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Vijayawada to Launch 24 Electric Vehicles to Curb Pollution

To further drive India's electric vehicles industry, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation will launch around 24 electric vehicles (EVs) by December  The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has announced...

Tesla Unveils New, Cheaper Mid-range Battery Version of Model 3

CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the mid-range Tesla Model 3 costs $35,000 after federal and state tax rebates in California Electric car maker...

TVS Partners with Bengaluru-based Startup to Produce Electric Bikes

TVS India has invested around Rs. 6 crores to co-produce 200-250cc electric bike with Ultraviolette Automotive and launch it in India by 2019 Motorcycle major, TVS India...

Twenty Two Motors Partners with KYMCO to Offer EV solutions in India

KYMCO and Twenty Two Motors are ready to offer their electric vehicles (EV) solutions to advance the EV ecosystem in India Taiwanese electric two-wheelers maker,...

India’s First EV Billing Meter Installed by Magenta Power in Navi Mumbai

Magenta Power will deploy EV billing meters at all the six charging stations of the company that are already in operation Magenta Power, a leading provider...

MG Motor to Launch Electric Vehicles in India by 2020

After major automakers, MG Motor has queued to introduce its electric vehicles in India by 2020 and plans to invest in its manufacturing unit...

Maruti Suzuki Starts Field Testing of 50 Electric Vehicles in India

Automobile manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki plans to collect inputs from the field test results to produce a reliable user-friendly electric vehicle Maruti Suzuki has begun its...

Volkswagen India Head says India Lacks Electric Vehicles Ecosystem

Automaker giant, Volkswagen views the transition from combustion diesel and petrol engine to the electrified cars is huge but plans to launch 70 EVs Steffen...

Kerala Announces EV Policy with Full Electrification Plans by 2030

Kerala's electric vehicles policy exempts you from paying road tax up to three years and offers an incentive of ₹ 30,000 to purchase three wheelers Kerala...

Uttarakhand Launches EV Policy to Draw Manufacturing Investments

Uttarakhand's Electric Vehicles policy offers loans for MSMEs to manufacture EVs and allows for tax exemption for EV buyers The state government of Uttarakhand has...

Mahindra and Ford Partnership for SUVs and Electric Vehicles

Auto giants, Mahindra and Ford have been working on electric vehicles and SUVs to explore the local and global markets with their co-creations A sports...

CESC Plans to Set Up Electric Vehicles Charging Stations in Kolkata

To drive the electric vehicles (EVs) further in India, the CESC has informed about its plans to venture into EV power stations in Kolkata 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...