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Solar energy and power backup solutions provider Fujiyama Power Systems is setting up a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh as part of its 2030 vision to become an integrated renewable energy player, its MD Pawan Garg said. The greenfield project is expected to start solar cell production using advanced TopCon technology by the end of the ongoing fiscal year, the official told PTI in an interaction. Post start of the commercial operations, the company's total cell capacity will reach 2.3 GW. Fujiyama operates a 1.1 GW cell plant in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) technology is more efficient than conventional solar cell architectures, specifically Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC). "We are setting up a new 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing plant at Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. This backward integration project will strengthen our value chain, reducing dependence on the open market," Garg said. The project is being set up with
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 472-crore facility for the overhaul of T-series battle tanks at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ), an ordnance unit in Madhya Pradesh. Under the upcoming project, the facility will overhaul 80 T-72 and T-90 tanks annually, officials said. The Indian Army requires the overhaul of around 230 such tanks every year, they said. The Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi (in Chennai), currently overhauls around 150 tanks annually. The new facility at the 57-year-old VFJ will bridge the remaining shortfall, the officials said. VFJ is a premier military vehicle manufacturing unit operating under Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited and the Ministry of Defence. Established in 1969, the factory initially produced Shaktiman 3T vehicles in collaboration with Germany's MAN, as well as Nissan 1T and Jonga vehicles in collaboration with Japan's Nissan Motors Co. The factory complex is spread over 330 acres, while its adjoining estate c
The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday established a control room in New Delhi for the assistance of tourists from the state stranded in Nepal due to flash floods, an official said. People stranded in Nepal or their families can contact the control room for assistance and information on the helpline number 011-26772005, WhatsApp number 9818963273, and via email at recp1mpbhawan@mp.gov.in, the official said. The flash floods on Wednesday wreaked havoc across three districts in Nepal, claiming 177 lives. Hundreds of people, including 300 Indian tourists, were missing in one of the country's worst disasters in recent years.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said a committee comprising ministers has been formed to hold talks with the farmers agitating here over various demands, including 100 per cent moong procurement at MSP, and expressed confidence of finding a solution. A large number of farmers congregated in state capital Bhopal on Tuesday and launched a protest, which continued overnight. The agitation disrupted traffic on the busy Narmadapuram highway. Raising anti-government slogans, the agitating farmers had reached Budhni in Sehore late Monday evening before arriving in Bhopal on Tuesday. The state government has held the first round of talks with farmers, but the discussions remained inconclusive. Talking to reporters here after a programme, CM Yadav said, "Farmers' Welfare Year is being celebrated throughout Madhya Pradesh. A committee has been formed to communicate with them. Yesterday, we sent our Agriculture Minister Aidal Singh Kansana to hold talks with them. Even
Frozen potato products manufacturers and exporters HyFun Foods is planning to invest Rs 1,500 crore to set up units in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to support its expanding exports and domestic market presence, a senior company executive has said. "We are in the process of adding capacity and ensuring raw potato availability. We are setting up a greenfield manufacturing unit near Ahmedabad, in a town called Mehsana, with a capex of around Rs 1,000 crore. We expect this unit to be operational by January 2027," HyFun Foods Managing Director and Group CEO Haresh Karamchandani told PTI. He added that after the Gujarat facility, the company has plans to set up another greenfield unit in Madhya Pradesh with a capex of about Rs 500 crore, as it is smaller capacity initially and will gradually be expanded. Currently, the company has five manufacturing units in Gujarat. "Once the Gujarat plant becomes operational, we will start scouting for land in MP for setting up a manufacturing facility.