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Karnataka’s Shivamogga Smart City Announces Tender for 100 E-Rickshaws

Karnataka is now in the process of introducing electric three-wheelers on its roads to curb pollution and combat climate change.  Karnataka’s Shivamogga Smart City has...

Vice President Naidu Stresses On Adoption Of Solar Cities, Smart Grids And EVs

Naidu urged experts to find out new technologies to harness renewable energy to fulfill India’s energy demands and also meet the international commitment to de-carbonize the electricity generation. India...

EESL Float Tenders For 500 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

The bidder will have to give three years of on-site warranty and annual maintenance contract. Government bodies like Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Rajasthan Electronics...

Jaguar Land Rover India To Introduce Electric Vehicles In India

The company is encouraged by the introduction of FAME-II by the Indian Government and it focus on expansion of the charging infrastructure in the...

Groupe PSA To Bring EV Under Ambassador Brand In India

Groupe PSA will manufacture vehicles and engines in the state of Tamil Nadu. Groupe PSA will bring electric vehicles under Ambassador brand in India. While...

Hyundai to Launch New Electric Vehicle Platform by 2021

India will get its first electric car from Hyundai ‘Kona EV’ this year. It will not be manufactured in India but will be assembled...

EESL Floats Tender For 200 Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers

The last date for the submission of bids is April 30, 2019, and technical bids will open on the same date. Government’s Energy Efficiency Services...

Writing the rules for autonomous vehicles

Self-driving vehicles are a good idea. Why? Because a world that invests enormous amounts of energy and precious resources building complex machines that spend...

Micromax Co-founder Rahul Sharma Venturing into Electric Vehicle Business

Sharma plans to launch the company’s first electric motorcycle by June-end in Delhi. He is investing about Rs 500 crore into the project.  Micromax's...

Government Invites Bids For Knowledge Partner For Promoting FAME-II Scheme

Management consultants with National Informatics Center Services Incorporated (NICSI) such as Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, PwC and Wipro can participate in the bid. The Department of...

Commercial Electric 3 And 4 Wheelers Will Have To Show Permit To Avail Incentives From 1st April

No individual person can purchase more than one vehicle of the same category and claim incentives under the scheme. Through its Rs 10,000 crore budget...

National Capital To Get 131 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

The locations of charging stations have been decided in such a manner that these can even cater to the need of electric vehicles coming from...

Industry's Buzz

ASMl Holdings

ASML and TSMC Partner to Advance Next-Generation Semiconductor Mask Tech

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The chipmaking giants target a shift to larger 12-inch photomasks to boost manufacturing productivity and lower advanced node costs.  ASML and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

Ultraviolette to Build Major EV Factory in Tamil Nadu

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The Indian electric vehicle manufacturer plans to produce up to 500,000 units annually at its new automated facility in Hosur.  Electric vehicle pioneer Ultraviolette Automotive...
Drone

Karnataka to Build $5.1m Drone Testing Hub

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The state government targets advanced aerial mobility expansion with a dedicated testing facility in Chikkaballapura.  Karnataka is set to bolster its aerial mobility ecosystem by...
Telecommunications sector

US Backs Africell with $100m Loan to Counter Huawei in Africa

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The Trump administration finances the US-owned telecoms operator to expand trusted mobile network technology across the continent.  The US government is set to provide a...
CXMT

China’s CXMT Takes Top Spot with 82 per cent Profit Margin

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The DRAM manufacturer’s record profitability eclipses Samsung and SK Hynix as conventional memory prices surge.   China’s leading DRAM manufacturer, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has achieved...

Learn From Leaders

India’s Photonics Puzzle Is Finally Coming Together 

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Can India turn its scattered photonics capabilities into a stronger industry? A new association aims to connect the ecosystem and strengthen the domestic value...
Jin Bains, CEO, Mini-Circuits

Mini-Circuits CEO Jin Bains on Navigating High-Frequency Component SWaP-C Constraints, Emerging Markets, and Career...

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In this exclusive, Jin Bains, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mini-Circuits, explains in a conversation with Dilin Anand of EFY about areas of emerging...

India Needs Not a Hundred, But Thousands of Chip Diversified Companies 

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Can India build a semiconductor ecosystem beyond fabs? Indiesemic believes thousands of diversified chip companies are needed to make that possible. India’s semiconductor push is...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

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From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...
(L-R) Nikesh Gondchawar, Strategic & Technical Advisor – Robotics Manufacturing; Shrikrushna Kakade, Founder Partner; Nikhil Kakade, Senior Technical Advisor – Robotics & Control Systems, SlightGen Solutions LLP

“A Made-In-India Robotic PCB Soldering System That Automates The Through-Hole Soldering Process!” – Shrikrushna...

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Electronics manufacturing is complex, and automation often comes at a high cost. To bridge this gap and offer a more affordable solution in India,...

Startups

Manivannan Subramaniam, Director R&D, CIYES Systems

“We Want to Build Globally Competitive Deep-Tech Products from India” –  Manivannan Subramaniam, CIYES...

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Can India build globally competitive deep-tech products? Manivannan Subramaniam of CIYES Systems believes it can. In this interview with EFY's Nitisha Dubey, he discusses...

Raptee.HV, Rajalakshmi Engineering College Launch EV Centre of Excellence

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The facility is among the first initiatives under Raptee.HV Academy Raptee.HV has launched a Centre of Excellence for Electric Mobility at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC),...

Agnikul Cosmos Opens New Facilities to Advance Reusable Rocket Development

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STIF has been designed and fabricated in-house to test complete reusable rocket stages under flight-like conditions Indian space-tech company Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated two new...

Zenergize Technologies Raises $4 Million Pre-Series A to Scale SiC Power Electronics

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The fundraise comes after a year of rapid product development and commercialisation Zenergize Technologies, an R&D-driven deep-tech company developing indigenous Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based power electronics,...
Gadhadar Reddy, Co-Founder and CEO, NoPo Nanotechnologies

Nopo Nanotechnologies’ Carbon Nanotubes Turn ‘Not Possible’ To ‘Now Possible’

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Can single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) significantly improve EV batteries? This startup says it has turned what was once considered ‘not possible’ into ‘now possible.’ An...