave, Milaap, on energy transition and new energy markets, with esteemed dignitaries and positive participant feedback.
News Source: Manufacturing Today; Read more
New Technologies
- Industry 4.0 benefits from AI, IoT, and digital twins, but implementing them at scale is a challenge due to resource constraints and gaps in knowledge.
News Source: Tech Target Read more
- A Skill University in India will establish a drone manufacturing lab to develop technologies and skills related to drone production.
News Source: The Indian Express; Read more
Government
- India needs more private investments to address the shortage of feedstock for the petrochemical sector, says the government.
News Source: Economic Times ; Read more
- India’s Chief of Air Staff, R.K.S. Bhadauria, says self-reliance should cover design and development, not just production.
News Source: Hindustan Times ; Read more
Law, Rules and Regulations
- Foxconn deal: Karnataka labour laws in focus, Tamil Nadu may follow (Source: business-standards)
International Affairs
- Japan-India discuss multiple projects (Source: livemint)
Other manufacturing news
- Indian mobile exports to cross $10 bn (Source: newsonair)
- Japanese competitiveness in manufacturing should be taught at IIMs (Source: moneycontrol)
Manufacturing Industry News – March 2023 – Week 3 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
- Fuji Electric India (Source: Zee Business)
- Alleima’s new hydraulic and instrumentation tubing factory (Source: The hindu)
- Railways to set up manufacturing facility of forged Wheel Plant (source: The Print)
- The Cepheid manufacturing project (Source: Economic times)
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
- Fire breaks out at chemical factory in Baddi (Source: tribuneindia)
- Massive fire breaks out at chemical company in Vapi (Source: timesnownews)
Events
- Ordnance Factory Day 2023: History, Importance and Significant (Source: Timesofindia)
- 16 Can’t-Miss Industry Events Tech Leaders Look Forward To (Source: Fortuneindia)
New Technologies
- India Leads in Technology Investment in Manufacturing: Rockwell Automation State of Smart Manufacturing Report (Source: expresscomputer)
Government
- Govt aims ₹24 lakh crore electronics manufacturing capability by 2026 (Source: livemint)
- India on Thursday cleared the decks for buying indigenous military hardware worth ₹70,500 crore (Source: hindustantimes)
Law, Rules and Regulations
- Govt plans common drugs standards for all state regulators (Source: hindustantimes)
International Affairs
- Joint Statement of India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue (Source: commerce.gov)
Other manufacturing news
- Boeing and Airbus hunting for highly-skilled talent in India (Source: timesofindia)
- World’s largest mobile factory, mobile store, and software (Source: timesofindia)
- There is no skilled talent available to handle chip manufacturing plants in India (Source: Economic times)
Manufacturing Industry News – March 2023 – Week 2 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
- KHS India (Source: Times of India)
- Fodder producing unit (Source: Timesofindia)
- Adani Group’s Hybrid power plant (Source: pv-tech)
- Bharat Forge (Source: Moneycontrol)
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
- Fire broke out in a chemical dye factory (Source: indianexpress)
- The raging fire at the Brahmapuram waste plant (Source: telegraphindia)
Events
New Technologies
Government
Law, Rules and Regulations
Inspirational Start up news
International Affairs
- India is in talks with Australia on critical minerals which can be used in batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) (Source: Economic times)
Other manufacturing news
- Tech giant accelerates job growth through manufacturing expansion (Source: Moneycontrol)
- As per the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, in January 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stood at 146.5 (Source: livemint)
- 12-hour shifts, night-time work for women: Apple, Foxconn pushed for labour reforms to advance Indian production plans (Source: Timesofindia)
- The Indian Railways has given a tender of about Rs 145 crore to Tata steel company for manufacturing the parts of the train (Source: zeenews)
- Smart manufacturing summit focuses on making the nation the world’s factory (Source: livemint)
- Textile: An Industry of Spins And Turns (Source: Fortuneindia)
- The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stated the production of 29 fighter wing shipsets, with an option of additional shipsets. The deliveries will start in 2025 (Source: livemint)
- Can India grab a bigger slice of the global space economy? (Source: Fortuneindia)
- The Saudi Space Commission’s (SSC) CEO Dr. Mohammed bin Saud al-Tamimi in a meeting with officials from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in India. (ISRO) (Source: alarabiya
Manufacturing Industry News – March 2023 – Week 1 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
- Foxconn manufacturing facility (Source: Timesofindia)
- Adani Group to set up 2 new cement plants (Source: Bussinesstandard)
- Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals sets up manufacturing plant (Source: Economic TImes)
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
- Apple Inc fire accident (Source: Economic times)
- Labourer dies in pharma lab accident (Source: Timesofindia)
- Blast in pharma company (Source: Timesofindia)
