Engineering and industrial news from India: machine tools, automation, energy, infrastructure, policy, MSME and exhibitions, reported daily. Backed by EngiExpo.https://enginewsindia.comen© 2026 EngiNewsIndiaAnsuman AgarwalMon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://enginewsindia.com/favicon.svghttps://enginewsindia.com/https://enginewsindia.com/news/hand-tools-qco-2026-wrenches-pliershttps://enginewsindia.com/news/hand-tools-qco-2026-wrenches-pliersS.O. 5561(E) of 9 October 2026 has been in force since the day it was gazetted, but the date a tool must carry the Standard Mark is 1 April 2027 for enterprises other than micro and small, 1 July 2027 for small units and 1 October 2027 for micro. Nine standards are covered: pipe wrenches, open-jaw, ring, adjustable and slugging spanners, chain pipe wrenches and combination side cutting pliers.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/aluminium-qco-wrought-products-december-2026https://enginewsindia.com/news/aluminium-qco-wrought-products-december-2026S.O. 1319(E) of 11 March 2026 came into force the day it was gazetted, but the dates a product must carry the Standard Mark are set per entry in its Table. Seven aluminium entries bind with immediate effect. Ten wrought general engineering and electrical entries, including IS 733 bars and rods and IS 740 rivet stock, bind on 1 December 2026, 1 March 2027 for small units and 1 June 2027 for micro.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeelectrical-electronics-solarAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/stainless-steel-qco-exemption-26-october-2026https://enginewsindia.com/news/stainless-steel-qco-exemption-26-october-2026A Ministry of Steel order of 28 October 2026 changes the answer. The April order's bill of lading window did close on 26 October 2026, but the new order records that exemption for IS 6911, IS 5522 and IS 15997 runs till 31 March 2027 under gazette notification S.O. 3300(E), and grants a fresh exemption for 162 semi-finished IS 14650 grades to the same date.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/jyoti-cnc-ecms-approval-rajkothttps://enginewsindia.com/news/jyoti-cnc-ecms-approval-rajkotJyoti CNC Automation told BSE and NSE on 17 August 2026 that MeitY has approved its ₹1,020.65 crore investment proposal for its existing Rajkot plant under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme. The money goes to installed capacity and to a backward-integrated facility for the electronic devices used to build CNC machines, with a capex incentive of up to 25 per cent.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTmachine-tool-automationpolicy-schemes-msmegujaratAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/transition-facilitation-qco-order-2026-scheme-iihttps://enginewsindia.com/news/transition-facilitation-qco-order-2026-scheme-iiS.O. 3417(E) of 25 June 2026 lets goods under ten named Quality Control Orders carry the BIS Standard Mark under Scheme II instead of the Scheme I licence those orders require. The route runs through a permission DPIIT grants, and clause 4(1)(a) limits it to a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. It moves no deadlines.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeelectrical-electronics-solarAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/electrical-appliances-qco-is-302-october-2026https://enginewsindia.com/news/electrical-appliances-qco-is-302-october-2026From 1 October 2026 the 90 classes of appliance listed in the Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2026 must meet IS 302 (Part 1): 2024 and carry the BIS Standard Mark under a Scheme-I licence. Small enterprises have until 1 January 2027, micro enterprises until 1 April 2027. About a fifth of the list is commercial catering equipment.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTelectrical-electronics-solarpolicy-schemes-msmeAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/woven-sack-qcos-october-2026https://enginewsindia.com/news/woven-sack-qcos-october-2026The three woven-sack Quality Control Orders did not take effect on 6 October 2026. BIS now shows IS 16709 block bottom valve sacks at 6 November 2026, and IS 11652 cement sacks and IS 17399 mail sacks at 6 January 2027. A seventh amendment, reported as S.O. 5478(E), 5479(E) and 5480(E) of 6 October 2026, moved the same date again. EngiNewsIndia has not yet read those three orders at source.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/semicon-2-machines-materials-thresholdshttps://enginewsindia.com/news/semicon-2-machines-materials-thresholdsSemicon 2.0 pays 30% of capital expenditure to four kinds of unit under its Machines and Materials pillar, and the gazette notification of 31 August 2026 sets the entry price: a minimum capital investment of ₹50 crore for a semiconductor-grade materials plant, ₹100 crore for a test and characterisation facility, and ₹300 crore for equipment making or equipment R&D.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeelectrical-electronics-solartechnology-aiAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/machinery-safety-omnibus-order-withdrawnhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/machinery-safety-omnibus-order-withdrawnThe Ministry of Heavy Industries rescinded the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024 by notification S.O. 239(E) dated 14 January 2026, with immediate effect. The order would have required 20 classes of machinery, metal cutting machine tools, looms, cranes, transformers and switchgear among them, to carry a BIS standard mark from 1 September 2026.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmemachine-tool-automationtextile-diamond-embroideryAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/battery-industry-jobs-fy30-adeccohttps://enginewsindia.com/news/battery-industry-jobs-fy30-adeccoAdecco India estimates India's battery industry will create 1.5 to 2 million jobs by FY30, about 25% direct and 75% indirect, with hiring growing 25 to 30% a year. Karnataka (24%), Gujarat (22%), Telangana (18%) and Haryana (14%) take most of the hiring; cell manufacturing and components take 42 to 45% of the jobs.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpolicy-schemes-msmeelectrical-electronics-solargujaratAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/cg-semi-sanand-osat-commercial-productionhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/cg-semi-sanand-osat-commercial-productionCG Semi, the Murugappa group joint venture with Renesas and Stars Microelectronics, began commercial production at its G1 OSAT plant in Sanand in July 2026. Peak capacity is 300 million units a year; the group is putting ₹7,600 crore into G1 and a second plant, G2, over five years.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTelectrical-electronics-solartechnology-aigujaratAnsuman Agarwalhttps://enginewsindia.com/news/kia-india-rtih-apic-labs-amaravatihttps://enginewsindia.com/news/kia-india-rtih-apic-labs-amaravatiKia India and the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH) signed a memorandum of understanding on 2 June 2026 to set up the Advanced Prototyping and Innovation Center, APIC Labs, at RTIH's Amaravati hub. It will give hardware startups access to industry-grade prototyping tools, product validation and manufacturing infrastructure. No investment figure or opening date has been given.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmachine-tool-automationtechnology-aiAnsuman Agarwal