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Located in Munich, Germany, the Centre will help clients accelerate the adoption of applied AI across intelligent manufacturing, software-defined products, predictive operations and connected engineering ecosystems.

The inauguration brought together industry leaders, clients, partners and representatives of the innovation ecosystem, government, academia and the Indo-German business community. The event was attended by Amit Chadha (CEO & MD, LTTS) and Ashish Kushu (Chief Technology Officer, LTTS).

A key milestone in LTTS’ EI strategy, enabling global enterprises to move beyond AI pilots and scale real-world industrial transformation, the Centre will be a collaborative innovation hub for clients across mobility, industrial products, sustainability and technology sectors.

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OFFICIAL OBSERVATION

L&T hosts Finance Minister at ITER project in France

L&T Heavy Engineering’s team hosted the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, during her visit to the ITER project site in France on 4 July.

The Minister met the L&T team involved in the PPAW (Port Plug Positioning, Alignment and Welding) Project at Building B56, where critical tasks related to the Port Cell Bellow Assembly, an integral part of the project, are underway.

The team made a presentation of L&T’s contributions to the eclectic ITER Project, provided updates on the progress of PPAW activities, and emphasised the importance of the work being carried out. Expressing keen interest in the project, the Minister commended the team’s dedication, technical expertise and contribution to this significant international fusion energy initiative.

L&T’s Rajkumar Suwalka participated in an interactive session with the Minister and Indian professionals in the region during which she shared perspectives on India’s economic development, global collaborations and the contributions of Indian professionals to international ventures.

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Engineering Engineers

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Engineering Engineers

Inspirational onboarding welcomes newbies into L&T

L&T continued to strengthen its talent pipeline through large-scale hiring, onboarding and talent integration initiatives. In June-July, with a strong focus on attracting, engaging and developing future-ready talent, L&T onboarded over 2,000 Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs) and Post Graduate Engineer Trainees (PGETs), as well as 126 Management Trainees (MTs).

These newcomers were welcomed with an orientation through a 3D immersive digital platform. Virtual office walkthroughs, networking opportunities, interactive engagement zones, gamified learning modules and business-specific breakout sessions enabled the freshers to connect, collaborate and learn in a dynamic virtual environment.

A key highlight of the orientation programmes, conducted in July, was the opportunity for the freshers to engage directly with L&T’s senior leadership. L&T’s CMD S N Subrahmanyan shared his inspiring vision for L&T’s future and spoke passionately about the role of young professionals in shaping the nation through engineering excellence, innovation, technology and execution excellence.

He encouraged them to embrace change with humility and curiosity, uphold the highest standards of integrity, remain committed to continuous learning, and contribute meaningfully to nation-building.

Dr C Jayakumar (EVP & Head, Corporate HR) described L&T as a people-first, professionally-managed organisation, and introduced the Employee Value Proposition anchored in continuous learning, strong values and pride with purpose. Subramanian Sarma (Deputy Managing Director & President), R Shankar Raman (President & Whole-time Director, Finance), T Madhava Das (Whole-time Director & Sr EVP, Energy Hydrocarbon), S V Desai (Whole-time Director & Sr EVP, Infrastructure), A V Parab (Whole-time Director and Sr EVP, Manufacturing) and other senior leaders shared valuable perspectives, offering the newcomers a deeper understanding of L&T’s commitment to excellence, innovation, continuous learning and employee development.

Sessions on L&T’s history, business landscape, safety, etc. connected the newcomers to L&T’s eight decades of nation-building. The freshers also engaged with L&T’s broader commitments to CSR and volunteering.

L&T also welcomed a talented group of Global Interns from leading Ivy League universities for an 8-week internship programme focused on AI, Robotics and Digital Innovation. Live projects, mentorship from business leaders and exposure to L&T’s diverse businesses and world-class projects gave these interns valuable industry experience, while strengthening L&T’s cross-cultural collaboration and global talent engagement.

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BlueVerse Blossoms

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BlueVerse Blossoms

LTM continues to launch products that help clients outcreate

In the past few months, many businesses have benefitted from LTM’s new solutions and systems.

BlueVerse™ M.A.X.

In May, LTM introduced BlueVerse M.A.X. – an end-to-end marketing orchestration system built on Agentforce Marketing by Salesforce to help global brands engage with their audiences more effectively. It helps businesses deliver highly personalised, AI-powered customer experiences across different geographic markets by combining autonomous digital agents with human expertise to streamline complex marketing operations.

By managing repetitive tasks across campaign creation, personalisation and execution, these agents allow marketing teams to optimise their workflows using pre-configured customer journeys and reusable digital assets. The integration of automated capabilities and human oversight helps organisations lower operational expenses while maintaining a strong focus on high-quality, creative output, allowing teams to focus on strategy execution.

Salesforce’s Agentforce embeds intelligence directly into campaign planning, execution and optimisation. The collaboration provides brands with the tools needed to rapidly scale their outreach and secure a faster return on investment.

BlueVerse for iRun

In June, LTM unveiled BlueVerse for iRun, an AI-native managed services platform designed to automate enterprise IT operations.

Aiming to handle 60% to 70% of IT issues without human help, iRun speeds up incident-resolution times by 40% to 60%, and prevents up to 50% of potential system failures.

BlueVerse for iRun embeds governance from the ground up, incorporating policy-bound execution, human-in-the-loop decisioning and full auditability, ensuring that enterprises can deploy agentic AI with the confidence, control and transparency their regulators, customers and boards demand. It extends the BlueVerse ecosystem into integrated operations, spanning application management, cognitive infrastructure services and cybersecurity, helping enterprises enhance traditional managed services.

BlueVerse on Databricks

In June, LTM and Databricks launched BlueVerse for Databricks, which helps enterprises accelerate AI-driven data monetisation.

It addresses critical challenges in the secure and efficient management of data and compute resources, while optimising business processes and offering pre-built industry solutions that unlock greater value from AI initiatives. It helps companies reimagine everyday business processes as AI-optimised workflows.

It accelerates time-to-value through pre-built, industry-specific solutions across Manufacturing, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Media & Entertainment and Retail & Consumer Goods, along with custom implementations that leverage BlueVerse’s domain-specific accelerators and models. It puts agentic AI into the operating fabric of the enterprise, with reusable assets, embedded governance and industry-ready accelerators that shorten the distance between platform and production.

AI 1000 CoE

In June, in Bengaluru, LTM launched “AI 1000”, a targeted workforce transformation initiative anchored by a dedicated Centre of Excellence (CoE) which will develop a specialised pool of over 1,000 AI-certified engineers, preparing them for the role of the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE).

FDEs combine deep technical knowledge of large language models and domain-specific small language models with a keen understanding of business strategy. The AI 1000 initiative provides the structured training, platforms and governed career frameworks required to develop these hybrid professionals at scale, enabling the FDEs to turn complex algorithms into quantifiable, real-world returns for international clients.

The CoE adopts a systematic, four-stage developmental model: Identify, Enable, Deploy and Govern. High-potential talent is selected using a proprietary AI Readiness Index, followed by curated learning paths, collaborative hackathons and real-world programme deployment.

A robust governance framework monitors performance in the field, feeding practical insights back into the CoE to create a continuous loop of professional growth.

Managed Secure Service Edge Technology

In June, at Cisco Live 2026 in Las Vegas, LTM launched its Managed Secure Service Edge (SSE) solution. Built directly on Cisco Secure Access, the cloud-native offering is designed to secure application access and protect hybrid workforces as they increasingly adopt GenAI tools and models.

