Partnership
Partnership signed with three farmer producer organisations
Kaveri Agritech will supply and maintain grading equipment for three FPOs covering roughly 2,400 member farmers. Under the arrangement the FPOs pay per-tonne rather …
business
Business stories from across India
Launches, expansions, exports, funding, partnerships and milestones — from neighbourhood retailers and farmer producer organisations to manufacturers and technology firms.
Jobs
Deccan Craft Collective brings 120 more artisan households into its network
The Hyderabad collective has onboarded 120 additional artisan households across three Telangana districts. Members receive advance payment against confirmed retail o…
Expansion
Indus Cold Chain opens Indore warehouse
A 26,000 square foot shared cold warehouse has opened on the Indore-Ujjain road, the company’s third facility in Madhya Pradesh. It will serve food processors who pr…
Milestone
Malnad Dairy crosses one lakh litres of daily collection
The farmer-owned dairy now collects over one lakh litres a day across 74 village societies, up from 62,000 litres two years ago. The producer company says payment cy…
Manufacturing
Backwater Foods commissions a new packaging line in Kochi
The Kochi food company has installed an automated filling and sealing line, roughly tripling packing capacity ahead of the festival season. The company said manual p…
Awards
Loom & Ledger recognised at state handloom awards
The Coimbatore textile venture received a state award for work on traceability in handloom supply chains. The company links each fabric batch to the weaving cluster …
Exports
First direct export order shipped to Sri Lanka
The company has shipped its first container of turned components directly to a Colombo-based assembler, having previously supplied only through domestic intermediari…
Expansion
Peenya Precision Works adds a second machining line
The Peenya unit has commissioned a second CNC line, taking monthly capacity from roughly 40,000 to 65,000 components. The company says the expansion was driven by tw…
Innovation
Hubballi Machine Tools develops a lower-cost bench lathe
The company has developed a bench lathe aimed at workshops that have historically bought second-hand imported machines. Priced substantially below comparable new imp…
Expansion
Nagpur Diagnostics opens eight new collection centres
Eight collection centres have opened across Vidarbha, taking the network to 46. Samples are moved to the central Nagpur laboratory twice daily, with same-day results…
Milestone
Surya Renewables crosses 500 rooftop installations
The Jaipur solar firm has completed its 500th rooftop installation for small industrial units across Rajasthan. Cumulative installed capacity now stands at just over…
Launch
How eleven self-help groups built a millet snack brand
Rukmini Bai and the women of eleven Davanagere self-help groups began by grinding spice blends for neighbours. Their federation now runs a shared kitchen, supplies 6…
Funding
Kaveri Agritech raises early funding to widen cold-storage rollout
The Mysuru agritech company has closed an early funding round led by a regional agri-focused investor. Funds will go towards deploying 40 additional cold-storage uni…
Launch
Surat Weave Digital launches dyeing-unit scheduling tool
A scheduling module for dyeing units has been released, allowing processors to sequence lots by colour to reduce cleaning downtime between batches. Eleven Surat proc…
Companies and enterprises
Backwater Foods
Business · Kochi
Packages traditional Kerala condiments and ready-to-cook mixes with no added preservatives, sold across South India and the Gulf.
Deccan Craft Collective
Business · Hyderabad
A producer collective that markets Telangana handicrafts directly to retailers, sharing margin back with artisan households.
Hubballi Machine Tools
Business · Hubballi
Manufactures lathes and drilling machines for small workshops, with a service network across North Karnataka.
Indus Cold Chain
Business · Indore
Operates a refrigerated fleet and shared warehousing serving food processors across Madhya Pradesh.
Kaveri Agritech
Business · Mysuru
Builds low-cost cold storage and grading equipment designed for farmer producer organisations in southern Karnataka.
Loom & Ledger
Business · Coimbatore
Works with handloom clusters around Coimbatore to supply traceable cotton fabric to domestic apparel labels.