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Hero appoints Malo Le Masson as global product planning head

In recent times, Hero MotoCorp has appointed a series of high profile senior global experts, including its CTO Dr Markus Braunsperger

India loses cost competitiveness to China, Singapore in auto sector

India spends highest on raw materials for manufacturing automobiles (about 69% of their value) compared to other Asian countries, says an Assocham-Thought Arbitrage study

Titagarh Wagons forms JV with French firm Matiere

The JV will manufacture metallic and modular bridges in India

Indian MSMEs can join global value chain with ZED model

Quality standards have assumed lot of importance in the context of the announcement of the policy on IPR by the Government of India, says expert at AIAI workshop

Cabinet clears National Capital Goods Policy

The policy is expected to drive growth in manufacturing and enable 'Make in India', says CII

Telecom equipment accounts for 12% of e-waste in India

With more than 100 crore mobile phones in circulation, nearly 25% end up in e-waste annually in India, the world's fifth largest producer of e-waste, says Assocham-KPMG study

Govt to launch a hub & spoke model to set up science cities and science centres

The Science & Technology Ministry working on 'five year rolling plan' to measure plans & their implementation

Volvo Penta to start production of industrial engines in India

A new line will be added at the Volvo Penta Powertrain (VEPT) plant in Pithampur (MP) to manufacture the 5 and 8-liter engines for Indian customers

TCS and Siemens to collaborate on big data analytics for manufacturing sector

Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software business will support TCS' big data experts in the delivery and effective use of the Siemens Omneo performance analytics solution

Manufacturing sector likely to slow down in Apr-Jun qtr: Ficci

The hiring outlook for the sector also looks unpromising as over 80% survey respondents said they are unlikely to hire in the said quarter

TCI opens cold chain warehouse in Gurgaon

With this, TCI forays into temperature controlled warehouses as part of an overall strategy to build a cold chain network of warehouses and refrigerated trucks

India and Belarus aim to achieve $1 billion trade by 2018

Two countries to focus on renewable energy, pharmaceuticals & biotech, automotives, hitech and food sectors

Perfecting the art of demand forecasting in volatile market

Improved demand forecast accuracy with next generation analytic solutions are ensuring on shelf availability of product with reduced inventory, says Alagu Balaraman and Sujit Sahu of CGN & Associates

Manufacturing sector to see more job creation, says Randstad India CEO

HR firm says the perception about the manufacturing sector is also undergoing a change since they have also taken up employee-friendly policies

Only 11% investments announced in manufacturing sector recorded: Study

Over 68% manufacturing projects in Rajasthan have remained under implementation

Manufacturing PMI unchanged at 51.1 in Feb, new orders pace up

On the jobs front, Nikkei noted that February data highlighted broadly unchanged levels of employment

Global factory activity hit hard in February despite discounting

Chinese producers suffered a seventh straight month of decline in February