Balkrishna Industries (BKT) has opened a 10,000 sq ft distribution facility at Sankagiri in Salem district to strengthen its commercial vehicle radial tyre network in Tamil Nadu. Operated by distributor Sri Jayanthi Road...
Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh has met the heads of leading companies to seek investments in the state. Pitching Andhra Pradesh as an investor-friendly destination, he has been inviting industry leaders to set up pr...
The Environment Ministry has doubled the validity of environmental clearances for ports, harbours, breakwaters and dredging projects from 10 to 20 years, via an EIA Notification, 2006 amendment notified on 22 September. ...
India added 50.6 GW of module and 9.7 GW of cell manufacturing capacity in the first half of 2026, reaching 261.7 GW and 36.6 GW respectively, says Mercom India. Mercom warns that domestic cell shortages are now the bigg...
Orient Green Power has commissioned a 17.6 MW AC solar project in the Chetpet and Vandavasi taluks of Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, through its subsidiary Delta Renewable Energy. The plant, built on an EPC basis ...
Exide Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Exide Industries, has completed commissioning of Phase I of its 6 GWh lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility at Devanahalli, Bengaluru, on September 23. The plant will make cells ...
Walgreens India has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government to establish a new Global Capability Centre (GCC) at DLF Downtown, Tharamani, Chennai. The centre will focus on technology and business services, creating ...
Tamil Nadu's industrial safety directorate has issued notices to 61 factories after a month-long August inspection of 342 units by 21 teams. The drive followed the 21 June ammonia leak at a seafood unit near Per...
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals is setting up a greenfield fan manufacturing facility with a Phase 1 investment of around Rs 350–375 crore, part of its backward-integration push under the "Crompton 2...
Premier Energies has commissioned a 7 GW N-type TOPCon solar cell plant at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh, lifting its total cell capacity to 10.6 GW. Built on 101 acres at a cost of ₹3,293 crore, the facility can produce...
Starbucks is preparing its first standalone corporate office in India, focused on technology, engineering and cloud/digital platform roles, expected to launch in FY27 (from October 2026). The move comes amid a global res...
Stellantis has acquired CK Birla Group's remaining stake in their Tamil Nadu JV, taking full ownership of its Thiruvallur (Citroën) plant. The company plans to nearly triple output there, from about 18,000 ...
L&T Semiconductor Technologies and Tata Electronics have announced a strategic partnership to expand indigenous chip manufacturing for global markets, targeting automotive, industrial, communications, securit...
Zelio E-Mobility has opened a new electric two-wheeler assembly facility in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with 60,000 units/year installed capacity, lifting its total manufacturing capacity to 2.4 lakh units annually (up 33%)....
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced an 870-acre "Odisha Silicon Valley" tech hub at Naraj near Cuttack for semiconductor, electronics and IT projects, unveiled at SEMICON India 2026. The stat...
Honda Cars India has begun Phase II of its Bengaluru spare parts warehouse, investing Rs 450 crore to expand the Doddaballapura facility to 1,40,000 sq metres from 60,000. The hub, managed by HCIL, serves after-sales sup...
Merck has expanded its life sciences manufacturing site in Jigani, Bengaluru, with an investment of about €13 million (~Rs 140 crore), adding biological buffer production to its existing chemistry capabilities. The mov...
Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur said the company will sign 16 MoUs at SEMICON India 2026 with partners from Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and India, spanning equipment, chemicals, materials and infrastructure. H...
Brookfield will invest up to $600 million in ACME Cleantech Ventures through its Global Transition Fund to back green ammonia and green methanol projects in India and West Asia, including Odisha facilities and the second...
Greenbase Industrial and Logistics, backed by the Hiranandani Group, will invest Rs 2,000 crore to develop 5 million sq ft of industrial and logistics space in Tamil Nadu under its Greenbase 2.0 plan. Land has already be...
US semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research will invest roughly Rs 10,000 crore in India over several years to set up its first silicon component manufacturing facility, covering silicon ingot production for advanced c...
The Hinduja Group has expressed interest in increasing investments in Tamil Nadu’s renewable energy sector, particularly wind power, while expanding existing operations. During a meeting with Chief Minister C. Joseph V...
Fujifilm will invest about Rs 800 crore (~$83 million) to build a greenfield semiconductor materials facility in India, aligned with the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0. Rolled out in two phases from October 2026, Phase ...
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