Page 2 - Manufacturing Industry

Reduce import duties on tea to improve quality of domestic produce

Protection to domestic tea planters has led to sharp decline in quality, while prices are going up

There should be no GST on healthcare services: Gautam Khanna

Imposition of high GST on medical equipment would affect the overall cost structure of healthcare

Reliance Defence bags Rs 916 cr contract from Defence Ministry

As per the contract, the company will supply 14 fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard

Sterlite Grid commissions TBCB-based RAPP transmission project

The project will strengthen inter-regional power transfer capability between Northern and Western grids

"Digitalisation is bringing about advances in manufacturing technologies"

Says Niranjan Nadkarni of TUV SUD while explaining the impact of digitalisation in today's world

Artificial intelligence brings new ideas to the factory floor

Though AI is gaining traction, smart manufacturers see their people as most valuable resources

Graphene is proving to be a wonder material: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

Rapid rise in number of graphene patent applications reflects global fascination with this material

TUV SUD elevates Niranjan Nadkarni to lead business of newly formed region

He will be responsible for the strategic growth of South & SE Asia, Middle East & Africa region

Sluggish growth in US, demonetisation & GST slow down pharma market

Aggregate revenues of 21 leading firms grew by 7.4% in FY2017 compared to 10.1% in FY2016, says ICRA

DHL Express expands Delhi Gateway, doubling India's export capacity

Capacity raised to handle 10 mn shipments per annum; Import clearance capacity up by 60%

Kaneka Corp buys US formulated advanced resin supplier Applied Poleramic

With this, Kaneka makes a full-scale entry into aerospace market

Piramal Finance to invest Rs 485 crore in Apollo LogiSolutions

Investment to boost Apollo LogiSolutions' capabilities in providing end-to-end logistics solutions

Leveraging IoT to travel on the GST highway

Technology & IoT will play a major role for logistics industry in the GST regime

The ripple effect in the Indian auto industry

Will more MNC carmakers follow the footsteps of GM, which has decided to stop retailing in India?

Addressing the NDC implementation challenge to mitigate climate change

Governments, think-tanks, industry & academia will have to work together to surmount this challenge

Contract farming will give a boost to Indian agriculture: Ankur Aggarwal

Fast-track implementation of contract farming could be the new ray of hope for agriculture industry

Worldwide drug sales to hit $ 1.06 trillion in 2022: Study

Pricing pressure to cause drug sales forecasts to fall for first time in 10 years, says Evaluate

Sun Pharma and NIV join forces to fight zika, chikungunya & dengue

National Institute of Virology to receive Sun Pharma's drug molecules for testing against 3 diseases

PI Industries to form JV with Japan's Kumiai Chemical for agrochemicals

While the JV will initially focus on bispyribac sodium, it may add more products in future

Lupin founder Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta passes away

Dr Gupta, a doyen of Indian pharmaceutical industry, was 79 years old