Infrastructure

Dassault Systèmes, Samsung Heavy Industries cooperate to establish a smart digital shipyard Dassault Systèmes announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung Heavy Industries to create a “smart yard” based on new digital transformation technology with the aim to establish a fully digital shipyard and a competitive edge. The smart yard is designed to optimize the shipyard operations’ scheduling and execution as well as streamline and automate the flow...

BKT showcased its world-class mining masterpieces at IMME 2022 Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), the Indian multinational Group and global player in the Off-Highway tire market, participated in the 16th edition of IMME. The International Mining and Machinery Exhibition was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was held between the 16th and 19th of November at Eco Park, Rajarhat in Kolkata. BKT showcased its technologically driven high-quality products for the...

India’s EV Charger market to grow at CAGR of 46.5%: IESA report Indian EV charger market would expand at a CAGR of 46.5% between 2022 and 2030, said a report published by India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading industry alliance on energy storage, e-mobility, and green hydrogen. The 3rd annual edition of the “2022 India Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure & Battery Swapping Market Overview Report” examines the current market trend...

Hitachi Energy to supply transformers for India’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat Hitachi Energy India Limited (Hitachi Energy) has been awarded a contract by NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) to supply power transformers for their upcoming 4.75 GW renewable energy park in Gujarat, which is part of India’s largest solar park. Spread over 72,600 hectares in Kutch, this solar park supports the country’s efforts towards carbon-neutral future with...

VDMA conducts 11th Mechanical Engineering Summit at Pune The 11th VDMA Mechanical Engineering Summit – the annual flagship event of VDMA India was held on the 16th of September at Pune. Over 320 participants from 21 cities of India and Germany attended this event. Present at the occasion, Rajesh Nath, Managing Director of VDMA India spoke about the Ukraine-Russia Conflict and how it has affected Global Supply chains and created major...

BKT all geared up to showcase state-of-the-art masterpieces at IMME 2022 Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), the Indian multinational Group and a leading global player in the Off-Highway tire market will participate in the 16th edition of International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) event organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The event will be held between the November 16th and 19th at Eco Park, Rajarhat in Kolkata. BKT, being one...

  Johnson Lifts introduces Advanced Intelligent Software connecting lifts Johnson Lifts introduced an IoT-based wireless software device that senses, monitors, and alerts and have termed it as WATCH. This “WATCH” (Wireless Assessment to Troubleshoot Channelize & Host) is wireless software that connects your lifts to the data center through the IoT device in the lift. This new technology will enable real-time monitoring of lifts, sense and alert a team of highly...

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Rs 600-crore Tata Metaliks plant at Kharagpur West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated Phase-I of expansion project of Ductile Iron (DI) Pipe plant of Tata Metaliks at Kharagpur. This Rs 600 crore expansion project will take Company’s Ductile Iron Pipe plant capacity to over 4 lakh tonnes per annum in two phases. Inauguration of this plant is expected to give a major fillip to industrialisation in...

Shell plans to install over 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 Shell launched its first electric vehicle (EV) chargers in India, for the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segments in Bengaluru today. India is the first market for Shell to launch chargers for two-wheelers. The company plans to set up more than 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 and aims to provide safe, green, and integrated mobility solutions to its...

TERI signs MoU with Tata Steel Foundation for The Green School Project The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday in New Delhi to collaborate on implementing the latest stage of The Green School Project which aims to create awareness about environment conservation in the school network. TERI and TSF will collaborate on The Green School Project – Phase V...

Skipper’s engineering business wins order worth Rs 225 Cr Skipper Limited, one of the leading manufacturers for power transmission & distribution structures and a prominent manufacturer of telecom and railway structures, announced that it has secured fresh new order of Rs 225 crores for several domestic and international T&D projects including telecom. The company’s engineering business has secured export orders of Rs 125 crore for several T&D projects across Latin America,...

Electric vehicle market to grow at CAGR of 49% between 2021-2030: IESA report Indian electric vehicle (EV) market would expand at a CAGR of 49% between 2021 and 2030 and is predicted to reach annual sales of 17 million units by that time, with almost 15 million of those projected to be electric two-wheelers, said the “2021 India Electric Vehicle and Component Market Overview Report 2021-2030” report released by India...

ABB opens campus for machine automation at B&R in Austria ABB opened its new global innovation and training campus at the headquarters of B&R in Eggelsberg, Austria, its global center for machine and factory automation. The new campus will create up to 1,000 additional high-tech jobs and includes world-class research and development laboratories, as well as global training facilities for up to 4,000 people per year in collaboration with universities. ABB...

Schneider Electric to expand its presence to 2,000 retail stores by FY23 end Schneider Electric announced its omni-channel retail outreach: ‘Schneider Electric (SE) Retail Pavilion’, targeted at retailers across the country. Through this concept, the company plans to enroll, scale, and upskill retailers and be a partner in their journey of digital transformation. The company has partnered with over 500 retail stores as SE Retail Pavilions, for its B2C business, and...

Maharashtra makes Fire Evacuation Lift Mandatory in High-Rise Buildings Maharashtra has become the first State in India to make Fire Evacuation Lifts mandatory for buildings 70 meters and above since January 2018 in what is termed as the solution to mounting emergencies during fire-fighting and provide a safe evacuation mechanism for people and assist Fire Officers to save lives and assets. A circular issued by Maharashtra's Energy Department in conjunction with...