- Fire breaks out at mattress manufacturing (Source: Mathrubhumi)
- Massive explosion at Varapuzha firecracker unit (Source: Onmanorama)
Other manufacturing news
- India is trying to bring not just manufacturing but a part of the entire chip ecosystem to the country (Source: Businesstoday)
- India will never achieve the kind of manufacturing dominance that China once had (Source: Moneycontrol)
- India’s manufacturing PMI slips to lowest level in four months (Source: Economic times)
- Making India the world’s factory to be key focus today (Source: livemint)
- Dhaka power company rejected certification by India’s CPRI in its global tender (Source: livemint)
- Manufacturing pulls down India’s GDP growth to 4.4% (Source: Indianexpress)
- Indian Railways plans to manufacture 120 advanced Vande Bharat trains (Source: Indiatvnews)
- The government is working towards making India a global automobile manufacturing hub (Source: Economic times)
- India is looking to partner with global aircraft manufacturers, including Embraer SA and Russia’s Sukhoi (Source: Economic times)
- India a major player in the global electronics supply chain and had set a target of $300bn of electronics manufacturing by 2026 (Source: Timesofindia)
- Adhesive manufacturing company Pidilite Industries Ltd said it will be manufacturing Germany-based Jowat’s range of hot melts in India (Source: Cnbctv18)
Manufacturing Industry News – February 2023 – Week 4 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
- Gas insulated switchgear manufacturing plant (Source: Financialexpress)
- Gujarat’s Dholera for first semiconductor manufacturing plant (Source: Indiatvnews)
- Pratham Technologies and Bobst India (Source: Printweek)
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
- Sumitomo Chemical India announced that there was an accident at the Bhavnagar Site (Source: Business-standard)
- Ghaziabad factory fire (Source: Timesofindia)
Other manufacturing news
- Government for undertaking fighter jet engine manufacturing in India (Source: Economictimes)
- Meeting held on smart manufacturing (Source: Thehindu)
- XPDEL launches its AI-enabled shipping solution in India (Source: Manufacturingtodayindia)
- Unique factors at work to ensure India becomes 3rd-largest economy (Source: Economictimes)
- India Inc may raise pay by 10.3% this year (Source: Livemint)
- Manufacturing industry 4.0 – How AI/ML can be a game changer (Source: Manufacturingtodayindia)
- India can grow at 8%; the time is right to draw investment, says World Bank President (Source: Economictimes)
- ICOMM ties up with UAE’s CARACAL for co-manufacturing of small arms in India (Source: Thehindubusinessline)
- Reskilling necessary as Indian industry looks to significantly expand manufacturing capacity (Source: Businesstoday)
- Sustainability trends in the auto manufacturing industries for the year 2023 (Source: Manufacturingtodayindia)
Manufacturing Industry News – February 2023 – Week 3 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
- Ola Electric (Source: Deccanherald)
- Copper tube manufacturing plant (Source: Times of India)
- Kabira Mobility (Source: Economictimes)
- VVDN Technologies (Source: Techcircle)
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
- Molten steel fell at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Source: industrial-union)
- The fire at a chemical plant in Bhudanpochampally (Source: powderbulksolids)
Other manufacturing news
- Global supply chain realignment to favour India as a manufacturing hub (Source: autocarpro)
- Siemens unveils first industry-ready 5G routers in India (Source: Economictimes)
- India fast emerging as manufacturing hub (Source: The Hindu)
- Lithium Reserves Will Give India a Boost (Source: Foreign policy)
- Warehousing rentals surge in India on robust demand (Source: Economictimes)
- India can attract over USD 20 billion investment in renewables in 2023 (Source: Economictimes)
- Motown’s Moment of Aatmanirbharta (Source: Fortune India)
- Rajnath Singh invites global OEMs to set up manufacturing in India (Source: Livemint)
- Tata Sons capital will largely go towards new businesses (Source: Fortune India)
Manufacturing Industry News – February 2023 – Week 2 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- India will need 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026
- PM Modi will inaugurate ‘India Energy Week 2023’ in Bengaluru
- India to export $100 billion worth of mobile phones
- Manufacturing trends and challenges in 2023: Co-innovation is the key to success
- Ather Energy collaborates with Salesforce to transform consumer experiences
- India can be superpower in defence manufacturing: General Anil Chauhan
- Industry 4.0 is transforming how businesses make, improve, and distribute their products
- 4 ways the Indian manufacturing sector will benefit from 5G enterprise
- India Aatmanirbhar in helicopter manufacturing
- India has found a major deposit of lithium, suddenly making it a major player in batteries and EVs
- Godrej Material Handling eyes 28% market share of Electric Forklifts in India by FY24
- Heavy-duty truck with hydrogen combustion engine technology unveiled by PM Modi
- Net Zero: Erecting an enduring green-steel ecosystem in India
- Domestic Solar Manufacturing Bodies Get Behind ALMM
- European Investment Bank joins India Hydrogen Alliance
Manufacturing Industry News – February 2023 – Week 1 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- Brazil to replace India as a manufacturing hub?
