* Over ₹65,000 Crores investment pipeline strengthens Gopalpur's emergence as a leading green industrial hub
* Proposed ₹10,000 Crores Tata Power Renewable Energy investment enhances the Park's clean energy equipment manufacturing ecosystem
* Honoured with ‘Smart Industrial Park’ Award by Maritime Gateway for excellence in industrial infrastructure and innovation
Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (TSSEZL) has strengthened its position as one of India's leading green industrial developers with the recently proposed Green Ammonia Project at its Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP), located in Ganjam district of Odisha, reinforcing the Park's emergence as a major hub for green energy equipment and advanced manufacturing in eastern India.
The latest initiative to advance green energy in the state is the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the Government of Odisha, Japan-based IHI Corporation, ACME Group, and TSSEZL. The agreement concerns a proposal to set up a 0.4 MTPA Green Ammonia Plant and a jetty-less floating terminal at Gopalpur Industrial Park, strengthening Odisha's clean energy ecosystem.
Manikanta Naik, Managing Director, Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (TSSEZL), said, "Our vision of transcending Gopalpur Industrial Park as a globally competitive industrial destination is coming true. Major infrastructure projects for the supply of power and water to the Industrial Park by the Government of Odisha has aided this cause. We remain committed to creating world-class infrastructure and an investor-friendly ecosystem that enables sustainable industrial growth. The confidence shown by leading national and international companies reinforces TSSEZL's role in driving investments, creating employment, and supporting Odisha's vision of becoming a leading hub for green industries in the country."
Further strengthening the Park's renewable energy equipment manufacturing ecosystem, Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) have executed a binding land transfer agreement for TPREL's proposed investment of ₹10,000 Crores at Gopalpur Industrial Park. The proposed project will focus on the manufacture of solar ingots and wafers, supporting India's clean energy ambitions while enhancing Gopalpur's position as a key hub for green energy equipment manufacturing.
Recently, GIP has been honoured with the ‘Smart Industrial Park’ award by Maritime Gateway in recognition of its excellence in industrial infrastructure and innovation. The award was presented as part of the Smart Logistics Summit & Awards 2026 held at Bhubaneswar.
With its strategic east coast location, robust port, rail and highway connectivity, availability of land in both Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Domestic Tariff Area (DTA), and expanding clean energy and manufacturing ecosystem, Gopalpur Industrial Park continues to attract marquee investments, reinforcing TSSEZL's role in driving industrialisation, sustainable manufacturing and Odisha's emergence as a globally competitive green industrial hub.
The Park has drawn leading domestic and global investors across sectors such as green hydrogen, renewable energy equipment manufacturing, specialty chemicals, tyres, mineral processing and food processing. Companies including Avaada GreenH2, Ocior Energy, Hygenco, Saatvik Solar Industries, World Green Energy, Superform Chemistries (UPL), SRF Limited, Deepak Mining Solutions (Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Group), ATC Tires (Yokohama Group), Tata Steel and Tata Consumer Products, among others, have either established or announced projects at the Park, transforming Gopalpur into a rapidly expanding new age industrial cluster. Out of these industries, Acme, Avaada GreenH2 and Hygenco have decided to set up their mega industries in the SEZ, while others have opted for land parcels in DTA. TSSEZL's long-term vision of creating a future-ready industrial ecosystem has attracted a cumulative investment pipeline of over ₹65,400 Crores, making Gopalpur Industrial Park one of eastern India's fastest-growing industrial destinations.
The ongoing and proposed projects reinforce TSSEZL's robust industrial ecosystem and reflects growing global investor confidence in Odisha as a preferred manufacturing destination. It is expected to strengthen the industrial value chain, generate significant direct and indirect employment, and support India's low-carbon manufacturing transition.
Developed by Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited, a 100% subsidiary of the steel major Tata Steel, Gopalpur Industrial Park spans nearly 2,970 Acres and has rapidly evolved into one of the country's most promising industrial destinations. Designed as an integrated, plug-and-play manufacturing ecosystem, the Park offers world-class infrastructure, including internal road networks, reliable power and water supply, drainage systems, blanket environmental clearance, multi-modal connectivity and seamless access to Gopalpur Port through a dedicated utility corridor, enabling industries to establish operations efficiently.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
SonicWall Deepens India Focus With Expanded R&D Investment, AI Innovation, Growth Strategy, Plans To Hire 400+ Engineers
SonicWall today reaffirmed India’s role as a strategic growth and innovation hub as Patrick O’Donnell, Chief Revenue Officer, SonicWall, visits the country to meet with customers, partners, industry stakeholders and media.