The system enables IT administrators to monitor and manage access policies without toggling between multiple, disconnected security tools. LTM integrates its own AI-led managed services and deep cybersecurity expertise, enabling businesses to scale modern defenses without sacrificing operational agility.

Backed by over 4,000 security professionals and nine Cyber Defense Resiliency Centres, LTM ensures that organisations remained protected against emerging digital vulnerabilities.

BlueVerse RightLogic

In July, LTM introduced BlueVerse RightLogic – a cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance framework to help enterprises see, prioritise and remediate cyber exposure as they scale AI adoption.

It provides a unified, business-aligned view of enterprise exposure and enables a decisive shift away from fragmented, point-in-time assessments towards continuous, evidence-led risk management.

The framework combines an end-to-end AI and cyber exposure assessment engine with a structured execution model that spans the journey from assessment to remediation. It examines enterprise exposure across multiple dimensions, such as software supply chain risk, legacy systems, network exposure, identity and access controls, AI-specific risks and governance readiness.

The framework integrates an outside-in view of adversarial exposure with an inside-out assessment of enterprise readiness across people, process and technology. A dedicated AI-specific risk lens ensures that emerging threats unique to AI systems are assessed with the necessary depth and specificity.

It enables faster response cycles, improved risk visibility and a governed pathway for secure AI adoption at scale, giving enterprises the confidence to move quickly without compromising on control. For CIOs, CISOs and Boards navigating an unpredictable threat environment, it offers a business-aligned, evidence-led way to quantify cyber exposure and act accordingly.

BlueVerse Currency

LTM launched an AI-linked commercial model that ties enterprise technology pricing to measurable business results rather than hours billed. BlueVerse Currency helps organisations scale agentic AI across their core operations with clear financial alignment.

The model consolidates the full BlueVerse capability stack into a single transactional construct. Underpinned by a hybrid structure of fixed and variable pricing, the system allows for use-case-specific pricing constructs. These custom models apply directly to core services.

By combining these diverse resources into one clear framework, organisations avoid the administrative burden of managing separate contracts for software licenses, human consulting and cloud compute usage.

Supporting highly fungible resourcing, the model allows organisations to dynamically reallocate their contract budgets and personnel mid-contract to align with shifting business priorities, helping them reinvest operational savings directly back into fast-paced innovation projects.

Business Orchestration Platform

In May, at SAP Sapphire in Florida, LTM unveiled its Business Orchestration Platform – an AI-powered solution that uses LTM BlueVerse to bring decision-making and execution together into a single, cohesive operating layer.

It enables organisations to easily onboard and scale SAP-focused AI agents, helping them run more autonomously, thus delivering immediate, quantifiable improvements. Organisations reported 40% fewer manual interventions and up to 60% faster resolution of operational incidents, allowing teams to focus on strategic growth rather than routine maintenance.

The platform ensures that enterprise systems remain agile in a rapidly changing business landscape.

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ENHANCING EFFICIENCY

A slew of partnerships demonstrates LTM’s value-addition to AI

In the recent past, LTM has entered into collaborations with world leaders in AI – all geared towards enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of various businesses.

Soaring with SSP

In May, LTM entered into a strategic partnership as Business Creativity Partner with SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide. LTM will deliver modernised, end-to-end IT infrastructure support and enhanced application maintenance services to help streamline SSP Group’s worldwide operations.

By utilising an AI-first approach to manage and resolve technical challenges, the joint team enhances simplification across SSP’s extensive international network, ensuring that SSP remained agile. The long-term goal of the initiative centres around supporting SSP Group’s transition to an intelligent, streamlined IT infrastructure.

Cloud Connect

In June, LTM partnered with European cloud leader OVHcloud to bring sovereign, sustainable and AI-ready cloud solutions to enterprises across Europe, enabling organisations to achieve technological sovereignty for critical workloads while accelerating sustainable AI adoption.

Through OVHcloud’s open, trusted cloud, extensive regional presence and dedicated AI infrastructure in Europe, LTM is set to target new markets and further advance its sovereign AI ambitions in the region.

OVHcloud and LTM have committed to collaborating closely on sectors where the stakes for data sovereignty are highest – including banking, financial services, insurance, healthcare, public sector, manufacturing and telecom.

As Elite Partner of the OVHcloud Partner Network, LTM is positioned to help businesses adopt sovereign AI by building their services on OVHcloud’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service solutions. Together, OVHcloud’s open, sustainable cloud platforms and LTM’s industry-aligned AI and cloud transformation capabilities will enable enterprises to adopt next-generation cloud and AI solutions built on trust, openness and long-term value.

Athena Alliance

In June, LTM became part of Athena, a Chainguard-led global coalition working to defend open-source software against AI-driven vulnerabilities.

The alliance will protect open-source software from the rising threat of AI-driven vulnerabilities.

Athena brings together leading organisations across the software ecosystem to swiftly close the gap between identifying a flaw and fixing it before it is exploited. This will be achieved through shared intelligence, coordinated action and pre-disclosure remediation across the ecosystem. LTM brings deep engineering expertise and large-scale delivery experience to the coalition’s collaborative remediation efforts.

Anthropic Association

LTM entered into a partnership with Anthropic in July in Mumbai. LTM will combine Claude, Claude Code and Claude Cowork with its enterprise implementation expertise to help clients move from pilots to production with market-leading productivity, throughput and quality underscored by assurance and transparency. LTM will focus this capability on BFSI, Hi-Tech, Consumer and the Production Industry.

The focus areas are LTM BlueVerse, LTM AI 1000 and the Claude Centre of Excellence (which LTM will establish). The partnership includes joint go-to-market initiatives centered on measurable business outcomes. LTM will scale internal adoption by embedding Claude, Claude Code and Claude Cowork into its delivery model to establish consistent adoption patterns and market-leading productivity benchmarks.

Copilot Click

In July, LTM began leading the deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot across the L&T Group for approximately 1,40,000 employees. This empowers teams to work more productively, resolve issues faster and deliver superior customer outcomes through AI-assisted workflows, decision-making and collaboration.

The largest adopter of Microsoft 365 Copilot within the L&T Group, LTM has already demonstrated significant business impact. Its AI-powered assistant, RAIma, has delivered a 70% improvement in IT and HR query resolution while lifting employee engagement and HR productivity by 15%. More than 23,000 developers use AI tools daily, supported by a network of over 1,300 AI experts and enablement leads.

LTM has worked closely with Microsoft to scale AI adoption and shape global best practices for enterprise deployments. With over 90% of its workforce trained in GenAI, LTM is embedding AI across onboarding, learning, delivery, sales and support.

Glean Gleanings

In July, in Mumbai and California, LTM announced a strategic partnership with Glean, the enterprise AI platform that connects and understands organisational knowledge across the applications, systems and workflows employees use every day.

This will help organisations unlock greater value from their AI investments by pairing LTM’s domain and technology expertise and its BlueVerse™ agentic AI ecosystem with Glean’s enterprise context and intelligence layer.

The collaboration will benefit organisations working in complex, highly regulated environments such as banking, financial services, insurance and manufacturing, as well as large global enterprises with diverse technology landscapes.

Deliverables include faster incident resolution, improved employee productivity, reduced support costs, accelerated onboarding, enhanced enterprise search, and more efficient application support operations.

Cognition-Devin Collab

In California this July, LTM entered into a strategic partnership with Cognition, onboarding Devin, Cognition’s autonomous AI engineer, into BlueVerse™ RightLogic, the company’s cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance framework.

The two companies will prioritise the financial services sector, where Devin is most proven and where LTM brings deep institutional expertise.

