India
Indian agency wins award for record seizures of R-22
1 April 2014 According to a report on The Hindu website, in the last year India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a record of more than 241,463kg of the ozone-depleting restricted refrigeration gas R-22, which has been smuggled into the country. The DRI is India’s premier intelligence agency dealing with matters relating to the violation of customs law. It has now been ...
ACREX India 2014: A sustainable foundation for future India
Indian HVAC sector to grow at 30 % to over 2,35 bn. Euro over the next two years Moving towards being one of the largest shows on Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services in the world, AC...
Tesco announces joint venture with Tata in India
24 - March - 2014 Tesco has entered into an agreement with Trent Limited, part of the Tata Group, to form a 50:50 joint venture in Trent Hypermarket Limited (THL), which operates the Star Bazaar retail business in India. The UK retailer will invest around ￡85m in the business. Completion of the deal is subject to the necessary approvals. Once the deal is completed, THL will...
Mango, King of Fruit, Arrives in Mumbai for 2014 Season
Over 400 boxes of Alphonso mangoes arrived at the wholesale market in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on February 22, a major hub for mango trade that services the large retail market. With this arrival from the ...
Carrier Transicold Helps Grow Refrigerated Transport Industr
Transport refrigeration is an essential part of cold chain across various segments, be it pharmaceuticals or the food industry and Carrier Transicold, since its entry into this segment in India in 199...
Voltas Wins Three Large Project Orders from Middle East
Reasserting its long-established standing as a trusted engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for electro-mechanical projects, Voltas has won three substantial orders from the Middle East, totaling Rs 10 billion (US$ 160 million) in value. The three projects are: - Integrated Health Centre and Worker’s Hospital in Qatar: With a timeline of 24 months, the scope of project ...
Survey of Current Cold Storage Capacity & Technology Used
The cold chain sector is critical to many industries. During the last decade, cold storage capacity in India has been grown by 10 million tons. This rapid growth created a need for a base line survey in this sector. The National Horticultural Board (NHB) conducted the survey with the help of a private company and some important aspects of the findings are given as below: ? 89% of cold stora...
Thermax India Absorption Chillers in U.S. and Europe
Over the last decade, Thermax, the largest manufacturer of absorption chillers in India, has supplied and installed more than 450 vapour absorption chillers in the United States and Europe, which have...
Edgetech Unveils New Factory at Rohad, Haryana
There are 16 large and mediumsized manufacturers of air handling units in India with a majority located in the north and the west with the few in the south, in addition to about 16 more small-size pro...
DRI to Launch Ecobeam Chilled Beams
Desiccant Rotors International (DRI), a global provider of components and systems for energy recovery, indoor air quality, fresh air treatment, evaporative cooling, desiccant dehumidification, and green buildings, has launched a new product for the first time in India. Developed in and designed for Asia, the range will form the next generation of chilled beams for high humid areas around the world...
Blue Star HVAC System at New Iconic Terminal II in Mumbai
The first international flight to land at the brand new Terminal II at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on February 14, 2014 was Air India from Singapore. Spread over 4.4 millio...
ACREX India 2014
ACREX India 2014 was held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from February 27 to March 1, organized by the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) and managed by N...