“India is one of SonicWall’s fastest growing and most important markets in the APJ region, Rapid digitization, cloud adoption, hybrid work and the growing dependence on connected technologies are driving demand for robust, scalable and outcome-driven cybersecurity solutions across enterprises, government, healthcare, education, retail and the small and midsize business (SMB) segment”, shared Mr. Patrick O’Donnell.
O’Donnell’s visit underscores SonicWall’s plans to deepen its presence in India through continued investments in technology, engineering talent, channel partnerships and managed security services, while leveraging the country’s strong technology ecosystem to support innovation for customers globally.
India: A strategic hub for SonicWall’s global innovation
SonicWall has established a significant engineering and research presence in India, with its Bengaluru R&D centre representing the company’s second-largest investment globally. The centre plays an important role in developing technologies that contribute directly to SonicWall’s global product portfolio.
As part of its continued investment in India, SonicWall plans to create 400 new engineering roles focused on areas including artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, cybersecurity research and next-generation platform development.
A significant portion of SonicWall’s engineering organization is already based in India, with teams in Bengaluru working on AI-driven detection, threat prediction and platform capabilities deployed globally. SonicWall has been incorporating AI into its cybersecurity platform for more than seven years, and India has played an important role in that journey.
“India is central to SonicWall’s next phase of growth. It is not only an important market for us, but increasingly a place where we build and shape the technology that we deliver globally. The depth of AI and cybersecurity talent in India gives us an opportunity to accelerate innovation while supporting the country's rapidly expanding digital economy,”.
He further added, “Our Bengaluru R&D centre is a significant global investment for SonicWall. As we expand that base, India will play an even greater role in defining our technology roadmap, particularly around AI-native security, threat prediction and the future of cybersecurity.”
Accelerating growth across SMBs and the broader digital economy
SonicWall sees significant growth opportunities across India’s SMB, SME and micro-SMB segments, where digital transformation is accelerating but cybersecurity resources and expertise can often be limited.
The company believes organizations are increasingly moving beyond a product-centric approach to cybersecurity and looking for measurable, long-term outcomes: continuous protection, simplified security operations and the ability to respond to evolving threats without adding complexity.
SonicWall’s strategy in India is therefore focused on delivering security across network, cloud, endpoint and Zero Trust environments, while enabling partners and managed security service providers (MSSPs) to deliver cybersecurity as an ongoing service.
“Customers are no longer simply looking for products; they are looking for outcomes. They want to know that their businesses will remain protected consistently and over the long term. This is where our partners and MSSPs become critical to our strategy,” said O’Donnell.
Building a stronger partner and MSSP ecosystem
SonicWall is also strengthening its partner ecosystem as businesses increasingly look to managed security services to address the complexity and skills shortage associated with cybersecurity.
The company is working to help partners move beyond traditional product resale toward delivering managed detection, monitoring, response and security outcomes as services. SonicWall’s Service Provider Program and SecureFirst partner tracks are designed to support this evolution.
For managed service providers and managed security service providers, AI-assisted security operations can help reduce the staffing and operational burden associated with monitoring and responding to threats, while enabling them to scale their services across a larger customer base.
SonicWall’s long-term relationships with MSSPs and channel partners remain a key differentiator in its India strategy, enabling the company to extend cybersecurity capabilities to organizations across the country.
Addressing the fundamentals of cyber resilience
As AI reshapes the cybersecurity landscape, SonicWall believes organizations must not lose sight of the fundamentals of cyber hygiene.
Identity and credential-based attacks continue to represent a significant source of risk, while vulnerabilities associated with legacy remote-access technologies, weak access controls, inconsistent patching and reactive security practices can leave organizations exposed.
“The biggest mistake organizations can make is to assume that AI is the reason breaches happen. AI is changing the threat landscape, but attackers continue to exploit fundamental weaknesses such as compromised credentials, poor access control and unpatched systems. Cyber resilience starts with getting those fundamentals right and executing them consistently,” O’Donnell said.
India positioned to shape SonicWall’s global roadmap
With its combination of a rapidly growing digital economy, a large and increasingly sophisticated SMB market, strong technology talent and an established channel ecosystem, India is expected to play an increasingly important role in SonicWall’s global growth and innovation strategy.
