From Daikin to Samsung, companies fight Modi govt over e-waste policyIndia faces a growing e-waste problem. New government rules require electronics companies to pay more for recycling. Daikin, Hitachi, and S...
11 Apr, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
As ACs start to sweat, cos plan machines the heat can't wiltAC makers innovate to meet high-temperature demands, balancing efficiency and performance. The push for models operating in extreme conditi...
26 Jun, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
Daikin India becomes billion-dollar company, expect to double business in next 3 yearsDaikin Airconditioning India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's Daikin Industries, expects to double its business in India to $2 bn in t...
08 May, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
Climate change offers a cool & green opportunity, says Daikin India CMD KJ JawaThe world is getting warmer and, for the No 1 air conditioning maker Daikin, that’s a huge market opportunity.
06 Jun, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
Daikin India unveils new factory, upskilling campus to fuel future growthThe new manufacturing facility and training institute will help it become India's largest AC equipment maker.
14 Apr, 2022, 09.50 PM IST
Heating up the market with growth & innovation: Daikin aims to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050Daikin is in the process of setting up its third factory by 2022, as the company looks at its Indian subsidiary to ramp up manufacturing.
16 Jul, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
Japan shares fall as third wave of COVID-19 outbreak hurts sentimentThe Nikkei rose 0.6% for the week after hitting a 29-year high on Tuesday as progress in developing a coronavirus vaccine lifted equities.
20 Nov, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
Daikin to go ahead with its plan for third manufacturing unit in IndiaThe company, which has plans to set up a third manufacturing unit in South India, would make an announcement regarding it very soon after f...
11 Jun, 2020, 04.46 PM IST
Daikin India aims to be a Rs 5,000-crore firm in FY20, looks for 20% growthThe company is also expecting to have around 18 to 19 per cent market share of the residential AC market.
14 Apr, 2019, 05.46 PM IST
Indians popular choice for senior roles at Asian companiesIn the past three months, Nikon and Sony have appointed Indians — Sajjan Kumar and Sunil Nayyar — to lead their local operations, which wer...
10 Jul, 2018, 07.42 AM IST
Indians are top picks for CXO jobs at Asian firmsIn the past three months, Nikon and Sony have appointed Indians — Sajjan Kumar and Sunil Nayyar — to lead their local operations, which wer...
09 Jul, 2018, 12.06 PM IST
Kanwaljeet Jawa becomes 1st Indian to be appointed as board member of DaikinToday, Daikin Industries Limited finds significant contribution from overseas businesses led by local management across the globe, the rele...
28 Jun, 2018, 02.52 PM IST
Japan Inc an Island of calm in India's chaotic business terrainJapan has the technological know-how and a cadre of mighty corporations hungry for new markets as economic growth and its population shrink...
11 Jul, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
Daikin eyeing 20% revenue growth this fiscalDaikin's major growth driver would be inverter room ACs and VRV (Variable Refrigerent Volume) segment this year said Managing Director K J ...
14 Apr, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
Japanese companies like Sony, Panasonic to ramp up India presence to end Samsung ‘rule’"So much dominance of just one company, Samsung, is not good. We would give them a healthy competition by venturing into several new catego...
30 Apr, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- AC makers flood market with aggressively priced models; launch ad campaigns
High-end Japanese players Daikin and Hitachi have introduced new entry-level models that are only marginally costlier than Korean and India...
07 Mar, 2011, 02.08 AM IST
- Japanese electronic companies set to take on Koreans
Electronics majors such as Daikin, Panasonic, Sony, Canon & Nikon rejig game plan to wrest top slot from korean companies.
12 May, 2010, 12.21 AM IST