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Upgrading foundries to meet OEM needs

Competitive pressure from Chinese foundries, coupled with severe labour shortage for manual/semi-automatic foundries is now driving a continuous demand for upgrading of foundry technology and equipment, writes Satyanarayana VN.

Bitumen roads around Taj may harm its foundations: ASI

Building bitumen-based roads around the Taj Mahal will harm the foundation of the beautiful monument, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has cautioned on July 15. ASI cautioned the Uttar Pradesh government against carrying out any such infrastructure development project around Taj Mahal. It contended that raising bitumen roads around the 17th century structure could lead to stagnation of water, affecting its foundation.

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