Factories
A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial site, usually a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another. They are a critical part of modern economic production, with the majority of the world's goods being created or processed within factories. Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the Industrial Revolution, when the capital and space requirements became too great for cottage industry or workshops. Early factories that contained small amounts of machinery, such as one or two spinning mules, and fewer than …
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MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English
Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …
establishment and modernization of ammunition factories and providing technological support. Both countries … Nepal, primarily in hydropower plants, cement factories, airports, railways, and telecommunications. These …
The Equality Trust · 22 July 2024 English
"The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality" revisits the influential work "The Spirit Level" fifteen years after its initial publication. It underscores the persistent and growing impact …
situated near sources of pollution, such as factories and highways. The economic consequences of air …
NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 22 July 2024 English
The economic reforms under way and the economic & institutional reforms on the agenda for the next few years, will sustain growth of per capita GDP at 7% during the …
transport and worker housing in industrial estates/factories. (3) The quality of schooling and job skilling … 4 Housing Design of mass housing, offices and factories and the construction industry has developed and …
IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research · 22 July 2024 English
The renewal will be at the sole discretion of the IGIDR and based on the performance of the bidder during the contract period. [...] ● If the selected bidder is …
established and reputed manufacturers of having factories/development facilities at 1) and 2) do hereby …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 July 2024 English
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offices, retail shops, shopping malls, warehouses, factories, and multi- family apartment buildings, there …
NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research · 18 July 2024 English
The development of the Punjab economy, as driven by the evolution of the GR and its impacts on the wider economy, has resulted in a mixed picture regarding growth of …
250,000 such units in India. One third of these factories are registered as corporations of some form. The … 2023), the state has about 21,000 registered factories, employing a little over 800,000 workers (p. 287) … operational manufacturing manufacturing of Rs.) factories in the sector sector state Food products 25% 13% …
Chatham House · 18 July 2024 English
Artificial intelligence (AI) integration in China’s workplaces is largely driven by market forces and competition, favouring business interests over those of workers. As a result, the balance of power in …
changing profile of work and labour 5 Chatham House factories, shows the varied risks workers face across different …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 17 July 2024 English
Asia and the Pacific’s developing economies are projected to grow 5.0% this year on the back of resilient domestic demand and strong export growth, particularly in the electronics sector.
fell. Production shutdowns at major automobile factories reduced shipments of transport equipment, contributing …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
generator, which can be sold and reused in cement factories. • aware contractor and the implementation staff …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 17 July 2024 English
And so this is a really important event because it underscores how we still need you know the legal structures in place to ensure that all of these efforts coalesce …
workers, women in Cambodia who were working in factories supplying some of the major brands in the fast …