The company’s investments in engineering, AI, cloud security and cybersecurity research reinforce its ambition to make India not only a key market for SonicWall’s solutions, but also a centre for developing the technologies that will define the company’s future.
“India has the talent, scale and digital momentum to be a major force in cybersecurity innovation. Our ambition is to leverage that opportunity in both directions — helping Indian organizations secure their growth while using the capabilities we build in India to protect customers around the world,” concluded O’Donnell.
About SonicWall (www.sonicwall.com)
For more than 30 years, SonicWall has championed a partner-first model that combines purpose-built technology, cloud-delivered security services and real-time threat intelligence to help businesses prevent breaches, reduce risk and stay operational in the face of evolving modern threats. We are committed to delivering the best security outcomes for our customers where others deliver features and functions. Through its unified cybersecurity portfolio and global community of over 17,000 partners, SonicWall enables managed service providers to actively manage, continuously optimize and measurably protect networks, cloud environments, endpoints and applications. The company is redefining cybersecurity around outcomes that matter to business leaders, including breach prevention, compliance achievement, cost efficiency and reduced human error, because protection is not about what a product can do but about what it actually delivers.
Lam Research Breaks Ground On New Oregon Lab To Accelerate AI Era Semiconductor Research & Development Locally, Globally
In a ceremony today at its world-class research and development (R&D) center in Tualatin, Oregon, Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) commemorated the start of construction on its new, state-of-the-art Oregon lab, part of a more than $3 billion planned investment in its global lab network over the next five years to accelerate breakthroughs for the creation of advanced AI chips. Located in the Silicon Forest, in close proximity to key customers, the new 120,000-square-foot facility is expected to increase cleanroom lab space at the Lam Tualatin R&D center by more than 50% when completed, enabling expanded experimentation and accelerated solution development. Lam plans to make the new facility one of its most advanced labs in the world, increasing capacity and capabilities for side-by-side innovation with customers and compressing product development cycles across its global lab network.
President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Archer and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Sesha Varadarajan of Lam Research were joined at the groundbreaking event by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon: U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon; Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read; senior leaders from Intel Corporation and Micron Technology; and other distinguished government, community and nonprofit leaders.
“Delivering next-generation semiconductors at the speed of AI requires relentless innovation and a strategic focus on the technology breakthroughs that matter most to our customers. Our new advanced Oregon lab is expected to deepen our specialized capabilities and add tens of thousands of square feet of valuable cleanroom space, enabling even closer collaboration with customers while strengthening the expertise and reach of our global lab network,” said Varadarajan. “This expansion reflects our continuing commitment to advancing the Silicon Forest as a leader in U.S. semiconductor innovation. We thank the State of Oregon, Washington County, and the City of Tualatin for their long-standing partnership and look forward to continuing our work together to advance economic opportunities in a community we’ve been proud to be part of for more than 30 years.”
Expanding the Power of Lam’s Global Lab Network
The new Oregon lab will build on Lam’s strengths as a leader in atomic-scale semiconductor manufacturing, adding specialized capabilities to support advanced deposition and etch process development, materials science, and hardware validation. Just like in Lam’s existing labs, customers can work closely on-site in the new facility with Lam engineers through each phase of product development, from idea to deployment in their fabs. The lab will also join Lam’s integrated network of specialized labs around the world, which operate together to drive innovation 24/7, in parallel and at scale.
Advancing Lam’s Leadership in the Silicon Forest
Projected to open in 2028, the new state-of-the-art Oregon lab is part of a planned multibuilding expansion at Lam’s Tualatin campus. According to a third-party assessment*, over the three-year construction period, the expansion project is expected to create approximately 900 jobs and $500 million in economic output **.
Once completed, the expansion is expected to represent the company’s biggest investment in Oregon to date, with a projected economic impact* that includes creating more than 400 new Lam jobs and bolstering the number of jobs that Lam supports statewide to more than 11,000*. In addition, the completed expansion is projected to increase Lam’s annual economic contribution in Oregon to more than $1.8 billion.*
Additional speakers at today’s ceremony included Katheryn Harrington, chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, Valerie Pratt, President of the Tualatin City Council and Jayathi Murthy, president of Oregon State University. Photos and other digital assets from the event can be found later today at the Media Center.
QUOTES
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon:
“I support investing in Oregon’s economy and workers, and Lam Research’s Tualatin Expansion project does both. This expansion will provide hundreds of good-paying, high-tech jobs and further position Oregon’s Silicon Forest as a leader in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing. The work that happens here will enable advances in all of the latest cutting-edge industries, including vital technologies like AI and robotics.”
