If anything beneficial has happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the impetus to the digital transformation of organizations. The pandemic pressurized the governments to impose lock-downs and instruct people to follow safety norms such as social distancing. The online mode of working became the common norm.
Originally part of a German company known as Metallgesellschaft, founded in the late 1800s, the business now known as Chemetall branched out in 1982 and has since been a leading global player in the surface-treatment sector.
Industry veterans believe that, given the right support, the textiles sector could be one of the biggest success stories to come out of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. It was not long ago, however, that textiles suffered a damaging downturn due to a slew of limiting and back-flipping fiscal policies.
Tube Investments of India wants to get more people on their bikes. Traditionally seen as the transport of choice for the poor, the bicycle is now charming growing numbers of people in the country’s more affluent classes. Early morning cycling clubs are proliferating and people are showing a willingness to spend US$500 to $1,000 on a bicycle.
