Uday Lal Pai

Indian oil firms take up automation of petrol stations

Coming soon. Automated fuel dispensers in India. Indian oil companies are in process of automating retail automobile fueling stations, popularly known as 'petrol pumps.'

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Accelerated Automation Use In India Is Needed

While China has rapidly closed the gap in skills development and industrial deployment of highly automated process, India lags behind in addressing the low GDP 'per hour worked' ranking, cautions the Automation Industry Association (AIA).

ABB India Net Profit Zoom

First quarter (1Q) net profit for ABB Ltd (India), the Indian unit of Swiss engineering major ABB, surged about nine-fold from a year ago, driven by short-cycle orders in the automation segment.

Avantha Power of India Taps Rockwell for BOP Applications

Avantha Power of India has selected Rockwell Automation as its automation provider for the utility’s balance of plant (BOP) applications for the next three years. The two greenfield power plant projects will begin electricity production over an 18-month period, beginning in March 2012.

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ABB India To Acquire Operating Business of ABS Global Industries

The move is seen as a way to shore up competitive position relative to incoming Chinese and Korean companies.

India's Engineering Exports Rise

India is one of the fastest growing exporters of engineering goods in the world, registering nearly 30 percent year-over-year growth, reports say, comfortably above the global engineering average export growth rate of 13 percent.

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India's Engineering Exports To Reach $120 Billion by 2015

Rising orders from the United States and the Middle East are helping drive rapid export growth.

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India Defense Ministry Targets Local Manufacturers

Will the new Defense Production Policy make India a major defense manufacturing hub?

China, India Challenge U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness

One index places the United States fifth in manufacturing competitiveness among top 10 countries by 2015.

Siemens Plans Energy Automation Hub In India

Siemens will invest $45 million in Goa, India, over the next few years to establish two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

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India to Spend $1.4 Billion for National Knowledge Network

By connecting universities and technology institutes across the country, the 15-gigabit broadband connection aims to bridge the Indian knowledge gap.

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India Considers New Manufacturing Policy

The new policy would lead to “mega-manufacturing hubs” to attract foreign investment to the country.

TCS To Automate Indian Emigration System

The Indian Ministry of Overseas Affairs has selected Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS), the country’s largest software exporter, to implement a project to computerize and automate the country’s emigration system.