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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’.

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.