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Harvard Business School has featured Taural India in a case study chronicling founder Bharat Gite’s journey of building a globally competitive aluminium casting business through a German joint venture. The study highlights scaling manufacturing in India, leveraging global collaboration, and overcoming capital-intensive challenges. It underscores India’s rising role in advanced manufacturing amid shifting global supply chains and the China+1 strategy.

Casio's G-SHOCK unveils the GA-2100CM, its first model featuring an original camouflage pattern. Available in sand and grey for INR 10,995, these watches blend ruggedness with the popular gorpcore trend. The design subtly incorporates the 'G' mark, while retaining the iconic octagonal bezel and hybrid display. Practical features and a slim, tough build make it a versatile, year-round accessory.

A surrendered senior Maoist leader revealed extensive military training links with LTTE, Philippines, and Nepal groups. He disclosed the Maoists built barrel grenade launchers and ran arms units from multiple Indian cities. Sustained security pressure has significantly weakened their infrastructure and arms manufacturing capabilities.

Manufacturers are offering models that better suit varied needs, including daily commuting, highway travel and the growing demand for clutch-free driving in traffic. These vehicles now deliver a more balanced mix of performance, efficiency and practicality than before.

As Iran's drones and ballistic missiles rain down on Gulf cities, oil terminals and airfields, a quieter battle is being fought against sand, heat and open sky — one that has reshaped the outcome of every conflict ever fought on Arabian soil.

Designer Patricia Emma Fernandez Ortiz spent 12 years living in Calcutta, where she discovered her passion for design. So, when she recently showcased at Moscow Fashion Week, her collection clearly reflected her inspiration and experiences living in the country

Amway India is entering a new growth phase, focusing on stability, resilience, and a strengthened foundation after two years of transformation. The company is committed to ethical direct selling, consumer protection, and driving sustainable impact through its health, wellbeing, and entrepreneurship initiatives, aligning with India's development agenda.

Peenya Industrial Area, a major hub, faces a potential shutdown as LPG supply disruptions cripple over 3,000 MSMEs. Industries reliant on gas for critical processes report sharp supply drops, leading to production cuts, delayed orders, and wage stress. Global factors and import dependency are cited as reasons for the ongoing crisis.

President Donald Trump claimed the new laser weapons would be "coming out pretty soon". However, the US military is facing significant challenges to build and deploy them at scale.

High-energy lasers are emerging as a cost-effective defense against drones and missiles, with costs as low as $3.50 per shot compared to millions for missile interceptors. Despite decades of development and some deployments, challenges remain in scaling the technology for widespread military use due to environmental limitations and production hurdles.

Experts vouch that manufactured sand is not only a viable alternative to natural sand, but is superior in many ways.

E M Sudarsana Natchiappan, Union minister of state for commerce and industry, called for using manufactured sand for construction activities so that sand mining in river beds could be stopped.

The destruction of riverine ecosystems by indiscriminate sand mining is gradually giving way to industrial- scale production of manufactured-sand.