Defence planning is usually associated with the weapons a country needs today. But India is increasingly looking at a different question: what kind of warfare will it have to prepare for 10, 20, or even 25 years from now? That question was brought into focus by Hon’ble Union Minister of Defence Shri Rajnath Singh, who said India is building defence capabilities by keeping the changing nature of warfare over the next 10, 20 and 25 years in mind. The significance of the statement goes beyond the immediate discussion around defence equipment. It points towards a larger transformation in India’s defence…
Author: Ranganathan
India’s next phase of industrial growth may depend on more than labour, capital, infrastructure and access to markets. An increasingly important factor is beginning to shape the competitiveness of Indian manufacturing: access to electricity that is affordable, reliable, available at scale and low-carbon. The issue is not simply whether India can produce cheap electricity or add more renewable capacity. The larger question is whether the country can provide electricity that is affordable, reliable, available at scale and increasingly low-carbon. If India succeeds, its green-energy transition could become more than a climate strategy. It could become a powerful industrial strategy. The…
MaxVolt Energy Industries Limited has conducted the Bhoomi Pujan for its proposed 10 GWh lithium battery-pack manufacturing campus in Aligarh. The ₹700-crore expansion is intended to strengthen the company’s manufacturing presence across electric mobility, energy storage systems, telecom and power-backup applications, while also adding dedicated production lines for OEM customers and expanding its portfolio into batteries for four-wheeler EVs. The proposed Aligarh campus will complement MaxVolt Energy’s existing 2.5 GWh manufacturing facility in Duhai, Ghaziabad, which is currently operational. Upon full development of the Aligarh project, the company’s combined annual manufacturing capacity across the two locations is planned to reach…
India’s data center boom is often described in terms of Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and the growing appetite for digital services. But behind every new server rack is a much more physical story: one involving land, electricity, construction, cooling systems, power equipment, cables and fibre networks. That infrastructure story is becoming increasingly important. India’s operational data center capacity reached nearly 1.8 GW in the first half of 2026, according to Cushman & Wakefield, up substantially from around 400 MW in 2019. The country also has a development pipeline of nearly 3.9 GW, including projects under construction and in planning. Mumbai…
India’s payments landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, with UPI making instant digital payments part of everyday life. But the next experiment could involve something deeper than the way we pay. The Reserve Bank of India is testing the Digital Rupee, or e₹, a central bank digital currency that represents the Indian rupee in digital form. The bigger question is no longer whether India can create digital money, but what this new form of money could eventually do. Unlike UPI, which is a payment system used to move money between bank accounts, the Digital Rupee is digital money issued…
Laser Power & Infra Limited has received in-principle approval from the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited (WBIDC) for the proposed allotment of approximately 40 acres of land at Vidyasagar Industrial Park in Kharagpur, West Bengal. The proposed land will be used to establish a manufacturing facility for integrated power cables and conductors. Laser Power Kharagpur Project: Key Highlights The proposed project includes: Approximately 40 acres of land at Vidyasagar Industrial Park, Kharagpur In-principle approval / provisional Letter of Intent from WBIDC Proposed allotment on a 99-year long-term lease Manufacturing facility for integrated power cables and conductors Expansion of manufacturing…
Artificial Intelligence is changing far more than the software running on our computers. Behind every AI model, chatbot, image generator and enterprise application is a data center filled with increasingly powerful servers. These servers require enormous amounts of electricity, and delivering that power efficiently is becoming one of the biggest engineering challenges facing the AI industry. This is where gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are attracting growing attention. At the same time, the industry is exploring a significant change in data center power architecture: the move from traditional low-voltage distribution toward 800 V DC systems. The reason is…
This October, Rohde & Schwarz will bring the global wireless community together for the sixth edition of its Mobile Test Summit, with 6G taking center stage. The virtual forum will connect industry leaders, technology experts and testing professionals to explore the technologies shaping the next generation of wireless communications. Building on last year’s virtual format, Mobile Test Summit 2026 will take place across three online sessions on October 7, 14 and 21. Wireless communications professionals can register for individual sessions through the Rohde & Schwarz website. Each session will examine one of three key technology areas expected to play a…
Siemens and TSMC are deepening their collaboration to bring AI-driven automation to chip design and semiconductor manufacturing workflows. Through their longstanding engagement in the TSMC Open Innovation Platform (OIP) ecosystem, the companies are expanding chip design enablement initiatives to help customers navigate rising design complexity, shorten development cycles, and improve engineering productivity. The collaboration introduces an AI-powered agent that automatically identifies and resolves design rule check (DRC) violations across digital and custom integrated-circuit (IC) design flows. Built on Siemens’ Calibre technology and integrated with Aprisa and Solido software, the solution helps chip design teams reduce repetitive manual work, streamline verification,…
India is looking to develop indigenous silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules for high-voltage power transmission, bringing its semiconductor ambitions closer to the national power grid. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ministry of Power and POWERGRID have invited industry feedback on a pre-RFP proposal for the indigenous design, development, qualification and supply of SiC MOSFET-based power modules for VSC-HVDC applications. The programme could see around 13,000 modules supplied for a pilot project. What is India Planning? The proposed programme targets high-power SiC modules that can be used in Voltage Source Converter High Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) systems.…
REC Power Development & Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has advanced two major power transmission projects to the next stage with the formal handover of their project-specific Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to the successful bidders. On 23rd September, 2026, Barmer HVDC Power Transmission Limited was handed over to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), while Sakoli Power Transmission Limited was transferred to Ashoka Buildcon Limited for the development of the respective transmission projects. Both SPVs were awarded through RECPDCL’s tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process under the Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) framework. The handover was carried out by Shri Rajkumar…
Agrizy, a technology-led Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CRDMO), is marking its fifth anniversary as it continues to build end-to-end capabilities for global food, beverage and wellness brands. Founded in 2021, the company has developed an integrated platform that supports the entire product lifecycle from research and formulation to ingredient sourcing, manufacturing and global fulfilment, enabling brands to access these capabilities without having to build the infrastructure in-house. The milestone comes at a time when demand for outsourced manufacturing is accelerating, creating greater need for specialized partners with integrated capabilities. The Indian food, beverage and nutraceutical contract manufacturing market…