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India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

1 dead, 4 injured after blast at Maharashtra’s Palghar industrial area

According to Palghar Police, a chemical blast occurred at Limbani Salt Industries, a small unit in Palghar East, Friday morning.

Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

PM announces 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased in Telangana pharma explosion

After an explosion at Sigachi Pharma factory, Modi expressed his grief & announced an ex-gratia for families of the deceased & Rs 50,000 for those injured from the National Relief Fund.

Asia’s factory activity stalls, but China a bright spot

China's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than a decade in February, based on an official index, while a survey showed activity rising for the first time in 7 months.

A peek into Alibaba’s secret 3-year Xunxi experiment — reinventing the factory

Alibaba’s smart factory is an attempt at leveraging its consumer data & tech to help multi-trillion-dollar manufacturing arena improving efficiency & meet consumer expectations.

Why can’t officers use workers’ toilets? Tata factories showed the way

In ‘The Learning Factory’, Arun Maira, who worked with Tata Group for over two decades, writes about building factories 'as clean as German hospitals’.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.