U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon:
“Innovation, research, and development fuel Oregon's international semiconductor leadership. Congratulations to Lam Research on the groundbreaking of their new R&D building and thank you for investing in our region and the local workforce.”
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek:
"This state-of-the-art expansion builds on more than 30 years of Lam's innovation leadership in the Silicon Forest. This is a powerful investment towards Oregon's economic future that will create more high-quality jobs, strengthen the state’s world-class research and development ecosystem, and help ensure Oregon and the United States continue to lead in semiconductor innovation for decades to come."
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read:
“Lam Research’s continued investment in Oregon is a testament to the strength of our state’s semiconductor ecosystem and the talented workforce that powers it. This groundbreaking represents more than a new facility. It represents hundreds of new jobs, accelerated innovation, and a long-term commitment to Oregon. I’m proud to celebrate this important milestone and Lam’s ongoing growth as a leader in the Silicon Forest.”
Naga Chandrasekaran, executive vice president and chief technology and operations officer of Intel Foundry:
"Intel has enjoyed close collaboration with Lam in Oregon and around the world for decades. With this new lab facility, we look forward to working even more closely together to accelerate process development at chip scale, quickly evaluate new technologies, and deliver the breakthroughs required for the next generation of AI-driven computing."
Manish Bhatia, executive vice president of Global Operations at Micron Technology:
"AI marks a historic inflection point for the semiconductor industry, driving exceptional demand for memory and increasing the need for greater speed, scale and manufacturing capacity. We congratulate Lam Research on today's groundbreaking and look forward to deepening our longstanding collaboration to equip Micron for significant manufacturing expansion to keep pace with the AI era."
About Lam Research
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) is a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Lam’s equipment and services allow customers to build smaller and better performing devices. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is built with Lam technology. We combine superior systems engineering, technology leadership, and a strong values-based culture, with an unwavering commitment to our customers. Lam Research is a FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Fremont, California, with operations around the globe. Learn more at www.lamresearch.com.
* Source: Results generated by IMPLAN®, 2026 Model Year, using inputs provided by Lam and IMPLAN Group LLC, IMPLAN System data and software.
** $500 million projected impact from construction project; limited to three-year construction period only. Result generated by IMPLAN*.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not of historical fact are forward-looking statements and are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “accelerate,” “advance,” “can,” “commit,” “continue,” “drive,” “expect,” “expand,” “focus,” “grow,” “look forward,” “long-term,” “ongoing,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “project,” “require,” “strategy,” “will,” or variations of these words or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our planned investment in our global lab network to accelerate breakthroughs; the development timeline and expected benefits of the new Oregon lab, including increasing cleanroom lab space and innovation capabilities, accelerating development cycles, and the third-party assessment projections; and industry trends related to AI-driven demand. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause our actual results or outcomes, or the timing of our results or outcomes, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this press release. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include: our ability to successfully execute the planned expansion of our global lab network or the development of the new Oregon lab; our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of our investments in R&D infrastructure, including the new Oregon lab; the development timing and anticipated benefits of the new Oregon lab may differ from our expectations; business, economic, political and/or regulatory conditions in the consumer electronics industry, including wafer fabrication equipment spending, the semiconductor industry and the overall economy may deteriorate or change; the actions, performance, or investment levels of our customers and competitors may be inconsistent with our expectations; customer and product mix, including across market segments and geographical regions, may change; we may be unable to effectively manage and implement pricing actions, realize the value of our products and technology, successfully commercialize new products and technologies, or execute on perceived opportunities; we may be unable to achieve anticipated operational, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and scale efficiencies; customer technology transitions, capacity expansions, and fab construction projects may have different timing or be less successful than we expect; we may be unable to manage operating expenses effectively while continuing to invest in R&D, product innovation, customer support, and future growth opportunities; trade regulations, export controls, tariffs, trade disputes, and other geopolitical developments may inhibit our ability to sell our products; supply chain cost increases, tariffs, and other inflationary pressures have impacted and may continue to impact our profitability; supply chain disruptions or manufacturing capacity constraints may limit our ability to manufacture and sell our products; natural and human-caused disasters, disease outbreaks, war, terrorism, political or governmental unrest or instability, or other events beyond our control may impact our operations and revenue in affected areas; as well as the other risks and uncertainties that are described in the documents filed or furnished by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including specifically the Risk Factors described in our most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof and are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions about future events. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update the information or statements made in this press release.