The aim is to keep mission-critical financial services uninterrupted and insulated from sophisticated adversarial attacks.

LTM and Cognition are launching five joint offerings to market, AI Security and Vulnerability Remediation, Accelerated Application Modernisation, SDLC Transformation and DevOps, Tech and Business Convergence and Database and ETL Migration.

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Reviving a River

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Reviving a River

L&T’s Heavy Engineering team gives a river a new lease of life

World Environment Day, 5 June, was observed all over the L&T ecosystem – its manufacturing facilities, offices and delivery centres – with a variety of conservation activities, such as tree plantation, seed-ball crafting and awareness sessions. These events drew wide participation from the employees, and served to reinforce the nature-conservation mindset.

At L&T’s A M Naik Heavy Engineering Complex Hazira, the occasion was marked with strong on-ground action, reinforcing the Company’s leadership in environmental stewardship through awareness and engagement initiatives.

The action plan was to restore and protect Surat’s vital natural lifeline, the Tapi River. Over 118 enthusiastic employees and their family members came together on 7 June, a Sunday, to undertake the intensive river clean-up drive.

The participants in this initiative included Anil V Parab (Whole-time Director & Sr EVP – Manufacturing), Ravindra Master (Sr Scientific Officer, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Surat), Vrajesh Unadkat and Sumandevi Vimalbhai Garg (Corporators, Surat Municipal Corporation). The encouragement of these thought leaders inspired the L&T team and reinforced the message of collective responsibility.

The collective effort of the L&T employees and their family members resulted in the collection of 430 kg of waste, which has been responsibly handed over to the SMC for further processing.

Adding a creative touch, the volunteers artistically designed dustbins and handed them over to local vendors, promoting better community participation and waste collection practices.

This initiative reflects a simple but powerful belief – sustainability is driven by action on the ground. Every small effort contributes to a larger impact.

L&T will continue to play a role in protecting the environment, and building a cleaner and greener future.

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Power Partnership

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Power Partnership

L&T Semiconductor Technologies forms partnership to boost India’s AI data centre ecosystem

L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) has signed an MoU with Azuremoto Technologies Inc., Taiwan, to advance Silicon Carbide and power semiconductor solutions for global markets, establishing a cross-border partnership to boost India’s AI data centre and semiconductor ecosystem.

The collaboration will focus on SiC MOSFETs, diodes and modules for AI Data Centres, as well as rectifiers and MOS-based semiconductor solutions for several applications.

Joint market development will target AI Data Centres, OEMs, ODMs and power solution providers. Mutual technical support will be given through reference designs, engineering samples, evaluation kits and application documentation. The partnership brings long-term collaboration on supply arrangements, product customisation, demand forecasting and potential co-development opportunities.

Both companies will establish a Definitive Agreement covering distribution, supply or joint development by next year. LTSCT will provide product roadmaps, technical expertise, engineering samples and compliance support, while Azuremoto will lead market development, customer engagement, first-line technical support and joint marketing initiatives.

This partnership reinforces LTSCT’s commitment to building a robust semiconductor ecosystem and delivering innovative power solutions for the fast-growing AI, energy and industrial sectors.

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CHIPLET CONNECT

LTSCT has joined imec’s Automotive Chiplet Programme (ACP), a pre-competitive research initiative bringing together stakeholders across the global automotive value chain.

Traditional monolithic System-on-a-Chip designs struggle to meet the compute and bandwidth demands of advanced driver-assistance systems, software-defined vehicles and next-generation in-vehicle infotainment.

Chiplets are modular silicon building blocks optimised for specific functions and connected through advanced 2.5D and 3D packaging. They offer higher performance per watt, faster time-to-market, greater supply-chain resilience and improved energy and spatial efficiency.

Transitioning to chiplet architectures is prohibitively expensive if pursued by individual OEMs. The ACP, which leverages imec’s world-leading expertise in advanced 2.5D and 3D packaging, builds the industry-wide alignment needed around interoperable chiplet standards, reducing vendor lock-in and improving supply-chain flexibility in the process.

LTSCT will contribute to safety-critical compute partitions, high-bandwidth die-to-die links, and test and monitoring frameworks spanning wafer fabrication through in-field operation. It will cover qualification, diagnostics and life-cycle management in real automotive environments – and focus on meeting functional safety and reliability requirements.

This reinforces India’s growing role in the global semiconductor ecosystem, with LTSCT contributing to open chiplet standards alongside leading automotive and technology innovators worldwide.

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SIMULATION SOFTWARE

L&T Semiconductor Technologies inks agreement to strengthen advanced power electronics design capabilities

To strengthen its advanced power electronics design capabilities, L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) has signed a multi-year license agreement with Synopsys, a leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems.

LTSCT will adopt Synopsys’s simulation software to accelerate AI-enabled design and optimisation of next-gen power modules and intelligent power modules. The collaboration integrates simulation, physics-based modelling and data intelligence across the design workflow, enhancing design efficiency, improving reliability and reducing development cycles.

As voltage levels scale from 1.2 kV to 10 kV, advanced modelling that integrates material science, metallurgical, thermo-mechanical and electro-mechanical properties becomes essential.

AI-enabled simulation supports optimisation across electrical, thermal and mechanical domains at chip, package and system levels concurrently, with AI-accelerated multiphysics modelling improving design robustness while reducing prototyping costs.

Following Synopsys’s acquisition of Ansys, the combined portfolio of multi-physics simulation technologies with AI-accelerated design platforms will support LTSCT’s work on integrated module architectures that combine power devices, gate drivers, protection circuits and control logic in compact form factors.

The collaboration will drive innovation across electric mobility, renewable energy and industrial automation, advancing the next generation of intelligent power solutions, thus reinforcing India’s position in the global power electronics and semiconductor design ecosystem.

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Inspirational Innovation

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Inspirational Innovation

Pi-Awards marks a decade of fostering creativity across L&T

Innovation has always been at the heart of L&T’s journey of growth, transformation and excellence. The Pi-Awards, L&T’s pan-organization innovation competition, was instituted to recognise and celebrate the efforts of L&T-ites who challenge the conventional, solve business problems creatively and create meaningful value through innovative products, projects, services and practices. Over the years, Pi-Awards has evolved into a powerful platform for showcasing innovation, enabling knowledge sharing and enhancing the visibility and impact of innovative practices across the organisation.

The awards are named after the infinite π, and are announced every year on International Pi Day, celebrated on 14 March (3.14) and it culminates on 22/7, both dates representing π.

The Awards attracted a record 1,470 teams, comprising more than 7,900 L&T-ites, from 22 businesses and over 300 locations across L&T.

Adding another dimension to the innovation journey, the Voice of πoneers series was launched to feature inspiring stories and experiences of previous Pi-Awards winners.

The finalists competed across four categories: Product, Project, Service and ESG. Their innovations demonstrated the ingenuity of their solutions as well as their tangible impact on business performance.

The Grand Finale, on 22 July at Chennai, was graced by S V Desai (Whole-time Director & Sr EVP & Head – Infrastructure Division) as Chief Guest, and Dr C Jayakumar (EVP & Head – Corporate HR). The jury comprised Dr Ashwin Mahalingam (Professor, IIT Madras), Lakshmikantha KC (VP – Bengaluru & Chennai Operations, Motherson SWIL) and Shiva Subramaniam (Co-founder & Director – Innovation, Biomimicry Compass).

