India may need up to 28 GW in new coal-fired plants, advisory body says

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India may need up to 28 gigawatts of new coal-fired power plants by 2032 to meet power demand that is expected to more than double from the current 404.1 GW, a government advisory body said, signalling more increases in coal use by the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter. “It is seen […]

There’s Old And Inefficient Infrastructure Across Indian Cities — Time To Rebuild That

SOURCE: SWARAJYA Globally, infrastructure projects are used to make a statement about national ambition. The construction of tall to taller towers in Shanghai over the last few decades also reflects China’s ambition to dominate global finance. India’s spending on infrastructure has gone up dramatically in the recent past. The country spent $1.1 trillion on infrastructure […]

Benchmark Electronics Announces Quarterly Cash Divident

Third quarter 2022 cash dividend of $0.165 per share TEMPE, Ariz. — Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, payable on October 14, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2022.

Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Increase 7% in Q2 2022, SEMI Says

Global semiconductor equipment billings rose 7% from the first to the second quarter of 2022 and 6% year-over-year to US$26.43 billion, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report. Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the WWSEMS Report is a summary of […]

NAM: Manufacturing Offers Many Debt-Free Careers

The U.S. manufacturing industry has had more than 2.6 million job openings nationally in 2022 already—a workforce shortage that shows little signs of slowing. Meanwhile, half of all those available jobs don’t require a four-year college degree or the debt that goes with it. This week, President Biden announced new measures providing student debt relief to many […]