Bayer launches cotton insecticide Trance, targeting resistant sucking pests
Bayer has launched an insecticide for cotton that targets sucking pests including aphids, jassids and whitefly nymphs
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TAFE begins making Germany's DEUTZ engines in Alwar, with an eye on exports
TAFE Motors has begun building DEUTZ-licensed diesel engines at its Alwar plant in Rajasthan, its first manufacturing tie-up with the German maker, with capacity for 35,000 engines a year and an eye on exports.
MiPhi, the Micromax-Phison memory venture, says quarterly revenue crossed INR 250 crore
MiPhi Semiconductors, the memory venture between Micromax and Phison, says quarterly revenue topped INR 250 crore, more than double its entire previous year. Billed as the first Indian brand assembling enterprise SSDs at home, it still imports the core chips.
Andhra government puts Rayalaseema irrigation programme at INR 20,884 crore
The Andhra Pradesh government pegs its Rayalaseema irrigation programme at INR 20,884 crore, promising 52 TMC more water across a water-scarce region. The open question: how much of that is actually spent and reaching farms, rather than sanctioned on paper.
Bangalore Watch Company enters 2026 GPHG with a dial it says is made from captured carbon
Bengaluru's Bangalore Watch Company has entered the 2026 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève with the Peninsula Carbon, a watch built around a dial it says is made from captured atmospheric carbon: a sign of India making, not just buying, premium timepieces.
The Card Company launches a prepaid metal card
The Card Company's new metal prepaid card offers lounge access, hotel perks and rewards with no credit check or income proof, testing whether premium card status can be sold to Indians without any lending attached.
Bengaluru start-up is designing a home-grown cruise-missile engine
Paninian India, a Bengaluru start-up, has shown off a compact turbofan design intended for a home-grown long-range cruise missile. Private firms rarely enter strategic engine work in India, where the field has stayed mostly with government labs.