Addressing the gathering, Dr Jayakumar highlighted Pi-Awards as a strategically important initiative that drives innovation, creativity, continuous improvement and fosters a strong culture of innovation and knowledge sharing across L&T. He emphasised that in a rapidly changing business environment, innovation is essential to improve quality, safety, productivity and profitability, as well as ensure long-term organisational relevance and competitiveness.

Mr Desai underscored the role of innovation as a key driver of organisational growth, competitiveness and future readiness. Stating that innovation can originate from any level of the organisation, he emphasised that it must be supported by a strong desire to solve problems, improve productivity and create greater value. He averred that organisations that learn, adapt and innovate faster will be better positioned to achieve ambitious growth aspirations and capitalise on emerging opportunities.

A highlight of the programme was a masterclass on Biomimicry Innovation by Shiva Subramaniam, who introduced participants to the idea of looking at nature as a 3.8-billion-year-old mentor and drawing inspiration from the solutions that nature has evolved. The session explored concepts such as biophilia, bioutilisation and biomorphism, demonstrating how nature can inspire innovative approaches to solving contemporary challenges.

Winners

Product Category:

PRECIZE 4.0 (Predictive Regression Engine for Coating Intelligence & Zinc Excellence) - Powered by SUMEDHA - Transforming Hot-Dip Galvanizing from an Art to a Science

– Sumanta Gayen & Team (Power Transmission & Distribution)

Project Category

Integrated Soffit Liner Modular Technique for 50 m Dia. Outer Containment Dome KKNPP 3&4 Project

– K Suresh & Team (Heavy Civil Infrastructure).

Service Category

IoT-Enabled Servitization of Asset Management through Digital Field Force and Centralized application –

Thiruvasagam & Team (Divisional Corporate).

ESG Category

Sustainable and Environmentally Responsible Riverbank Stabilization Using Low-Carbon and Nature-Based Strategies

– Sudesna Biswas & Team (Transportation Infrastructure).

Sustained Engagement in Pi Awards

Transportation Infrastructure. S Ramkumar (EVP & Head), S D Patil – (VP & Head, Roads, Bridges & Formations SBG) and Amber Nanavaty (HR Head) received the award on behalf of the business.

A Pi-Awards 2026 Compendium featuring the top 12 innovations was also released in the presence of the dignitaries.

The organising team comprised Corporate HR’s Taresh Varshney and Chirag Desai as well as stakeholders across L&T.

The event demonstrated L&T’s culture of innovation which motivates its people to come up with the exceptional, impactful ideas.

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Talent Tapper

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Talent Tapper

L&T EduTech inks MoU to strengthen engineering campus-to-career readiness

L&T EduTech and the Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Chennai on 3 July for 800 students from Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics to undergo L&T EduTech’s 15-day Campus Readiness Training Programme.

Designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and workplace expectations, the programme combines technical learning with practical exposure to develop problem-solving, analytical thinking, communication, aptitude and interview skills.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Rajesh Chouta (Chairman, MITE), Rajalaxmi Chouta (Member, Governing Council, MITE), Narendra U P (Director – Placements, Training & Industry Relations, MITE), Ramkishore S (VP & Head - HR Transformation, L&T), M F Febin (Head – L&T EduTech), Anitha Jayapal (Head HR – L&T EduTech), Vikram Chandra (Head – Platform, L&T EduTech), Mayank Ranjan (Sr Manager – CollegeConnect Business, L&T EduTech) and Anshul Gupta (DGM – Skill Exchange & Academic Alliances, L&T EduTech).

On the occasion, Ms Febin highlighted the importance of stronger academia-industry collaboration in preparing graduates for the rapidly evolving engineering landscape. By combining academic foundations with industry-aligned learning, the partnership aims to enhance student employability and create a seamless transition from campus to career.

The collaboration adds to L&T EduTech’s growing network of academic partnerships across India, reinforcing its mission to equip the next generation of engineers with the skills, confidence and practical exposure needed to thrive in a technology-driven future.

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Business Bridge

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Business Bridge

L&T leader enlightens industry meet

Anil V Parab (Whole-time Director, L&T & Sr EVP, Manufacturing), highlighted the crucial role of the MSME ecosystem in driving India’s industrial growth at Delhi on 8 July at the session organised by The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) on Investment Economics in India: Manufacturing, FDI and Industrial Transformation.

Mr Parab underscored the need to focus on speed of doing business by utilising AI-enabled automation for National Single Window clearances, developing plug-and-play clusters with automated approvals under the BHAVYA scheme and introducing legal reforms to expedite contract enforcement.

He revealed that L&T had to its credit a remarkable achievement, i.e. 90% indigenisation of electrolysers, vital to green hydrogen production. This milestone has lowered costs, advancing green hydrogen closer to cost parity with grey hydrogen and paving the way for its adoption across sectors such as refineries, fertilisers, steel and heavy mobility.

Other prominent participants included Mercy Epao (JS, Ministry of MSME), Atul Kumar Goel (Chief Executive, IBA), Pankaj Kumar Satija (EVP, Corporate Affairs, JSW Steel), Rahul Ahluwalia (Founding Director, FED) and Mohit Bhasin (Partner & Global Head, Economic Growth Practice, KPMG International).

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NUCLEAR NETWORKING

Industry stalwarts exchange ideas to illuminate India’s energy scene

With India’s nuclear energy sector at a critical crossroads, fostering meaningful industry dialogue is becoming an imperative. Two recent events helped foster this exchange, and both were attended by L&T’s Anil V Parab (Whole-Time Director and Sr EVP, Manufacturing).

The India Nuclear Energy Forum 2026, from 29 to 30 May at IIT Bombay, focused on developing a comprehensive roadmap to achieve India’s ambitious target of 100 GWe nuclear capacity by 2047, following the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025 that ends the government monopoly on nuclear power generation and opens the sector to private companies.

L&T was a Gold Sponsor, with Mr Parab sharing the stage with nuclear power doyens – including Dr Anil Kakodkar (Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India), D K Shukla (Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board), Prof Shirish Kedare (Director, IIT Bombay) and Dr A K Nayak (Former Head, Nuclear Controls & Planning Wing, Department of Atomic Energy).

Mr Parab reaffirmed L&T’s commitment to supporting India’s nuclear energy goals, stressing on the importance of the programme management approach to translate the plans into actionable steps.

Then, on 6 July at Mumbai, the Confederation of Indian Industry organised the ‘Strategic Dialogue on Nuclear Energy: Accelerating India’s Pathway to 100GW’. It united policymakers, technology leaders, industry stakeholders and global partners in shaping India’s nuclear energy future.

Sharing his views on Supply Chain adequacy in the nuclear power industry, Mr Parab stated that Indian industries have achieved nearly 100% local content in PHWR and PFBR technologies. The challenge is to fast-track, scale up and formulate a predictable execution schedule.

Global nuclear power projects often face cost and time overruns due to lack of continuity of work, technology standardisation, inadequate talent pool and regulatory approvals. He opined that India take a leaf from the US approach (1970-1990) of building an average 4.7 GW per year, and adopt the programme management approach. He averred that the private sector might have to get involved with the Department of Energy so that India can meet its ambitious 100 GWe target.

L&T’s participation in such events indicates the Company’s growing role in the nuclear power sector.

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Asanas Abroad

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Yoga session invigorates overseas L&T team

L&T’s Power Transmission and Distribution team in Kuwait marked International Yoga Day by organising a yoga session on 19 June.

The Chief Guests were Paramita Tripathi, IFS (Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait) and Sanjay Muluka IFS (Deputy Chief of Mission).

