Shaping sustainable power for India’s infrastructure future

25 Dec 2025 CW Team

As India accelerates its infrastructure build-out, the role of power, engines and sustainable technologies has never been more critical. In an interaction with CW, Shveta Arya, Managing Director, Cummins India Limited, outlines her views on practical sustainability, fit-for-market innovation, Make in India imperatives, and leadership in complex industrial environments.

Cummins has consistently championed sustainability. How are these principles translating into tangible impact across your construction-related products solutions? and

Shveta: Sustainability has always been core to Cummins, long before it became a buzzword. Globally, Cummins is over 100 years old, and in India, more than 60 years old. While we are known as a diesel engine manufacturer, our belief has always been that businesses grow only when the communities around them grow.

If we want communities to prosper, we must work on what is within our control—cleaner environments and responsible technologies. That is why we invested early in R&D to exceed emission norms and, in fact, advocate for tighter regulations. This approach helps move the entire industry forward, which is good not only for business, but also for the country and the environment...

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