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Tiruppur: How a small cluster turned into a textile export powerhouse

From ₹429 crore in 1991, exports from India's knitwear capital have grown to ₹46,000 crore with markets spanning 50-plus countries

BRICS shared satellite system may cut space debris, optimise costs: Experts

Experts say a shared BRICS satellite constellation with common Earth observation and a risk and revenue model could lower data costs and help reduce space debris

Deccan Gold opens Altyn Tor plant, marks overseas production milestone

Operated through Deccan Gold's Kyrgyz subsidiary Avelum Partner, Altyn Tor has progressed from exploration and development to production

Brics backs peaceful space tech; to work against outer space arms race

Brics countries back the peaceful use of space technology and greater cooperation while reaffirming efforts to prevent an arms race and weaponisation in outer space

Drydocks World, Cochin Shipyard form 50:50 JV for ship repair facility

The joint venture will operate, consolidate and expand Kochi's International Ship Repair Facility, adding capacity for Indian, regional and international vessel customers

'Scorpio Man' in space: Pawan Goenka on his journey from autos to skies

As the man steering the organisation tasked with promoting, authorising, and regulating private-sector space activities, Goenka has his task cut out

Godrej Enterprises powers ISRO's successful EOS-05 satellite mission

Godrej Enterprises Group supplied Vikas engines, cryogenic engine nozzles and satellite thruster components that supported EOS-05's journey from lift-off to orbit

Greaves overtakes Ola Electric, enters top five E2W makers in September

Greaves Electric Mobility recorded 2,645 registrations and a 4.6 per cent market share in the first nine days of September, moving ahead of Ola Electric

Fortune to set up ₹60,000 cr hyperscale AI data centre park in Telangana

The proposed 170-acre campus in Ranga Reddy district will support 1,200-1,600 MW of IT load, with cumulative investment potentially rising to ₹1 trillion

Sigma Advanced Systems begins aerospace production at Sri City facility

Around 75,000 sq ft of the 500,000 sq ft campus is operational, providing 100,000 annual machining hours, with capacity targeted to rise to nearly 300,000 hours

Rocket launches go private

A bunch of companies could play a significant role in the country's space plans

International collaboration is space sector's inherent strength: Shukla

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla says collaboration will remain essential as India pursues Gaganyaan, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station and lunar landing missions

GalaxEye becomes first startup to win US patent for satellite imaging tech

The US patent covers GalaxEye's core invention for architecture and system used to align and synchronise optical and microwave sensors for simultaneous, spatially, temporally matched data acquisition

Agnikul Cosmos opens two units, scales infra for reusable rockets

Agnikul Cosmos expands reusable rocket capabilities with new Chennai testing and manufacturing facilities

Alternative fuels zoom past petrol in share of PV sales: Fada data

This comes at a time when customers are raising concerns over the E20 (20 per cent ethanol and 80 per cent petrol blended) fuel

India, US to join hands on Moon base, expanding global space economy

US Ambassador Sergio Gor urged Indian space startups to explore the American market, while Isro called for greater private and international participation

India poised to be global hub for small satellites, in-orbit manufacturing

Isro is pursuing around 2,000 R&D projects as India seeks to raise its share of the global space economy and scale up private-sector participation and manufacturing

Auto retail sales hit record in Aug at 2.42 mn units, rise 18%: Fada

Passenger vehicles crossed 400,000 units in August for the first time, while CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles together overtook petrol in the PV fuel mix

Pixxel raises $100 mn in Series C, India's largest spacetech fundraise

The funding takes Pixxel's total capital raised to $195 million and will support new satellite capabilities, Earth intelligence Software, sovereign systems and manufacturing expansion

Zollner enters India with Avalon JV, to invest ₹1,000 crore in TN unit

European EMS major Zollner will initially own 51 per cent of the venture, which will manufacture high-precision electronics at a new facility in Kanchipuram