Ms Tripathi commended L&T’s management for the initiative, noting that this was the first programme of its kind organised by an EPC entity in Kuwait. She emphasized the importance of yoga in promoting physical well-being, mental resilience and a balanced lifestyle. She appreciated the dedication and collective efforts of the L&T team, encouraging every L&T-ite to continue contributing towards a healthier and more productive work environment.

Conducted by Priyanka Nagpal, the yoga session was followed by an enriching and captivating musical therapy session.

The event reflected L&T Kuwait’s commitment to employee well-being and its continued efforts to foster a culture of health, harmony and holistic development.

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Expanding Engagements

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SuFin takes B2B marketplace to greater heights

Strengthening its engagement with India’s industrial and construction ecosystem, SuFin Limited participated in strategic industry forums, large-format exhibitions, thought leadership platforms and innovative digital
brand initiatives.

The SuFin Samvad – Seller Meet was hosted in Faridabad on 22 May, bringing together over 30+ regional sellers for an interactive session focused on collaboration, growth and long-term partnership. It featured insightful interactions led by Santosh Srivastava (Head – Buyer & Seller Central) who shared the platform’s growth vision, evolving marketplace strategy and opportunities for sellers to scale their businesses through deeper engagement with the SuFin ecosystem. Varun Kumar (Regional Lead, North) showcased the expanding portfolio of private label brands, highlighting the growing business opportunities and customer trust being created across product categories. Soumya Pathak (Regional Lead, North), Vinay Singh (State Head, Delhi) and Sameer Gangwar (Lead New Product, Private Labels) and their teams reinforced the organisation’s commitment to building trusted, long-term relationships with the seller community.

In collaboration with the Coimbatore SIDCO Industrial Estate Manufacturers’ Welfare Association (COSIEMA), SuFin organised an industry interaction on “Creating Efficiencies in Industrial B2B Trade through a Digital Marketplace” on 6 June at Coimbatore. The session brought together MSMEs to discuss the growing role of digital platforms in improving procurement efficiency, market access and business growth. SuFin’s Arun M delivered an insightful presentation on the platform’s capabilities and demonstrated how it enables MSMEs through integrated procurement solutions, digital market linkages and financing opportunities. In attendance were COSIEMA office bearers, including Mr Mathivanan (President), Mr Natarajan (Immediate Past President) and Mr Soundararajan (Treasurer). The session facilitated strategic discussions between SuFin and the association leadership, resulting in a collaborative roadmap for deeper engagement with the Coimbatore MSME ecosystem. Industry partners interacted with MSME members to explore business opportunities.

At Industrial & Engineering Expo INDEXPO 2026, in Mumbai from 16-18 June, SuFin engaged with industries across machine tools, hand tools, bearings, plastics, renewable energy, cutting tools and allied engineering sectors. The presence of senior leadership further strengthened customer engagement.

At Bharat Buildcon 2026, at New Delhi from 18 to 21 June, SuFin showcased its end-to-end B2B marketplace along with its expanding portfolio of private label brands, including Solido Safety Products, the newly launched Solido Welding Range and Gravis Building Material Products Range The regional leadership team delivered a presentation highlighting the platform’s capabilities and its role in transforming industrial procurement through digital solutions.

At the BCC&I Financial Awareness Conclave 2026 in Kolkata on 19 June, where SuFin was Diamond Sponsor, COO Bikramjit Sen delivered the keynote address on “Creating Efficiencies in Industrial B2B Trade Through a Digital Marketplace.” The conclave provided valuable opportunities to engage with financial institutions, industry stakeholders and business leaders.

SuFin was Silver Partner at the ET Edge SCM Fest 2026 held at New Delhi on 25 and 26 June, which brought together over 1,000 delegates and more than 100 Chief Supply Chain Officers, procurement leaders and manufacturing executives. Ashish Kaistha (Chief Revenue Officer) addressed the gathering during a panel discussion on “Digital B2B Marketplaces: From Supplier Management to Supply Chain Transformation”. The team engaged with senior decision-makers across manufacturing, logistics, automotive, healthcare, infrastructure and allied industries, enabling meaningful discussions around procurement digitisation, supply chain resilience and marketplace-led business transformation. SuFin’s private label offerings received encouraging interest, particularly from organisations involved in construction, warehousing and industrial infrastructure.

At the CII Manufacturing NXT Conclave in Coimbatore on 1 July, SuFin’s Arun M (Regional Head – South) delivered a keynote address on Raw Material Security and Digitalisation of Procurement.

As part of the introductory campaign of its Solido Welding Range and in continuation of its marketing efforts for its Solido Safety Helmets, SuFin made a film on each, using AI. You can watch the films here:

Solido Safety Helmets: https://onelink.to/solidohelmets

Solido Welding Range: https://onelink.to/solidowelding

SuFin continues to strengthen its position as a trusted digital partner for India’s industrial and construction ecosystem.

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Clinical Commitment

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L&T’s HIV treatment centre in Mumbai earns a coveted ranking

Since 2014, L&T has been running a busy facility for HIV treatment – the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre in Mumbai – under public private partnership (PPP) with the Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS) and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO). The Centre caters to patients who reside in the area.

As per MDACS FY 2026 Q1 Score Card, the L&T ART Centre has been ranked No. 1 among Mumbai’s 20 ART Centres.

It is pertinent to note that L&T’s ART centre was India’s first PPP model to receive full accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers.

This prestigious MDACS ranking is a testament to the commitment, teamwork and excellence demonstrated by every member of the ART Centre.

The achievement reflects the Centre’s continued focus on clinical excellence, patient-centred care, adherence counselling, viral load surveillance, holistic support for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), accurate data management and efficient service delivery.

The top ranking highlights the Centre’s strong performance across key HIV programme indicators, including treatment adherence and viral suppression (critical goals of ART programmes), retention in care and timely follow-up.

The constant guidance, mentorship and encouragement of Dr Divyang Shah (Chief Medical Officer, L&T) and Dr Madhuri Franklin (DGM - Medical Services, and Nodal Officer of the ART Centre) were instrumental in fructifying this significant achievement.

Securing the top position among Mumbai’s ART Centres is more than just recognition of past efforts; it is also an inspiration to strive towards continued excellence.

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Concrete Crown

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L&T marks major milestone for India’s first semiconductor manufacturing facility

Remarkable project milestones come in all sizes. A single concrete pour of 4,458 cubic metres was completed on 16 June for the raft foundation of India’s first semiconductor manufacturing facility, being developed by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd at Dholera, a planned greenfield ‘smart’ city in Gujarat.

This feat was achieved by L&T’s Buildings Infrastructure – Residential, Commercial Buildings & Factories vertical. This logistically complex operation was completed smoothly despite challenging site conditions and tight constraints.

The continuous concrete pour over a 48-hour window, maintained an average concreting rate of 93 cu m per hour through four simultaneous pumping arrangements, utilising three boom placers and one static pump.

The team also achieved its highest-ever daily concrete pouring quantity of 3,250 cu m. This was executed through seamless coordination of three in-house batching plants, supplemented by an external Ready Mix Concrete plant, demonstrating exceptional planning and resource optimisation. Notably, this milestone was achieved while simultaneously executing major concrete activities in other project areas like piles, showcasing the team’s remarkable execution strength.

This milestone achievement builds upon the project team’s sustained performance over the past six months, during which 2,64,772 cu m of concrete was placed through effective planning, coordination and execution.

The facility is coming up across a 163-acre site. The project’s first phase comprises a built-up area of 1,46,738 sq m and is being constructed by L&T Construction as a first-of-its-kind facility in the country. This phase will support technology nodes from 110/90 nm down to 28 nm, with 55 nm as the start-up node. At full build-out, the project will feature 32,000 sq m of cleanroom space with a production capacity of 50,000 wafer starts per month.

