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Cochin Shipyard plans ₹6,000 crore projects in Vallarpadam and Thoothukudi

CSL plans a steel block fabrication facility at Vallarpadam and is exploring a shipbuilding and repair unit at Thoothukudi, with investments totalling around ₹6,000 crore

Transporters welcome GST Council move to curb repeated checks on highways

Transport industry bodies say the GST Council's decision to limit highway inspections to intelligence-based checks will reduce unnecessary stoppages, delays and penalties

VinFast expands India EV push with 50-plus e-motorcycle showrooms

The Vietnamese EV maker has signed letters of intent with dealer partners across 34 cities as it builds a dedicated distribution network for electric motorcycles in India

ePlane, Noida International Airport tie up to build eVTOL ecosystem

The partnership will cover vertiports, charging stations, operating procedures and regulatory coordination for ePlane's e200X electric air taxi and emergency services

India's wind power capacity may cross 250 Gw by 2035: Suzlon's Girish Tanti

Suzlon's Girish Tanti expects rising demand to prompt a higher wind capacity target, with the sector on track for 100 GW by 2030 and grid bottlenecks likely to ease

Gabriel India forms joint venture with Forvia for advanced seating systems

The joint venture, Faurecia Anand Seating India, will combine Forvia's seating technology with Gabriel India's manufacturing capabilities to serve Indian automakers.

Festive dispatches keep truck rentals firm as EV sales surge: Report

Truck rentals remained above year-ago levels across key routes in September, while heavy vehicle sales and electric vehicle adoption also showed strong growth, according to Shriram Finance Bulletin

TVS ASL raises ₹425 crore from Crescent Enterprises in Series D round

The investment will support myTVS' growth in India and expansion into international markets, initially focusing on opportunities across the Middle East and North Africa

Tata Sons boardgame likely to spur promoter relook at the charters

Experts say clearer boundaries between promoter oversight and professional management can help prevent governance conflicts

Want to become a regional corporate giant: Milky Mist's T Sathish Kumar

It is a myth that a firm needs a corporate office in a high-rise in a major city like Chennai or Bengaluru, Kumar says. The Milky Mist corporate office sits directly above factory in a rural setting

UPI continues to grow strongly, volumes up 23% at 24.07 bn in September

Clocks highest daily avg volume of over 800 mn transactions

SatLeo Labs to put India's 1st commercial thermal eye in space on Thursday

TAPAS-1 will demonstrate thermal sensing and data-processing capabilities in orbit, laying the groundwork for a planned constellation of 10-15 satellites by 2029

35 yrs of liberalisation: Hyderabad's journey from IT hub to 'Future City'

Economic liberalisation, policy continuity and global investments transformed Hyderabad from a historic trading centre into a powerhouse of IT, pharma, GCCs and emerging technologies

SaaS poster boy Mathrubootham turns producer with Sarpatta Parambarai 2

Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham is set to produce Pa. Ranjith's Sarpatta Parambarai 2, marking his entry into Tamil film production after stepping down as chairman

FM Sitharaman to launch ₹1 trn Rayalaseema horticulture hub this Friday

The three-year plan envisages ₹40,352 crore in public investment and about ₹60,000 crore from the private sector across 201 clusters in 10 districts.

TakeMe2Space sets course for orbital data centre, plans six satellites

To send 2 satellites on Falcon 9 to take networked computing into space in '28

India's space sector: Slow burn, hard-won successes - and then liftoff

From PSLV's breakthrough in the 1990s to Chandrayaan and private-sector reforms, India's space programme has transformed over 35 years

Microsoft opens data centre in Telangana amid AI infra expansion push

Microsoft's India South Central data centre region is now live in Telangana, as the state targets 5 GW of capacity and around $30 billion in AI and digital infrastructure investment by 2029

Zoho launches Zia Chat, enters vertical SaaS with 7 industry apps

The AI interface brings information, context and workflows into one conversational platform as Zoho expands into seven industry-specific applications

Syneos Health opens global life sciences and technology centre in Hyderabad

The 137,000-sq-ft centre is Syneos Health's largest in Asia and third-largest globally, with an initial workforce of more than 700 professionals