A 1% problem that can derail India’s factory lines as tiny screws throw big tantrumsA recent analysis highlights that stringent regulations on fasteners, a seemingly minor expense, are leading to significant production hurd...
06 May, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Gold dips as inflation concerns linger; markets watch US-Iran talksGold prices saw a dip on Monday. Inflation concerns are impacting the US monetary policy outlook. Markets are closely watching US-Iran peac...
04 May, 2026, 07.23 AM IST
Nexperia's China unit nears fully local production of chipsChipmaker Nexperia will soon be able to produce semiconductors locally within China, sources told AFP. Local production would allow Nexperi...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
Manufacturing weakens in Europe, Asia on faltering demand and tariff uncertaintiesManufacturing activity contracted in Europe's largest economies and China during November, impacted by weak domestic demand and tariff unce...
01 Dec, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
VW cost cutting necessary after 'decades of structural problems', CEO tells paperVolkswagen plans to cut costs to address long-standing structural issues. CEO Oliver Blume said weak market demand in Europe and lower earn...
03 Nov, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
Charting the global economy: US inflation exceeds forecastsUS inflation in September was stronger than forecast, prompting speculation that the Federal Reserve might opt for a smaller interest-rate ...
13 Oct, 2024, 09.14 AM IST
Germany to buy 20 more Eurofighter jets to boost defenceGermany will purchase 20 additional Eurofighter jets from Airbus, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced at the International Air Show in Berlin....
05 Jun, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Europe's auto suppliers reach the end of the roadEmrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory wh...
06 May, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Germany responds to Russia, halting Nord Stream 2 pipelineFor years, Germany has refused to endanger its energy trade with Russia when responding to Moscow’s worst excesses because it was reliant o...
23 Feb, 2022, 11.43 AM IST
Tesla's gigafactory electrifies California-Germany culture clashOnce running, the factory will produce 500,000 electric cars a year and generate 50-gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery capacity - more than an...
07 Oct, 2021, 12.28 PM IST
Global supply squeeze and Delta virus rip through factoriesThe combined forces of the delta variant of the coronavirus, shortages of parts and raw materials, and a lack of shipping capacity are crea...
02 Sep, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
Gold inches up on weak dollar; focus on Georgia runoffs outcomeSpot gold rose 0.1% to $1,950.46 per ounce by 0049 GMT, after hitting a peak since Nov. 9 at $1,952.98 earlier in the session. U.S. gold fu...
06 Jan, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
German economy shrinks 2.2 per cent in 1st quarter as virus hitsThe figures from the Federal Statistical Office offered a first glimpse of the damage caused by the coronavirus crisis to Europe's biggest ...
15 May, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
United Arab Emirate guns to fire with Made in India shellsThe ordnance factories' exports will multiply 10 times once the Rs 235 crore order is finalized. "At present, exports are within Rs 20-25 c...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.53 PM IST
Ordnance Factory Board aims to create self-suffiency in defence productionWe are creating added capacities in the production of T-90 tanks and Pinaka rockets at the various ordnance factories, S K Chowrasia, membe...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.53 PM IST
- German cars off their prime
German cars are too big, costly and polluting. The challenge is now from Toyota and Chinese upstarts like Chery and Geely.
29 Aug, 2007, 02.53 AM IST