Category Archives: industry

Booming and Bubbling India-II

Posted on May 20, 2007 by indra

India vs. China: The eight Indian companies are part of S&P’s list of 300 mid-size companies across 37 countries in the latest S&P Global Challengers List. India ranks seventh in terms of the companies per country that figure in the … Continue reading →

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The Booming or Bubbling India

Posted on May 9, 2007 by indra

Mithilesh Jha, an IITian graduate engineer from Kanpur in computer engineering and working in some high executive position in Cadence India met me during my morning walk today. He was with one of his sons who is in IT-BHU studying … Continue reading →

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Shipbuilding- A sector with huge employment potential

Posted on April 12, 2007 by indra

Even in 1950s when India established its first IIT at Kharagpur, it happened to have a department of naval architecture, though with an intake of a dozen or two students. I used to wonder where we they be usefully employed. … Continue reading →

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Indian Auto Industry – Two New Alliances

Posted on April 7, 2007 by indra

France headquartered Renault, one among the top 10 carmakers in the world that rolls out over 2 million vehicles every year and Mumbai-based tractor and particularly popular ‘Scorpio’ utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) through their joint venture Mahindra … Continue reading →

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Chinamania

Posted on April 6, 2007 by indra

You must have seen my entry- China Invades India’s Manufacturing Sectors’. That got published in Patnadaily.com too. While my blog didn’t attract comments (now I have inserted the ones from Patnadaily.com), there were some critical ones on the later site. … Continue reading →

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MD- Tata Motors! Why is this Bigheadedness?

Posted on April 1, 2007 by indra

I had just finished going through an incredible story of Tata Motors in Forbes. No one can question the creditable and successful entry of TELCO, now known as Tata Motors, in passenger car manufacture. The two old monopolistic Indian passenger … Continue reading →

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Other Sectors Must Emulate IT Sector

Posted on March 29, 2007 by indra

A new report by CLSA entitled Chain Reaction by Bhavtosh Vajpayee and Anshu Govil has appeared. The report tries to put in figure the implications of strong IT sector growth across the economy. Some of its data are fascinating and … Continue reading →

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India, China, or Vietnam

Posted on March 28, 2007 by indra

According to a revised estimate announced by commerce and industry minister, Kamalnath, one of the most visible ministers of UPA government, the fiscal year will be the best with FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) touching a figure of $15 billion, nearly … Continue reading →

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Machining Industry Can Lead Indian Manufacturing Sector

Posted on March 28, 2007 by indra

Dr. B N Mondal, Head, Centre for Advanced Materials Processing, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute & Secretary, Investment Casting Society, India had invited me to attend the ‘National Workshop regarding super hard material and its cutting (machining) application’ at CMERI, … Continue reading →

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India’s Auto Industry- A Showpiece in Manufacturing Sector

Posted on March 27, 2007 by indra

In February, France’s Renault and its Japanese affiliate, Nissan, announced plans to team up with Mahindra & Mahindra to build the passenger car manufacturing plant. The Rs. 4,000 crore ($902 million) facility in Chennai will turn out 400,000 cars a … Continue reading →

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