April, 2016
What Is India’s Manufacturing Dna?
May 20, 2016
I listened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Day 1 of the week-long Make in India event held between February 13th and 18th, 2016. Of course, like he always does, this one too held the audience in…
Advantage Localisation
May 20, 2016
Anand Sundaresan, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of SCHWING Stetter, a 100 per cent subsidiary of German Multinational SCHWING GmbH, says that the company has been a firm believer of manufacturing in India since the time it entered the country…
Moving Beyond Assembly Lines
May 20, 2016
To go aggressive on local manufacturing and bring hi-tech facilities into the country, OnePlus’ India GM believes the Make in India initiative needs to develop more policies focussed on driving cutting edge innovation and research
OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone…
The Opportunity In Off-Site Construction Technology
May 20, 2016
Faizal Kottikollon, Chairman and Founder, KEF Holdings, believes that off-site construction technology will be crucial to meet the infrastructure needs of the country in sectors like healthcare, education and affordable housing
In 2007, Faizal Kottikollon, established KEF Holdings, which…
Going The Last Mile In Manufacturing
May 20, 2016
In a year’s time, Intex Technologies, the Rs. 4,000 crore Indian smartphone, consumer durables and IT products manufacturer aims to manufacture an entire line of mobile phones, including components, in India
Intex Technologies, an Indian smartphones, consumer durables…
Hyundai’s India Strategy
May 20, 2016
Hyundai, one of the first global OEMs to enter the Indian passenger car market, is continuing to invest in India with a renewed focus on localized procurement. That is not all. YK Koo, the company’s MD in India, believes…
Tapping Into Natural Resources
May 20, 2016
Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director, Gamesa India, and Chairman CII Tamil Nadu, states that the company has invested in India significantly to satiate the country’s growing need for alternate sources of energy to meet the growing demand for…
Focus On Skilling Right
May 20, 2016
Last fiscal, NK Ranganath, managing director, Grundfos Pumps India, was focused on enhancing operational efficiency and fine-tuning the product portfolio to improve profit margins. This year, he believes will mark the beginning of a growth phase to touch Rs…
Localise And Grow
May 20, 2016
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India, part of Germany’s Freudenberg Group, has capitalized on its ability to localize its products and based on this success, develop new products for global requirements…
“If you track the air filtration industry, you’d have…
Digitization Of Manufacturing In India
May 20, 2016
Dassault Systèmes is focused on helping manufacturers in India adopt 3D technology and digitization, to match their production capabilities with global standards. It is also providing the academic world with learning opportunities pertaining to early discovery of 3D to…
Make In India, Compete Globally
May 20, 2016
Erich Nesselhauf, MD and CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, is convinced that manufacturing in India has two big plusses; One, tap into the enormous potential of the domestic market and two, build India-centric trucks that can be exported to…
For An Energy Efficient Future
May 20, 2016
Danfoss India’s president Ravichandran Purushothaman takes us through the company’s progress in India, its contribution towards making in India and outlook for the future
Danfoss India, a company focussed on climate and energy efficient engineering solutions, is a…
Boosting Self-Employment
May 20, 2016
Apart from opening its platform to MNCs as a part of the Make in India initiative, the machine tools giant, BFW, is also banking on Indian SMEs to setup CNC (Computer Numeric Control) job-shops and tool rooms on BFW…
Looking back and looking forward – impact of union budget 2016 on ‘make in india’
May 20, 2016
SV Sukumar – Partner and Shridhar Kamath, Director of KPMG India discuss 5 ideas from the budget which will provide a fillip to the Make in India program
The ‘Make in India’ program, launched around 18 months ago, has captured the…
Budget 2016 And The Auto Sector – Is This Going To Be The Year Of A Turnaround?
May 20, 2016
Sridhar Venkatachari, Partner-Advisory at Grant Thornton India, explores whether the Budget 2016 brought any solace to the auto sector
Manufacturing in general and the automotive sector in particular have been through testing times the past couple of years. With…
