How persevering to ramp up electric mobility could be a catalyst for post-Covid recovery. Story by: Suvojoy Sengupta and Brajesh Chhibber India’s extended Covid-19 lockdown has slowed down the economy, and recovery could take time. As the government chalks out revival strategies and makes crucial decisions of spending allocation, a thrust on electric mobility has the potential to catalyse recovery[Read More…]
Organised by Grant Thornton, the webinar on jumpstarting the Indian automotive sector had experts deliberate on challenges and opportunities coming the industry’s way. Story by: Deepti Thore Grant Thornton recently organised a webinar on ‘Jumpstarting the Indian Automotive Sector’. With industry experts in attendance, the moderator set the tone by giving a backdrop of the slump in the sector recorded[Read More…]
In line with the government’s lockdown exit plan, the ACMA manual prescribes a general guideline, preparing for a safe and sustainable restart of the automotive industry. Story by: Deepti Thore It is no secret that the automotive industry is process-driven. Safety and Quality practices have always been a top priority. It, therefore, doesn’t surprise that in line with the government’s[Read More…]
Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) study advocates the use of Blockchain to tackle supply chain failures exposed by COVID-19. Recently, WEF is known to have released ‘Redesigning Trust: Blockchain Deployment Toolkit’ for organisations to accelerate an economic rebound to recover from the pandemic. Enabling leaders to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks of the technology, the toolkit will help[Read More…]
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown in a new set of challenges for the ‘Make in India’ national program. On the brighter side, it has also given birth to a whole new set of opportunities. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Under the ‘Make in India’ national program, the Government of India aspires to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development and build[Read More…]
The alarming spread of Covid-19 has had the automotive industry respond with extraordinary measures like mass-producing indigenously built life-support systems and PPE. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Ventilators are believed to give patients a 50-50 shot at survival, based on the early reports and claims coming in from across China, Italy and the United States. The probability of a 50 per[Read More…]
When Wuhan in China was identified as the epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic, it was a watershed moment for the auto sector in India. Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International When Wuhan in China was identified as the epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic, the crisis was no less than a watershed moment for the automobile sector in India. A time to unleash[Read More…]
Addressing the nation during his speech on April 14, 2020, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India declared the extension of nationwide lockdown until May 03, 2020, in the view of containing the spreading virus. Assuring that the necessary activities will resume from April 20, 2020, in areas which are not tagged as containment zones by States, UTs or District Administration,[Read More…]
From being considered a healthy alternative to China in the aftermath of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Indian automotive industry was faced with an uphill task of crisis management. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Towards the fag end of January, in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, highly import-dependent countries began scouting for alternative manufacturing and assembly units to de-risk[Read More…]
