Just 1.6 miles. That was the distance between India's Vikram moon lander and the moon before the communication with the lander was lost. But optimism and pride for the mission still abounds, as the orbiter was successfully deployed and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to map the surface of earth's closest - and only - natural satellite. A mission filled with excitement
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today announced the inauguration of its new state-of-the-art technical center. Located at the Kothrud campus in Pune, Maharashtra, Cummins Technical Center India is equipped with world-class laboratories, engine test cells and engineering facilities. “We see real opportunities for continued growth in India,” said Tom Linebarger, Cummins Inc. Chairman and CEO. “The
Cummins India employees in Pune are well aware of the congestion along Karve Road. It’s one of the main approaches to the Cummins India facilities in the city and can be jammed with cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles, motorized rickshaws and bicycles, too. But employees didn’t just complain about the 148,000 vehicles that pass along the road each day. They put their data analysis and problem solv
Besides being the preferred dinner for pandas, bamboo is the ecologically preferable source for high-end flooring, soft towels and ...buildings stronger than steel. Employees at Cummins Research and Technology India (CRTI) in Pune put their engineering skills to work so people in rural areas could have a lower cost alternative for building materials. The result was an Environmental Challenge
The news is good from Padarwadi, but there have been some difficult times, too. It’s been more than two years since the tiny village in India, accessible only by foot, received a generator converted by engineers at Cummins India to run on oil from a local seed. The generator powered a small mill to husk the rice that village residents grew so they didn’t have to make hundreds of trips to the