The record concrete pour affirms L&T’s high level of professionalism and project management.

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Future Focus

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L&T Heavy Engineering’s manufacturing prowess earns coveted award

L&T Heavy Engineering (HE), Hazira, was conferred the CII National Best Practices Award on Future Ready Manufacturing in May. This reflects HE’s unwavering dedication to innovation, technological advancement and transformative manufacturing excellence.

Building on this milestone, the Future Ready Manufacturing Conference organised by CII on 18 June in New Delhi brought together industry leaders to exchange best practices and drive the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies across sectors. Here, HE showcased its transformative journey towards future-ready manufacturing, emphasising key strategies – such as enhancing productivity through process innovation, automation, digitalisation and data analytics; utilising AI, IIoT and robotics to optimise operational efficiency; and advancing towards autonomous, integrated, future-ready manufacturing technologies.

Dhiren Patel (GM, Head, Heat Transfer Equipment, L&T) and Nishanth Neerabidre (DGM, Head, Production Engineering & Smart Manufacturing, L&T) shared insights through their presentation and participation in the panel discussion.

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L&T Valves secures coveted certification

The Kancheepuram facility of L&T Valves was certified to comply with the requirements of ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System. Received in July, this is L&T Valves’ sixth Management System Certification. It underpins the company’s commitment to sustainable manufacturing, energy efficiency and operational excellence.

L&T Valves had established and implemented a comprehensive energy policy, documented energy management procedures and defined measurable energy objectives and targets focused on continual improvement in energy performance. Further, significant energy uses were systematically identified, energy consumption patterns were monitored, energy performance indicators were established and initiatives to optimise energy utilisation were launched.

A decisive step towards energy efficiency was the setting up of an 800 kW rooftop solar power plant that was inaugurated by R Shankar Raman (President & Whole-Time Director - Finance, L&T) last September.

The certification strengthens L&T Valves’ sustainability credentials and demonstrates its commitment to responsible growth, regulatory compliance, environmental stewardship and global competitiveness through continual improvement of its energy management practices.

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LTM Leads

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LTM earns a bouquet of prestigious awards

Global Leader, ISG Provider Lens®, Snowflake Ecosystem Partner

In July at Mumbai, LTM was recognised as a Global Leader in the ISG Provider Lens® – Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2026 in two strategic service categories: Modernisation and AI/ML Enablement Services and Managed Data and Optimisation Services.

The distinction reflects LTM’s ability to help enterprises modernise their data estates, operationalise AI at scale and optimise Snowflake environments through engineering-led transformation, industry-focused innovation and intelligent managed services.

SAP Ecosystem Leader

LTM secured leadership positions across three critical quadrants in the ISG Provider Lens SAP Ecosystem 2026 U.S. report, highlighting its advanced AI capabilities.

In May, ISG recognised LTM as a market leader. In its “ISG Provider Lens” SAP Ecosystem 2026 US report, the firm named LTM a Leader across three key quadrants: SAP S/4HANA System Transformation – Large Accounts, SAP Business AI and Business Technology Platform (BTP) Services, and SAP Application Managed Services.

This recognition highlights LTM’s ongoing role as the Business Creativity Partner to the world’s largest enterprises, emphasising its advisory-driven, AI-native approach to complex system upgrades.

Leader in Avasant’s Oracle Cloud ERP Services RadarView™

In June, LTM was recognised as a Leader in Avasant’s Oracle Cloud ERP Services 2026 RadarView for its ability to drive AI-led Oracle Cloud ERP transformation at scale for global enterprises.

This underscores LTM’s growing strength in enterprise-wide modernisation across Oracle Cloud ERP environments, where it enabled the transformation of core functions such as finance, procurement supply chain, HR and operations. The Leader positioning reflects LTM’s ability to deliver scalable, consistent and outcome-driven transformation across complex global enterprises.

Databricks Global COE Partner of the Year

At Databricks’ annual Data + AI Summit in June, LTM was honoured with the 2026 Global CoE Partner of the Year Award, for its leadership in scaling a world-class Centre of Excellence practice around the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.

The award recognises data modernisation across legacy and cloud environments, AI-led innovation, moving beyond pilots to production, and Cloud transformation, anchored in the Databricks platform. It celebrates a proven combination behind platform expertise, industrialised delivery models and proprietary accelerators that shortened the distance from ambition to result.

Honda Honour

At Honda’s Annual Conference in the USA in June, LTM took home the Indirect Procurement Supplier Award 2026 in the Outstanding Value category, acknowledging its strong competitive advantage by consistently going above and beyond through exceptional value, forward-thinking solutions and cost efficiencies. The award recognises LTM’s strengths that have benefitted Honda, viz driving competitive advantage, leveraging innovation-led approaches, ensuring consistent execution quality and enabling collaborative, forward-thinking solutions.

Rural Recognition

At the Global CSR & Sustainability Awards 2026 organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry in July in Bengaluru, LTM received the Excellence in Rural Development & Infrastructure Award, recognising the organisation’s commitment to building sustainable opportunities through integrated village development, technology-enabled learning, skilling initiatives and healthcare interventions.

The award was presented by Dr Prabha Mallikarjun (MP, Lok Sabha, Davanagere, Karnataka). The recognition affirms the power of collaboration and the value of building development models designed to create long-term impact.

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Tall Triumph

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L&T Heavy Engineering marks a momentous despatch from its Saudi Arabian facility

The completion of a project is always a cause for jubilation – both for the customer and for the project team. One such success was the despatch of the 300 MT depressurising vessel in May from L&T Hydrocarbon Saudi Integrated Manufacturing Factory, i.e. the Heavy Wall Pressure Vessel facility at Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The vessel was bound for the Jafurah Gas Compression Project (Phase II).

Fabricated by the L&T Heavy Engineering team, the vessel is approximately 7 metres in diameter and nearly 40 metres in length. It is among the largest to have been dispatched since the facility began manufacturing vessels in October 2024.

In recognition of this accomplishment, representatives from the customer, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, visited L&T’s facility to commend the exceptional efforts and dedication of the L&T team for their unwavering support, commitment and contribution to this success.

The world-class facility undertakes advanced manufacturing. In a short span of time, it has secured Aramco 9COM approvals (6000002522, 6000002523, 6000002524 & 6000002525) and is supporting key projects in the region. Accredited with ASME U, U2, S, R and NB along with ISO 9001 : 2015, 14001, 45001, 29001 certifications, the facility delivers end-to-end capabilities - from design to dispatch. It is equipped with cutting-edge infrastructure to undertake complex fabrication, giving reliable support to the region’s industries. The facility has the capacity to manufacture equipment using a wide range of materials.

Importantly, L&T’s facility focuses strongly on the development of local talent, equipping Saudi Arabia’s Gen-Z with the skills required to participate in boosting the economy and take the people of the Kingdom to even greater heights of prosperity. A definite win-win!

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Tunnel Topper

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A momentous breakthrough on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Corridor project

India’s first Bullet Train project has achieved a construction milestone – the breakthrough of Mountain Tunnel 7. This momentous development took place on 1 June, marking the project’s third such breakthrough within a five-month span.