* Source: Results generated by IMPLAN®, 2026 Model Year, using inputs provided by Lam and IMPLAN Group LLC, IMPLAN System data and software.
** $500 million projected impact from construction project; limited to three-year construction period only. Result generated by IMPLAN*.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not of historical fact are forward-looking statements and are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “accelerate,” “advance,” “can,” “commit,” “continue,” “drive,” “expect,” “expand,” “focus,” “grow,” “look forward,” “long-term,” “ongoing,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “project,” “require,” “strategy,” “will,” or variations of these words or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our planned investment in our global lab network to accelerate breakthroughs; the development timeline and expected benefits of the new Oregon lab, including increasing cleanroom lab space and innovation capabilities, accelerating development cycles, and the third-party assessment projections; and industry trends related to AI-driven demand. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause our actual results or outcomes, or the timing of our results or outcomes, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this press release. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include: our ability to successfully execute the planned expansion of our global lab network or the development of the new Oregon lab; our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of our investments in R&D infrastructure, including the new Oregon lab; the development timing and anticipated benefits of the new Oregon lab may differ from our expectations; business, economic, political and/or regulatory conditions in the consumer electronics industry, including wafer fabrication equipment spending, the semiconductor industry and the overall economy may deteriorate or change; the actions, performance, or investment levels of our customers and competitors may be inconsistent with our expectations; customer and product mix, including across market segments and geographical regions, may change; we may be unable to effectively manage and implement pricing actions, realize the value of our products and technology, successfully commercialize new products and technologies, or execute on perceived opportunities; we may be unable to achieve anticipated operational, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and scale efficiencies; customer technology transitions, capacity expansions, and fab construction projects may have different timing or be less successful than we expect; we may be unable to manage operating expenses effectively while continuing to invest in R&D, product innovation, customer support, and future growth opportunities; trade regulations, export controls, tariffs, trade disputes, and other geopolitical developments may inhibit our ability to sell our products; supply chain cost increases, tariffs, and other inflationary pressures have impacted and may continue to impact our profitability; supply chain disruptions or manufacturing capacity constraints may limit our ability to manufacture and sell our products; natural and human-caused disasters, disease outbreaks, war, terrorism, political or governmental unrest or instability, or other events beyond our control may impact our operations and revenue in affected areas; as well as the other risks and uncertainties that are described in the documents filed or furnished by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including specifically the Risk Factors described in our most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof and are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions about future events. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update the information or statements made in this press release.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Teach For India Partners With Shikshagraha To Strengthen One Million Public Schools
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Shikshagraha, the people-powered movement working to strengthen one million public schools across India, today announced Teach For India as its newest momentum partner. The partnership brings Teach For India's 17 years of experience developing teachers, young leaders and Alumni into a movement that has already mobilised more than 3.9 lakh leaders across 2.1 lakh public schools, triggering over 15.6 lakh micro-improvements — nearly 45,000 of them community-led.
The partnership brings together two complementary approaches: Teach For India's experience building individual leadership from the classroom outward, and Shikshagraha's network of more than 40 civil society organisations working across 16 states to drive collective action with government, communities and schools.
As Khushboo Awasthi, Chief Curator, Shikshagraha, puts it:
"Real change begins when someone decides to stop watching and start acting. For 17 years, Teach For India's Fellows and Alumni have made that choice — in classrooms, communities and far beyond them. Shikshagraha is built on the same belief: that transforming public education is not the work of a few organisations, but the work of millions of people choosing to act, learn and improve together. We are delighted to welcome Teach For India into the Shikshagraha network. Together, we hope to connect and amplify the agency of teachers, parents, young leaders, communities and institutions, so that every child can experience a school where they are seen, supported and given the opportunity to flourish & be future-ready."
Since 2009, Teach For India's Fellowship and Alumni network has built leaders inside classrooms and communities, with a tested model for tracking how one person's leadership grows — from a classroom, to a school, to a network, to an organisation. That gives Shikshagraha a working model for leadership pathways it can now offer its 3.9 lakh+ leaders.
For Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach For India, the decision to back Shikshagraha's goal came down to one thing:
"For 17 years, our Fellows and Alumni have shown us the power of the collective, and that the person in the room closest to a child's education is also the person most capable of transforming it. Shikshagraha's vision of a movement of a million schools, led not by any one organisation but by millions of people choosing to act, is exactly the kind of shared vision that will shift the needle in education. This collective values the depth it takes to nurture leadership, and the vast network it takes to connect that leadership to a national movement. Working together means Teach For
India Fellows and Alumni get a bigger canvas for the change they're already making, and every child gets more adults, in more places, working together to unleash their greatest potential."
What this partnership looks like in practice Over the coming year, this takes shape in three areas:
● Fellowship and leadership design — Shikshagraha's Fellowship and leadership programs will draw on Teach For India's experience in curriculum, coaching and assessment.
● Fellows and Alumni network — Teach For India's community of Fellows and Alumni joins the movement, with roles to lead and contribute across geographies.
● Shared narrative — Stories and proof points from Teach For India's classrooms feed into the movement's national narrative on leadership, student voice and agency —
alongside Shikshagraha's micro-improvement pilots and solutions repository.
The ambition: connect more people already working to improve public schools, give them stronger pathways to leadership, and help their collective action go further — towards a future where every child has the opportunity to learn well and flourish.
About Shikshagraha
Shikshagraha is a people's movement working to strengthen one million public schools across India, so every child can learn well and be ready for the future. Anchored by Mantra4Change and ShikshaLokam, and supported by the Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives. Visit shikshagraha.org for more details.
Culinary Traditions Of American Midwest and Northeast - The Great American Table Celebrated At New Delhi
“We are delighted to host this special celebration at JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity. The Great American Table offers guests an opportunity to discover the diverse flavours of the American Midwest and Northeast while experiencing the quality and versatility of American ingredients,” said Sumit Saran, India Representative, Food Export USA.
The food promotion, which will also showcase a range of American ingredients, will be available for lunch and dinner at K3, the hotel's all-day restaurant, from Monday, August 24 to Sunday, August 30.
Guests can look forward to an indulgent spread featuring burgers, hot dogs, flatbreads, pies, soups and more, inspired by the hearty and robust flavours unique to the American Midwest and Northeast.
Welspun One’s WTC Thane Nears Completion, A Landmark Development In Thane With Over Rs 1,000+ Crore Investment
The development is expected to support around 5,000 employees across its tenant ecosystem and is currently 30% leased with an additional offer to lease for over 20% of the area. The operations expected to commence by the end of the year.
Located in Wagle Estate, WTC Thane is being developed as a first-of-its-kind integrated urban destination, bringing together Grade A offices, experience centres, F&B and Urban Distribution Centres (UDCs) within a single asset. The development is designed to accommodate large organizations office spaces and50+ brands across retail experience centres and F&B. As a licensee of the World Trade Centre brand, WTC Thane will also provide occupiers an access to WTC membership benefits including opportunities to network into the wider WTCA global business network, spanning more than 300 World Trade Centre properties across nearly 100 countries.
Designed by Architect Hafeez Contractor, the development features large-format spaces and infrastructure designed for efficient movement of people and goods, with a focus on automation and green building. A key differentiator of the development is its destination-themed retail concept, which will provide brands with large-format, compliant spaces to create experience centres.
Neeraj Balani, Chief Customer Officer, Welspun One, said, “WTC Thane is envisioned as a first-of-its-kind urban commercial destination in India, bringing together workplace, experience-led retail and urban logistics within a single integrated development. As we move towards completion, WTC Thane is set to establish a new benchmark for how commercial spaces can be designed to serve businesses, brands and consumers in a growing urban market like Thane.”
Aditya Birla Group has recently leased space at WTC Thane for its vault operations, while Welspun Group is also among the brands to have signed up for the development. Further occupier announcements are expected as leasing paperwork progresses.
About World Trade Center Thane by Welspun One
World Trade Center Thane by Welspun One is a future-ready Grade-A mixed-use business ecosystem designed to integrate urban distribution, commerce, retail, and workplace infrastructure under one address.
