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BHEL-LIBCOIN Joint Venture to Build India’s First Li-Ion Gigafactory

The project will bring energy independence by replacing oil imports with abundant renewable. State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and LIBCOIN (20 percent owned by Magnis Energy Technologies...

Suzuki Motors Road Testing 50 EVs in India

Suzuki Motors will also aggressively launch hybrid vehicles by getting technical support from Japanese multinational Toyota Motor Corporation Focusing on the Indian electric vehicles (EVs) market, Japanese...

Indian Battery Maker SAR Group Plans To Manufacture EV

Livefast Batteries had generated around Rs 1,000 crore revenues last year and is expected to double its revenues. Building on the success of its battery...

Hyundai Invests Rs 7,000 crores For Manufacturing Electric Cars In India

The latest investment is expected to increase the plant’s capacity by 1 lakh units per annum. Hyundai Motors is set to invest Rs 7,000 cr...

Mahindra Electric Launches NEMO App For EV Charging & More

The app has been launched with the aim of making mobility – clean, connected and convenient. Mahindra Electric has launched a new smartphone application called NEMO...

India’s First Electric Taxi Service ‘Blu-Smart’ Launched In Delhi-NCR

As part of the first phase, Blu-Smart will induct 70 electric cabs that will be available in Noida, Greater Noida, Guguram, Aerocity, Sonepat and...

NDMC Becomes First National Discom To Achieve 100 Per cent Smart Meter Installation

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), along with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), today announced completion of the project to replace 50,000 conventional electricity meters...

Dept of Economic Affairs Adopts E-Mobility Programme in Partnership with EESL

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurates electric vehicle charging station in North Block and flags off 15 electric vehicles The Ministry of Finance has recently...

Disruptive innovation and EVs will bring unprecedented changes to the Indian automotive industry: Hyundai

By 2030, the Indian government plans to have only electric cars on the roads. This is a challenging target to achieve. In spite of...

EESL Postpones Delivery Deadline for First Lot of 10K Electric Cars Again

So far only 1,000 cars have been delivered. Due to lack of charging points for e-vehicles, the delivery deadline was first extended to March...

BMW Set to Close 2018 on Electrifying Note with Impressive Sales of EVs

The German automaker is now prepping up for its fifth-generation electric powertrain which will be rolled out under the iX3 model in 2020.  As Year...

Electronics Ministry Seeks Proposals To Support Local R&D of EV Sub-Systems

In order to promote the localization of electric vehicle subsystems such as two-wheeled vehicles and tricycles, controllers, converters and other electric vehicle subsystems, the...

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...