Suzuki Motor has asked its Indian suppliers to halt production one day a week for machine maintenance, reportedly for the first time. It wants suppliers to move to a model of 20 hours a day, six days a week by September ...
Reliance Industries plans to invest ₹1 lakh crore in Andhra Pradesh to set up compressed biogas plants, executive director Anant Ambani said at Madanapalle. The company projects over three lakh jobs and nearly ₹60,00...
Tamil Nadu retained its top rank for registered factories in the Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25, with 41,221 units, or 15.44 per cent of the national total. Gujarat followed with 33,084 and Maharashtra with 27,379. ...
CEAT Limited has expanded manufacturing capabilities at its 163-acre Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai across passenger car and SUV, commercial vehicle and two-wheeler tyres. The plant now makes the SportDrive SUV ZR22, m...
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal urged American manufacturers to deepen their presence in India, partner with Indian SMEs and co-invest in advanced manufacturing to build resilient supply chains. He was speaki...
Chennai-based Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd (KICL) is targeting footwear capacity of 10 million pairs next year, backed by investment from a Qatar royal family member. The company, revived under vice-chairman and MD...
The Union Cabinet has approved the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme with an outlay of ₹1.86 lakh crore to strengthen intra-state transmission and evacuate up to 135 GW of renewable energy. It also provides for 50...
Employment in India's registered manufacturing sector crossed the two crore mark in 2024-25, according to the Annual Survey of Industries. Persons engaged rose 7.19 per cent to 2.10 crore from 1.96 crore, an add...
Milky Mist Dairy Food has commissioned a 10 MW solar plant at Arasanoor in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, taking the site's solar capacity to 25 MW and total renewable capacity to 41 MW. The company says renewa...
Electronics ODM Rapidise plans to quadruple its manufacturing capacity in Manesar, Haryana, under a three-year investment plan of about ₹200 crore. The company is adding a 120,000 sq ft facility in Sector 8 alongside i...
The Union Environment Ministry has resumed processing of retrospective environmental clearances roughly two months after a Supreme Court ruling. On September 30, it directed all expert appraisal committees, state-level e...
India's Index of Industrial Production grew 8 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, indicating industrial activity continued to expand at a healthy pace. July's growth was revised up to 7.4 per cent fro...
Hyderabad-based Midwest Energy is setting up a ₹250 crore rare-earth magnet plant in Hyderabad, described as India's first sintered NdFeB magnet facility. Commercial production is expected by mid-October 2026,...
Nagpur's MIHAN has been shortlisted as one of three sites for drone manufacturing clusters under Maharashtra's new drone policy. The state's cabinet has approved a 2026 unmanned systems policy ...
Electronics manufacturers under India's Production Linked Incentive scheme have received ₹19,091 crore in incentives, while investments by participating firms have crossed ₹20,580 crore, according to Economi...
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has told the National Green Tribunal that Sun Pharma did not go ahead with its proposed expansion at Sathammai in Chengalpattu district. The plant, near the Vedanthangal bird sanctu...
A Tamil Nadu government official has urged MSMEs to embrace technology, focus on quality and tap global market opportunities to move from mere compliance to competitiveness. The message reflects a wider push to help smal...
Tiruppur Corporation is pinning its hopes on a bio-CNG waste-to-energy plant to manage the city's municipal solid waste. The plant would convert organic waste into compressed biogas that can be used as vehicle f...
Tamil Nadu has recorded the highest foreign direct investment inflow among Indian states in the first quarter of FY27, according to a BusinessLine data story. The ranking underlines the state's pull for overseas...
Vietnam is seeking more investment from Tamil Nadu businesses in electronics, semiconductors, IT, AI, clean energy and pharmaceuticals, during Ambassador Trinh Minh Manh's 20–22 September visit. He met the Ind...
India's semiconductor sector is poised for take-off, with more Singapore firms showing interest in the market, according to The Straits Times. Singapore, which contributes about 10 per cent of global chip output...
The Centre has approved storage of certain petroleum-based substances, described as harmful, in coastal areas. Under the CRZ Notification, petroleum and chemical products can be stored in coastal zones only if listed in ...
Maruti Suzuki has commissioned a 300 kW pilot green hydrogen electrolyser plant at its Manesar facility, its first. Hydrogen produced from surplus solar power, especially on holidays, is stored and blended with natural g...
Odisha's High-Level Clearance Authority has approved 27 projects worth ₹2,47,115.70 crore across 15 districts, with potential employment of 50,162 jobs. Data centres and AI lead the pipeline, with four project...
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