India

2013.03.05

Alfa Laval India Driving the Future in Heat Transfer Technol

8th March 2013 Pune, Maharashtra, India (Alfa Laval (India) Limited (Business Wire India)) Refrigeration is widely used in India for various applications and Industries like food, beverages, human co...

2013.03.01

India's air-con restaurants gear up for 12% service tax

07 March 2013 NEW DELHI: India’s hospitality industry is digesting the news of a 12 per cent service tax and the effect it will have on their business. Restaurants who can’t take the heat may end up ...

2013.03.03

India’s finance minister announces AC tax

1 March 2013 An AC tax for restaurants in India has been met with opposition from the country’s service industry.   India’s finance minister has announced a 4.91 per cent air-conditioning tax on ...

2013.03.01

Air Conditioning: a Luxury or a Necessity?

March 1, 2013 Aanchal Vij, a 20-year-old student from Delhi University, often stops at QD’s, a fast-food restaurant, for a bite to eat.   QD’s has a seating area and air conditioning ? a big sell...

2013.02.07

India’s capacity to leapfrog HFCs

22/02/2013 A paper*  presented by Non Governmental Organizations during MOP-24 in Geneva describes preliminary results of a project to explore the business case in India for avoiding high-GWP HFCs in new room air conditioners and motor vehicle air conditioners and adopting lower GWP alternatives.   . There are approximately 4 to 5 million air conditioners in India. The Indian Refrigerati...

2013.02.24

8. World Situations: 8.1 India Compressor Situation

Reported by Hiru M. Jhangiani, HVAC&R Advisor   The economy of the country in 2012 went through a difficult phase amid a slowdown, with growth slipping to a projected level of 5.7--5.9% from ...

2013.02.01

BSH and Godrej & Boyce Partner to Produce Fridges in India

Feb 15, 2013 India-based home appliances producer Godrej & Boyce entered into a refrigerator technology partnership with BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH of Germany.   A new line of energy efficient refrigerators will be developed under the partnership and the refrigerators will be manufactured at a Godrej plant in Shirwal, near the Indian city of Pune.   Both companies will se...

2013.02.14

Daikin launches R32 units in India

12 February 2013 INDIA: Daikin Airconditioning India has launched air conditioners using the "mildly flammable" refrigerant R32. This news from India follows a statement from Daikin’s headquarters in...

2013.01.17

Hitachi factory in India back on line

24 January 2013  INDIA: The Hitachi air conditioning factory in Gujarat, which was destroyed by fire in July last year, is back up and running.   The new £12m manufacturing plant is spread...

2013.01.09

Carrier Midea Commences AC Manufacturing Plant at Bawal, Har

Carrier Midea India, a joint venture between Carrier and Midea, announced commencing of operations at its new manufacturing facility situated at Bawal, Haryana about 60 km from Gurgaon. Spanning appro...