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Kirloskar Group charts growth path across biz; bets on industrial revival

India's oldest engineering conglomerate is ramping up expansion across engines, steel, compressors, real estate and finance, even as family disputes linger

Accel, Anthropic to host India's first Developer Day on Oct 11 in Bengaluru

Venture capital firm Accel and AI company Anthropic, which runs Claude, a family of large language models (LLMs), will co-host Anthropic's first Developer Day in India here on October 11. The event comes at a time India's AI adoption is accelerating across enterprises, according to a statement. India is already one of Claude's strongest international markets, contributing about 7.2 per cent of global usage. This is an invite-only programme for top CTOs, product leaders and technical founders focused on practical build-with-Claude workflows and scaling via Application Programming Interface (APIs). The Developer Day will include a deep dive on Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's latest reasoning and coding model, alongside hands-on sessions using Claude Code and the Claude API for production-grade deployments, the statement said. In the run up to the event, Accel and Anthropic have opened Developer Day Community Demos for India's builders. The top three submissions will present live at th

Temasek seeks to acquire minority stake in Nash Industries for $120-150 mn

Private equity firms like EQT AB, Kedaara Capital, Carlyle Group, and ChrysCapital are also reportedly in the fray to pick up a stake in egineering solutions provider Nash

ER&D sector could nearly double to $100 billion in 5 years: Nasscom

Kishor Patil of Nasscom's ER&D Council said India's engineering R&D sector could grow from $56 bn to $100 bn in five years, led by auto, aerospace, semiconductors and GenAI adoption

Kilburn Engineering signs pact with Komline-Sanderson for global projects

Kilburn Engineering will manufacture dryers and provide engineering services under a definitive agreement with Komline-Sanderson, boosting its global presence

Rolls-Royce plans MRO facility in India for AIFs AE2100 engine support

Aerospace major Rolls-Royce on Thursday said it is exploring potential opportunities for setting up maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability in India for the AE2100 engine operated by the Indian Air Force to support and sustain the fleet, aligned with the India-UK free trade pact. As the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into effect, Rolls-Royce said it plans to accelerate its aerospace and defence engagement with India. "Among its areas of focus is the exploration of a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capability in India for the AE2100 engine, to support and sustain the fleet," the company said in a statement. Sharing the company's plans, Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President - Defence (India and South-East Asia), Abhishek Singh said with its strong legacy in India, the firm is looking forward to strengthening its in-country capabilities alongside the strong framework for bilateral collaboration set out by the CETA and the UK-India Vision .

Zomato's Deepinder Goyal wants to build India's very own jet engines

The LAT Aerospace founder is assembling a propulsion R&D team in Bengaluru to design and build lightweight, flight-ready gas turbine engines for regional mobility

Student-built radar-evading drones from BITS Pilani enter Army service

Two 20-year-old students from BITS Pilani's Hyderabad campus founded Apollyon Dynamics, whose radar-evading drones are now active across multiple Army bases

Loco maker Wabtec looks to make Bihar unit key pillar of global chain

With over 700 locomotives already manufactured and an order pipeline till 2028, the company is drawing up plans to make the facility a mainstay in the Indian market

xAI's head of infrastructure engineering resigns, joins Altman's OpenAI

In a post on X on Tuesday, Ruddarraju reflected on his journey at xAI, during which he played a pivotal role in the development of Colossus, a massive supercomputer comprising over 200,000 GPUs

TN engineering admission 2025 rank list released today; Check details

TNEA 2025 rank list will be out today, June 27. Online certificate verification took place from June 10 to 20, during which candidates were required to upload their mark sheets and other documents

Bhopal bridge takes a sharp turn - literally: Internet explodes with memes

A newly built railway overbridge in Bhopal has sparked safety concerns due to its sharp 90-degree turn, drawing criticism and debate across social media platforms

AP PGECET 2025 answer key out today at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in; details here

Andhra University has released the Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (AP PGECET) 2025 answer key today at 4 pm. Candidates can check it at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/PGECET

AP EAMCET 2025 results out: Check scores, pass percentage & next steps

The APSCHE has released the AP EAMCET 2025 results. Candidates can check their results through the official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/EAPCET, using their login credentials

We'll integrate artificial intelligence in all branches: AICTE Chairperson

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairperson TG Sitharam on Friday said artificial intelligence (AI) will be integrated into all branches of technical education. While AICTE had introduced a BTech programme in AI and Data Science as early as 2017, the Council is now working to include AI in the model curriculums of all technical disciplines, including engineering, information technology, and management studies, Sitharam told PTI. "A committee of experts has been constituted to suggest necessary revisions in the model curriculums. This committee has already held three meetings. I expect the panel to submit its recommendations within the next month on how AI can be incorporated across all branches. Two months after that, we aim to finalise the updated model curriculums," he said. Based on these new model curriculums, AI-inclusive teaching could begin as early as next academic year, the official said. He also informed that AICTE has made around 1,000 textbooks ...

You should write code till late in life: Wayfair India's Rohit Kaila

Rohit Kaila talks about the centre's journey, how the lifecycle of a software developer is changing, and why an engineer must not stop coding

Diversified EPC players well placed in March qtr on strong capex momentum

There are also signs of capacity enhancements by large conglomerates which may translate into business for engineering and construction

YES launches semiconductor equipment production, begins TN shipments

This landmark achievement signifies a pivotal moment for YES and the burgeoning semiconductor ecosystem in India

83% engineering graduates have no jobs, internship offers: Report

The survey is based on responses of 30K+ GenZ professionals and 700 HR leaders

GenAI boom drives demand for specialist engineers in India's IT sector

Cybersecurity, a sector with approximately 10K-15K job openings in India, is witnessing growing demand for roles such as network security engineers, penetration testers, cloud security specialists