The event was witnessed by Dr Hemant Vishnu Savara (Member of Parliament for the Palghar Lok Sabha Constituency), Anjum Pervez (MD, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited [NHSRCL]), G Vinod (EVP & Head of Operations, Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail [MAHSR] C4 & C3 and Dubai HSR), Zamshed Ali (Task Force Leader Head, MAHSR C3), Dipak Roy (Principal CPM, NHSRCL) and other key officials from NHSRCL, the Project Management Consultancy consortium (led by Tata Consulting Engineers) responsible for overseeing civil construction and L&T.

Located at Ambesari village within the Sahyadri mountain range in Dahanu Taluka, the 417-metre-long 12.6-metre-wide tunnel was engineered to accommodate both up and down tracks. The tunnel was excavated from both sides over 516 days and through 117 controlled blasts, using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method, an advanced technique allowing for real-time monitoring of geological conditions and the immediate deployment of site-support systems, as well as shotcrete, rock bolts and lattice girders.

Strict safety protocols were maintained – including ventilation, fire prevention and controlled access arrangements. Safe excavation was ensured by advanced real-time tunnel instrumentation monitoring systems and state-of-the-art monitoring tools – such as 3D targets, seismographs and surface settlement points – marking a first-of-its-kind deployment in the Indian Railways.

The MAHSR C3 project comprises 135.45 km of elevated section between Silphata in Thane and Zaroli on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border and three stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar) with 124 km of viaduct, including 101 km of 2,584 full span launching method girders, and 17 km to be built using segmental and underslung segmental launching girders. The section also features 2.3 km of steel bridges and additional structures – including 6 km through seven mountain tunnels – and 5 km of special earth structures.

The successful breakthrough reflects the engineering excellence, technical capability and sheer dedication of the MAHSR C3 project team working in demanding terrain.

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Power Push

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L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure team marks a significant achievement

An important construction milestone was reached on the Kundakulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) on 15 June. The reactor pressure vessel was erected for its Unit 5 (2 x 1000 MWe) by L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure business.

The vessel is the heart of the nuclear reactor. It houses the reactor core, fuel assemblies, control rods and key internal components where nuclear fission generates the thermal energy required for power production. Serving as the primary safety barrier within the Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS), the vessel is among the most safety-critical and precision-engineered components of a nuclear power plant.

Supplied by Rosatom, Russia, the VVER-1,000 vessel is an engineering marvel. It weighs 320 MT, stands 11.185 m high and has a diameter of 4.69 m. Designed to operate under extreme conditions of 321°C temperature and 160 bar pressure, it has a service life exceeding 60 years.

The installation of this behemoth is a testament to L&T’s engineering excellence, meticulous planning, and flawless execution.

Completed with Zero Harm and a First Time Right approach, the activity involved detailed lift planning, precision alignment, stringent quality controls and seamless coordination across multiple functions while adhering to the highest nuclear safety standards. Demonstrating exceptional execution quality, the team achieved an v flange flatness of 78 microns against the specified tolerance of 100 microns – the best alignment result achieved across KKNPP Units 1 to 5.

KKNPP Units 5 & 6 Mechanical Erection Package comprises the installation of critical reactor and turbine island systems, including the reactor pressure vessel, steam generators, main coolant systems, turbine-generator package, seawater systems, cranes, piping, structural steel works and auxiliaries.

This accomplishment reinforces L&T’s leadership in executing complex nuclear projects and highlights its enduring commitment to safety, quality, innovation and engineering excellence. It is yet another example of how L&T continues to contribute to India’s energy security and the nation’s growing clean energy ambitions.

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Engineered Energy

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L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore achieved twin milestones on a major project

L&T’s Energy Hydrocarbon (LTEH) Onshore has achieved two major mechanical completion milestones at Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s (IOCL) Panipat Refinery Expansion Project in Haryana, i.e.

• The 5 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) Diesel Hydrotreater (DHDT) Unit on 29 May

• The 2.5 MMTPA Reactor-Regenerator (Rx-Rg) System Package of the INDMAX Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit on 11 June

These achievements reinforce L&T’s capability to deliver complex refinery projects through engineering excellence, innovation and flawless execution while contributing significantly to India’s energy security and cleaner fuel aspirations.

Awarded by IOCL, both projects were executed on a comprehensive Engineering, Procurement and Construction basis.

The scope encompassed project management, process engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, inspection and testing, transportation, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning support, performance guarantee testing and successful handover.

While the DHDT Unit is licensed by Shell, the Rx-Rg package is based on Lummus Technology’s globally licensed INDMAX process developed by IOCL’s R&D Centre.

The DHDT Unit is designed to produce premium-quality Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) compliant diesel through advanced hydrotreating technology, helping reduce vehicular emissions while meeting India’s growing demand for cleaner fuels. The diesel produced will be suitable for use in extreme climatic conditions, including temperatures as low as -15°C, enabling uninterrupted fuel supply to India’s armed forces deployed in challenging terrains such as Siachen Glacier, Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir. The unit is India’s largest single-train Diesel Hydrotreater licensed by Shell.

The Rx-Rg System Package converts heavy crude fractions into higher-value products, using advanced catalytic cracking technology. Based on IOCL’s indigenous INDMAX technology, licensed globally by Lummus Technology, the unit is designed to maximise LPG production, aligning with India’s rapidly increasing LPG demand and supporting the Government of India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, which provides deposit-free LPG connections to women from poor and deprived households.

Delivering these projects demanded exceptional planning, coordination and innovation. The DHDT team executed a complex 1,350 km multimodal transportation operation involving sea and road movement of oversized equipment from Hazira to Panipat, overcoming challenging terrain and infrastructure constraints. The largest consignment was 36 metres long, 8 metres wide and weighed 626 metric tonnes. The team erected the Hydro Desulphurisation Reactor within just 36 hours of its arrival at site and pioneered the implementation of the Free Issue Material philosophy for critical equipment. Proactive pre-commissioning activities accelerated overall project readiness.

The Rx-Rg project presented an equally demanding execution landscape. Procurement involved complex imports under the Manufacturing and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations scheme, while construction was carried out within a highly congested plot with multiple contractors working simultaneously. Six Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) equipment weighing over 500 metric tonnes each were fabricated and erected within five months. The project achieved the first-ever site fabrication of ODC equipment for IOCL.

Innovation and digitalisation played a critical role across both projects. L&T leveraged integrated digital platforms to improve productivity, enhance quality and strengthen project control. The Rx-Rg project also introduced sustainable construction practices by adopting pneumatic testing instead of conventional hydrotesting for refractory-lined piping, conserving approximately 26.8 lakh litres of water. Robotic arc welding and Leica laser tracker-enabled bolt matching further enhanced precision and construction efficiency.

Safety and quality remained at the core of execution. The DHDT project recorded 9.6 million safe workhours, while the Rx-Rg project achieved over 5.85 million safe workhours, reflecting L&T’s uncompromising commitment to Health, Safety and Environment.

Both projects earned multiple prestigious recognitions from the Confederation of Indian Industry, the World Safety Organisation and other industry bodies for excellence in safety performance. The projects maintained outstanding quality standards, achieving excellent customer satisfaction scores, industry-leading audit ratings and exceptionally low weld repair percentages.

A defining aspect of these achievements was the leadership demonstrated by L&T’s young workforce. With an average team age of approximately 33 years and 13% women representation at the frontline, both projects showcased the capability of L&T’s emerging leaders in executing some of India’s most complex refining infrastructure.

The projects exemplified the strength of L&T’s integrated ecosystem, bringing together expertise from L&T Onshore EPC, AdVENT (Advanced Value Engineering & Technology), Heavy Engineering, L&T Valves, CarbonLite Solutions and specialised lifting teams to deliver world-class outcomes.

