Category Archives: manufacturing

Innovating India: Hope in Air

Posted on March 3, 2010 by indra

Indians have started innovating. It’s not only Nano, the ultra cheap car; Ace, the mini-truck; or Swach, the cheapest water filter from Tatas. Indica is also not the same with which Tata Motors entered the car market years ago. One … Continue reading →

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Recall Reaches India

Posted on February 25, 2010 by indra

Indians hardly had any experience of recalling. Maruti Suzuki has broken the record by announcing recall of 1, 00,000 of its A-Star cars manufactured before August 22, 2009 to replace faulty components that could cause fuel leakages. I knew about … Continue reading →

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India as global player in auto sector

Posted on February 19, 2010 by indra

With my whole professional life in the auto sector, it’s really amazing to see India gradually but consistently approaching towards becoming a relevant global player in auto sector in the next decade. It’s been heartwarming to see the evolution. A … Continue reading →

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Toyota’s Recalls: A Shock and A Lesson

Posted on February 11, 2010 by indra

For every one who follows auto industry and particularly manufacturing technologies and practices, shocking news about the massive recalls of its vehicles including the prestigious hybrid Prius by Toyota has caused remorse. Over decades Toyota became a benchmark for quality … Continue reading →

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Bhishma vs. Arjun

Posted on February 5, 2010 by indra

Arjun is again battling against Bhishma. This is to prove how Arjun compares against Bhishma. Can Arjun win again? The Indian army christened Russian battle (T-90S) tanks as ‘Bhishma’. DRDO has developed Arjun, the main battle tanks. Even after many … Continue reading →

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Product That Prides: iPad and India’s own Kindle

Posted on January 28, 2010 by indra

Image The techies in US and world over appear to be talking today of only one product iPad that Apple’s Steve Jobs unveiled. Will it be as popular as iPhone or iPod? Anand was the first to send the message … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Sector- India’s Hope

Posted on January 25, 2010 by indra

“If India is to realize its potential as an economic superpower, it will have to keep following China’s path by becoming one of the world’s factories. The IT sector gives India a good brand image, but most Indian jobs will … Continue reading →

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Collapsing Empires: GM and now Toyota

Posted on October 16, 2009 by indra

I have been under an awful halo of the two giants. Reasons are obvious. I worked for the automobile industry and a company that had a long tie with General Motors. I had contacts with many from GM, US as … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing and Machining

Posted on October 6, 2009 by indra

In Hindustan Motors, I started as executive trainee, a new concept of building managers for the future because of the company’s close relationship with General Motors, the largest company in the world at that time. After a short over-viewing of … Continue reading →

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Automobiles Tomorrow and Indian Manufacturers

Posted on September 7, 2009 by indra

SA Aiyar in his Sunday ‘Swaminomics‘ that has appeared as a letter addressed to Ratan Tata suggests ‘about JLR going into hybrids and electric plug-ins not to save the planet, just to save JLR – and may be even Tata … Continue reading →

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