Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched an Industrial Autonomy & Engineering Lab at its Sahyadri Park campus in Pune, describing it as India’s first “lights-out” factory lab designed to advance artificial intelligence-led manufacturing. A lights-out factory uses autonomous technologies to operate production processes with minimal human intervention. The new facility features a fully robotic battery…
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance is expanding the use of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure in insurance distribution with the launch of ‘ICICI Life Partner Stack 2.0’, an upgraded platform designed to equip advisors and distribution partners with technology across sales, onboarding and customer servicing. The platform’s eQuote App uses an AI-based product recommender to identify…
Mahindra & Mahindra is targeting more than 50 per cent market share in India’s small pickup segment in FY27, banking on the expanded Veero range to strengthen its position. The automaker currently holds a 46 per cent year-to-date share through July, compared with 49.1 per cent in FY26. According to Velusamy R, President of Mahindra…
Asian Paints has appointed financial sector veteran Leo Puri as chairman-designate, with his term set to begin on January 23, 2027. Puri has also been appointed to the company’s board for a five-year term extending until September 2031 and will succeed R. Seshasayee as chairman. The leadership transition comes as India’s leading paint maker faces…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the Department of Electronics, IT & BT, Government of Karnataka, have opened registrations for the 27th edition of the TCS Rural IT Quiz, strengthening the company’s long-running effort to expand technology awareness among students beyond major urban centres. The 2026 edition, an integral part of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026, will…
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated enforcement action against Bengaluru-based British Life Sciences Pvt Ltd over violations involving infant food products. During an inspection conducted as part of an enforcement drive, officials found a significant quantity of misbranded infant food products at the company’s premises and seized the stock under…
Amway India has expanded its presence in the Ayurveda and preventive wellness market with the launch of Nutrilite Ayurveda, unveiling nine new innovations and targeting aRs 100 crore category over the next two years. The expansion reflects the company’s assessment of growing consumer demand for plant-based and preventive healthcare, alongside the Government of India’s focus…
Vedanta will present the landmark 20th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) from January 14 to 18, 2027, marking two decades of literary exchange, cultural dialogue and multilingual storytelling. Supported by the Government of Rajasthan, the festival has grown into a major global platform since 2008, hosting more than 8,000 writers, speakers and artists,…
Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has entered India’s competitive ice-cream market with its Bombay Creamery brand. The new range includes cones, cups, tubs, bars and sticks, with prices starting at ₹10, making the products accessible to a wide range of consumers. The ice-cream products will initially be launched…
Meet Air India cabin crew siblings Wahengbam Sureiya and Rohit Singh from Manipur, whose shared journey in aviation has strengthened their bond through long flights, airport standbys and life in the skies. The siblings grew up eight years apart in Imphal in Manipur, but today their worlds intersect almost every day. As cabin crew at…