The mechanical completion of these two strategic refinery units marks an important milestone in the project, strengthening L&T’s position as a trusted engineering, procurement and construction partner for India’s most critical energy infrastructure. This will result in the production of cleaner fuels, increase LPG availability and contribute significantly to India’s long-term energy security and sustainability goals.

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Twin Tunnel Triumph

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L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure team touches a double highpoint

Two tunnel breakthroughs are indeed a feat! This was achieved by L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure team on the Patna Metro project in June.

The two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) tunnelled in parallel, with a 100 m lag, from Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium Station towards Rajendra Nagar Station, each excavating approximately 700 m before breaking through the diaphragm wall at Rajendra Nagar Station. This marks yet another significant achievement in the execution of the project’s underground works.

This stretch posed a formidable array of engineering and operational challenges. The alignment required tunnelling beneath active railway tracks, navigating through densely built neighbourhoods with heritage structures, and advancing through complex mixed geological strata along a steep tunnel gradient. Mixed soil below sub-nominal groundwater levels further intensified the risk, compounded by the need to break through diaphragm walls interlaced with intricate municipal utility networks at the headwall.

The team meticulously optimised TBM parameters, while maintaining continuous monitoring of both surface and subsurface instrumentation. Round-the-clock vigilance by a multidisciplinary Emergency Response Team ensured uncompromised safety and precision.

A defining achievement was the drama beneath the highly congested railway corridor at Rajendra Nagar Terminal, part of the critical Delhi-Howrah mainline, which sees nearly 108 train movements daily – including premier semi-high-speed services such as Vande Bharat, Namo Bharat, Tejas and Rajdhani Express. The feat was accomplished through close coordination and effective teamwork among officials of East Central Railway, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC) and L&T. Special permission was secured from Indian Railways to temporarily restrict train speeds to 10 km/h over a 24-day window, enabling the TBMs to execute a flawless 80m-long crossing beneath 5 railway lines and 4 platforms, while maintaining tunnel-induced ground settlement within the exceptional limit of under 4 mm.

The breakthroughs were graced by Sandeep Kumar R Pudkalkatti (Secretary UDHD-cum-MD, PMRC) and S N Joshi (PD – DMRC). The project team was represented by Aloke Kumar Dey (Project Director), Monu Govil (Dy Project Manager) and Arvind Kumar Tyagi (DPM – Tunnel). The officials appreciated the efforts of the project team in overcoming the challenging conditions to achieve this milestone.

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Transforming Tomorrow

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LTM is equipping young learners to shape a technology-driven future

Ranjana was hesitant to participate in classroom discussions and practical activities. A 15-year-old Class IX student at MPS Poisar School in Kandivali, Mumbai, she had limited exposure to STEM, and believed subjects such as Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were difficult and demanded advanced knowledge.

Today, she collaborates confidently with her peers, asks thoughtful questions and looks forward to every STEM session with curiosity and enthusiasm. What once seemed intimidating gradually became exciting and approachable.

A transformation indeed! This is due to LTM’s flagship CSR initiative, Tech4 Future. Implemented by Hope Foundation, Learning Links Foundation, Ennoble Social Innovation Foundation and Centre Square Foundation, it includes STEM and AI learning sessions designed to make complex concepts accessible and engaging. Through observation, measurement, experimentation and teamwork, Ranjana discovered how scientific concepts could solve practical problems – and looks forward to every STEM session with curiosity and enthusiasm.

Tech4Future expands access to AI, robotics and design-thinking education for students countrywide, moving learners beyond textbook concepts and into the practice of building real solutions to real problems. It has reached more than 50,000 children through 123 Digital Inclusion Centres spread across India, creating a network of technology-enabled learning spaces where students from diverse backgrounds engage with future-ready skills.

The Government acknowledged and appreciated LTM’s role in strengthening innovation-led learning among young students at the Future Makers Innovators Bootcamp 2026 in June. It was organised in partnership with the Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi, Central Square Foundation and The Innovation Story. The programme culminated in a showcase at IIIT-Delhi, with Ashish Sood (Minister of Education, Government of NCT, Delhi) as Chief Guest.

The bootcamp brought together 100 high-potential students, selected from a pool of more than 33,000 applicants. Over 140 hours of immersive, hands-on learning, they explored robotics, AI and engineering while developing practical solutions to everyday challenges. It nurtured creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving, helping students see themselves as the next generation of innovators and change-makers.

From identifying young innovators through advanced bootcamps to nurturing curiosity in neighbourhood classrooms, LTM’s Tech4Future helps ensure that talent meets opportunity. By building confidence, creativity and future-ready skills among young learners from diverse backgrounds, the initiative empowers gen-next to innovate, lead and shape the future.

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Healing Hearts

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Healing Hearts

LTM and healthcare partners help cure underprivileged children

For thousands of children born into economically disadvantaged families, the barriers of cost and distance prevent them from obtaining treatment for a serious medical condition. To ensure children from economically disadvantaged families can access critical healthcare and receive the support required for successful treatment and recovery, LTM joined hands with leading healthcare partners.

Implemented in partnership with Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai, and supported through LTM’s CSR programme, the initiative brought together healthcare professionals, Rotary leaders and development partners to provide life-saving congenital heart care to these children.

Over five years, Healing Tiny Hearts helped provide specialised treatment for over 3,500 children with congenital heart defects. The sixth edition, aimed at supporting an additional 500 children, was inaugurated on 31 July, in Chennai, and drew a distinguished gathering, including Archana Sahay (Global Head – ESG, LTM), Dr Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy (CEO – Chennai Region, Apollo Hospitals) and Rtn. D Suresh Jain (District Governor, Rotary International District 3234), as well as other healthcare and community leaders devoted to improving healthcare access for vulnerable children.

Through Give4Life, implemented in partnership with Narayana Hrudayalaya Charitable Trust (NHCT) at Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Bengaluru, underprivileged children receive treatment for blood disorders and different types of cancer. To date, 375 children have benefited from this partnership.

LTM’s partnership with Access Life provides holistic support to children undergoing cancer treatment and bone marrow transplants, together with their caregivers. So far, 252 beneficiaries, including 84 children and 168 caregivers, have received support.

LTM’s healthcare programmes have helped children and families face some of life’s toughest moments with hope and dignity. By pairing medical support with emotional, educational and rehabilitative care, these initiatives have opened pathways to recovery and brighter futures for hundreds of youngsters.

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Published: 9/28/2026 3:57 PM

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Telemedicine Triumph

CBMC Tagging — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:15:31 GMT

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Telemedicine Triumph

Larsen & Toubro Public Charitable Trust uses technology to bring specialised healthcare to rural communities

For thousands of families in rural Khalapur (Raigad district, Maharashtra), consulting a specialist meant travelling long distances, spending a day’s wage, and delaying treatment. That is set to change.

On 6 July, Larsen & Toubro Public Charitable Trust (LTPCT) inaugurated a Telemedicine Clinic at Khalapur’s Primary Health Centre, in partnership with Raigad’s District Health Department, and with CSR support from L&T Realty.

Serving nearly 59,000 people across seven sub-centres, the clinic provides free specialist teleconsultations in general medicine, paediatrics, gynaecology, orthopaedics, dermatology, ENT and other disciplines, along with prescribed medicines. It helps eligible families to access healthcare benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).

The inauguration brought together representatives from L&T Realty, LTPCT, the District Health Department, Panchayat Samiti members, frontline health workers and community leaders, reflecting a shared commitment to making quality healthcare more accessible to everyone in Khalapur.

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Published: 9/28/2026 3:45 PM

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