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Indian State Tenders 500 MW of Solar Capacity Under Farming Support Scheme

The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency has invited bids to develop 500 MW of ground-mounted solar projects in the Indian state, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja...

Self-Sufficiency in Chips Manufacturing is Critical for India

It is in India’s critical national interest to become self-sufficient in manufacturing semiconductor chips. Semiconductors are at the heart of everything and are becoming...

5G Auctions Likely to be Pushed to Q1 of 2022

India’s 5G auctions are likely to be pushed to the first quarter of 2022 at the earliest, with the Department of Telecommunications currently preoccupied with ensuring network...

Government OKs 13 Applications for 5G Trials; Chinese Vendors Kept Out

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has cleared the much-delayed 5G trials, allowing Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea’s applications that seek to partner non-Chinese equipment vendors to work on...

DRDO Develops Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Detect Covid-19 Presence from Chest X-Rays

In a development expected to help diagnose Covid-19 in suspected patients faster, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics...

28-YO Engineer Builds Solar-Powered COVID Facilities

Uttar Pradesh’s Shriti Pandey has constructed two COVID care centers on the outskirts of Patna and Jalandhar, Punjab using stubble. These buildings are inherently...

Israeli Firm Produces Solar Technology in India for Project in UAE

The Israeli embassy said a partnership has been initiated by the International Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (IFIICC) through which an Israel-based company is...

Online Gaming Industry Touches Rs 7,700 crore: Study

Slouched on a bean bag Saturday afternoon and tapping the smartphone screen in lazy elegance reminiscent of Laxman’s ‘very, very special’ silken drives through...

India’s Smartphone Shipments Hit 37.1 Million in Q1: Report

Smartphone shipments in India hit 37.1 million units in the first quarter of this year, registering 11 percent year-over-year growth, said a new report. According...

New Brand “KYOCERA AVX” to Enhance its Business Worldwide

Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto, hereinafter; “Kyocera”) and AVX Corporation announced that the companies have established a new integrated brand “KYOCERA AVX” to be...

The IAF is Best Suited to Lead India’s Theatre Commands

Theatre commands and interoperability—the latest catchwords at the Ministry of Defence (MoD)—represent India’s effort to reorganise its armed forces and synergise the combat potential...

ARIES to train Next-Generation Solar Scientists Ahead of India’s Aditya L1 Mission

One year before the proposed launch of India’s maiden solar mission — the Aditya L1 — Indian researchers plan to create a skilled community...

EU Commission proposes new rules for excellence and trust in AI

The new AI regulation will make sure that Europeans can trust what AI has to offer. Proportionate and flexible rules will address the specific...

Top Players Seek Ways to Lower Cost of Satellite Broadband Services

Top Global satellite players including OneWeb, Hughes, Amazon, and Viasat amongst others want India to allow direct, long-term bandwidth capacity leasing pacts with foreign...

India to be Top Spender on Security Solutions in APAC in 2021: IDC

Driven by increased cloud adoption and massive work-from-home migration, Australia and India will account for 26 percent of the overall security spending in the Asia-Pacific...

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