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Volvo Cars looks for incentives to drive hybrid vehicles in India

The Swedish automaker Volvo Cars is keen to expand its cleaner transport solutions in India for which the company is seeking incentives for hybrid vehicles. Volvo...

Mahindra Electric ties up with Meru in Hyderabad for EV project

Mahindra Electric recently announced a collaboration with Meru for a pilot Electric Vehicle project in Hyderabad. According to a press release issued by the auto...

EXICOM wins 2nd set of EV chargers under the EESL procurement program

EXICOM has won tender to deploy EV chargers under the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) procurement program at different locations in the country. These...

BorgWarner eyes electric & hybrid vehicles market in India

US-based BorgWarner is preparing itself to meet the evolving requirements of the vehicle manufacturers for the electric powertrain by stepping into the Indian market soon. ET Auto...

Indian component makers ties up with Tesla

Three Indian component makers namely Sandhar Technologies, Bharat Forge, and Sona BLW are said to be supplying auto components to Tesla the American electric car maker...

Volvo is keen to assemble hybrid vehicles in India

In a bid to stay ahead of German auto majors, Swedish luxury car maker Volvo Car is keen to assemble hybrid vehicles in locally...

New entrant BYD plans 50% localisation for eBuses in 2 years

Chinese e-vehicles giant BYD might have won major orders in India but has failed to bag any government subsidy in India which according to its...

SMEV & TAITRA inks MoU to strengthen Indian EV industry

The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) with an...

Ola aims to launch 10,000 electric vehicles in next 12 months

SoftBank-backed cab aggregator Ola declared that it aims to add 10,000 electric vehicles, a majority being e-rickshaws, to its platform over the next 12...

No licence permission needed for EV charging infrastructure

Giving a boost to the ambitious EV plans, Power Ministry has recently issued a clarification stating that setting up charging stations for electric vehicles...

India set to become EV components hub for Renault

Contract for manufacturing electric motors and transmission parts for Renault’s electric vehicles has been given to one Indian automotive component manufacturer by the auto...

Audi may launch EV in India by 2020 if infrastructure permits

Audi has been hard on developing three all-new EVs which it plans to launch in the global car market by 2020.   Audi may bring 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...