About Welspun One
Welspun One, India’s leading warehousing and industrial real estate platform focused on logistics and industrial real estate. Backed by the Welspun World group, the company is committed to developing high-quality, institutional-grade assets across key warehousing and industrial hubs. With a robust portfolio spanning major cities and marquee projects such as WTC Nhava Sheva (JNPA SEZ), a port-based logistics park and the World Trade Center, Thane, Welspun One continues to set new benchmarks in the Logistics and Industrial (L&I) sector. For further information visit www.welspunone.com
Godrej Industries Group’s National Chemistry Day Summit Explores Resilience As A Defining Capability For Chemical Industry
Godrej Industries Group (GIG) hosted the third edition of the National Chemistry Day Summit. Building on the success and momentum of the previous two editions, this joint initiative by GIG companies, Godrej Industries (Chemicals) and Astec LifeSciences, brought together leaders from across the chemical industry under the theme “Staying Resilient in a New Age World,” to examine how businesses can adapt, innovate and build for the future.
The Indian chemical industry finds itself in a period of major transformation, with changing market dynamics, evolving supply chains, technological disruptions and a shifting sustainability landscape reshaping the way businesses operate. Against this backdrop, the summit explored how organisations can move beyond responding to change to anticipating it, strengthening their capabilities and creating long term value.
Reflecting on the summit Vishal Sharma, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Godrej Industries (Chemicals) and Chairperson, Astec LifeSciences, said: "Resilience today is no longer just about managing disruption; it is about anticipating and being prepared for what comes next. As our industry navigates geopolitical uncertainty, evolving customer needs, and a rapidly changing environment, agility will define the winners. But no company can build that future alone. In the chemical industry, each of us is simultaneously a competitor, a supplier, and a customer. If we want to take this industry forward in the right direction for India, we must move beyond operating only as individual companies and work together as the Chemical industry. That is the spirit behind National Chemistry Day and our commitment to building it as a permanent platform for collaboration. Together, we can create an industry that is more innovative, more agile, more sustainable, and most importantly, future ready and resilient.”
The first panel, “Resilience Beyond the Enterprise: Building a Future-Ready Chemical Industry,” was moderated by Vishal Sharma, and brought together Murali Krishna Duvvuri, Senior Managing Director, Life Sciences, Asia and Region India, Croda; Alexander Gerding, Managing Director, BASF India; and Bankim Patra, Country Head (Lubes), Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
The discussion highlighted the need for a more integrated approach to strengthening India’s chemical ecosystem, with greater collaboration across the value chain, stronger technology and R&D partnerships, enabling infrastructure and policies, and faster project execution emerging as key priorities for future growth. These priorities underscore the importance of building a stronger ecosystem that can support investment, innovation and scale.
The second panel, “Resilience for the Enterprise: Driving Growth, Competitiveness, and Agility in a Changing Market,” was moderated by Sandeep Arora, Chief Commercial Officer, Godrej Industries (Chemicals) and brought together Raj Tiwari, CEO, SUPERFORM and Whole-time Director, UPL Limited; Ajith Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Birla Opus; and Vimal Bhola, Co-founder and Chief R&D Scientist, Innovist, formerly Onesto Labs.
The conversation brought out the importance of building organisational strength through people, a strong product proposition, customer understanding and a culture that enables innovation, with the discussion highlighting talent development, long term business design, customer centricity, faster innovation and the balance between short term execution and long-term R&D as important considerations for businesses seeking to remain agile and responsive to change.
The summit also featured two focused sessions examining emerging priorities for the chemical industry. “Preparing for the Next Decade: AI in the Chemical Industry” featured a keynote by Sambit Patra, Senior Partner, Chemicals Practice, Bain & Company, while a fireside chat around “The Talent Imperative: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining Talent in a Rapidly Evolving Chemical Industry” featured Shefali Kohli, CHRO, Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn and Insulators, Aditya Birla Group and Poonam Burman, Chief Human Resource Officer, Godrej Industries (Chemicals).
The event highlighted the industry's shift toward green chemistry, the transformative power of AI, and the urgent need to attract new talent to the sector.
About Godrej Industries Group
At the Godrej Industries Group, we serve over 1.4 billion people globally through a diverse portfolio of businesses, united by our purpose of Crafting tomorrow. With revenues of USD 7.2 billion in FY26 and a market capitalisation of USD 19 billion as of 31 March 2026, we operate across FMCG, real estate, financial services, agriculture and chemicals.
We are the leading player in India across several business categories, including residential real estate, animal feed, crude palm oil, oleochemicals, household insecticides, hair colour and air care.
We are committed to building a more sustainable future through our Good & Green programme, with ambitions of net-zero operations by 2035 and responsible supply chains by 2047. In 2025, Godrej Consumer Products and Godrej Properties were both ranked number one globally in their respective categories on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Sustainability Indices.
For more information, please visit: www.godrejindustries.com
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