- FY24 could be an inflection point for surge in India’s manufacturing
- Godrej Aerospace delivers BrahMos technology booster
- India to become 5th country manufacturing semiconductors’: Vedanta Chairman
- BAUMA CONEXPO India 2023, Schaeffler India displays motion and mobility.
- O2 Power and STT GDC India collaborate to supply renewable energy
- Budget 2023’s allocation for defense manufacturing and R&D is insufficient
- Budget 2023: FM gives PLI Scheme expansion a miss
- Shovan Sengupta appointed regional vice president, of market access at Rockwell Automation
- India’s solar module manufacturing capacity to reach 95 GW by 2025
- Boeing sources manufacturing, IT services worth $1 bn from India
Manufacturing Industry News – January 2023 – Week 4 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- India- A hub of opportunities for electronic subcontracting
- Great Place To Work India announced Best Workplaces in Manufacturing 2023
- How India Is Pushing for a Robust Domestic Electronics Manufacturing Industry
- Tata Steel is acknowledged as Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- Rise of smart electric bicycles in India
- Tamil Nadu’s Industrial Parks and SEZs under SIPCOT
- Jidoka Technologies appoints Shyam Kumar as director of sales and marketing
- Budget’23: Pawan Goenka on how to make India’s automobile industry a global manufacturing hub
- Mahindra’s progress toward sustainability goals
- Market for drone maintenance to reach US$ 825.0 million by 2033
Manufacturing Industry News – January 2023 – Week 3 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- How to accelerate the growth of the Indian manufacturing sector
- India-UAE summit to highlight manufacturing
- PLI(production-linked incentive) scheme for toy manufacturers.
- India is fast emerging as renewable energy equipment manufacturing hub
- Samsung spars with India over $110 million in production incentives
- Who Are Apple’s Contract Manufacturers in India?
Manufacturing Industry News – January 2023 – Week 2 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- India iPhone breakthrough masks struggle to boost manufacturing
- Creating a manufacturing future for India
- OnePlus plans fresh investments to ramp up India manufacturing
- Covid strongly impacted India’s manufacturing sector, study shows
- Semiconductor companies from Japan plan to explore investment opportunities in the Indian market
- India targets China’s dominance in mobile phones
- India has a robust defence manufacturing ecosystem
Manufacturing Industry News – January 2023 – Week 1 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- Fighter and submarine design and manufacturing
- India to become a major exporter of telecom equipment in 2-3 years
- India’s manufacturing sector activity hits 13-month high
- An opportunity for driving manufacturing in India
- Manufacturing to gain from India’s G-20 leadership
- Apple bets big on India’s manufacturing sector
Manufacturing Industry News – December 2022 – Week 3 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
Manufacturing Industry News – December 2022 – Week 2 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
Manufacturing Industry News – December 2022 – Week 1 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
Manufacturing Industry News- November 2022 – Week 4 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant Inauguration
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
Manufacturing Industry News India- November 2022 – Week 3 (INDIA)
New Manufacturing Plant Inaugration
Accident in Manufacturing Plant
Other manufacturing news
- Appeal to impose import restriction on China and ASEAN countries | Source : Financial Express
- India to be a semiconductor manufacturing hub | Source : Business Standard
- Proposal for improve Uttar Pradesh’s economy | Source : Hindustan Times
- PLI scheme for container manufacturing | Source : Business Standard
- Additive manufacturing expo, Hyderabad | Source : The Hindu
- Decline in India’s Export | Source : The India Express