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West Bengal Unveils IT & Electronics Policy ’18

West Bengal's additional chief secretary (IT) Debashis Sen declared that the new Information Technology and Electronics Policy, 2018 will make Bengal one of the leading states...

Textron Fails To Meet The Offset Guidelines, Reduces Operations In India

After failing to meet the offset guidelines and seeing lack of opportunities in India, US manufacturer Textron has decided to reduce its operations in...

Will The Import Of Second-Hand Machinery Boost Local Production Of Electronic Products?

  The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has allowed the import of second-hand machines, with a residual service life of at least five...

Central Govt to Stop Offering Incentives for UPI Transactions

The incentive system included in the cashback scheme for shopkeepers and customers was originally planned by the government to be extended till March 2019   The...

UPI 2.0 with New Features Might be Launched This Week

UPI has recorded massive success by recording Rs 25 crore transactions in June 2018 itself – a 30 per cent growth from Rs 19...

UIDAI Launches 16-digit Virtual ID Number to Protect Aadhaar Details & Maintain Transparency

The UIDAI virtual ID will be temporary, revocable and can be used by users in place of Aadhaar number, which will protect the Aadhaar...

UIDAI Refuses to Share Aadhaar Data for Govt’s Paperless Travel Scheme DigiYatra

Govt is now looking at other forms of identity proofs like passport although have said that their benefits will not be as useful as...

IT Dept Launches Instant e-PAN Service Using Aadhaar Card Details

This system is valid for a limited time for residents of India only and for those individuals who are applying to receive their PAN...

IRCTC to Get Funding of Rs 120 Crore from Finance Ministry in 2018-19

The funding is expected to compensate for the losses faced by IRCTC due to the elimination of service charges on online ticketing services The finance...

Telecom Commission to take up national telecom policy today

Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), is expected to meet today and take up the National Digital Communications...

Govt considering non fiscal measures under FAME-II to promote EV

Various ministries including road transport and heavy industries have submitted “non-fiscal” recommendations to National Institution for Transforming India (Niti) Aayog to clear the road...

Telangana to declare EV policy tomorrow

Intensifying its efforts to promote electric vehicles to check the rising pollution levels, the Telangana State government is gearing up to announce incentives to...

Industry's Buzz

Infineon

Infineon and Skeleton Partner on AI Data Centre Power Solutions

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Semiconductor firm Infineon teams up with energy storage specialist Skeleton Technologies to develop high-efficiency power architectures for data centres running heavy AI workloads.  Semiconductor manufacturer...
NVIDIA

Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $13BN

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Semiconductor giant expands software footprint with multi-billion-dollar deal for open-source AI platform, reassuring developers the ecosystem will remain independent.  Semiconductor titan Nvidia has agreed to...
SK Hynix

SK Hynix Considers Japanese JV to Meet NAND Demand

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South Korea’s memory giant looks across Japan for chip-manufacturing sites with reliable power and water to ease global artificial intelligence supply bottlenecks. South Korean...
Bluehill.VC

Bluehill Backs Makr In Rs 102 Million Semiconductor Metrology Deal

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Bluehill.VC has led a Rs 102 Million seed round in Makr Microsystems to develop nanoscale subsurface metrology for advanced chip packaging, 3D architectures and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India, Belgium Expand Semiconductor And Defence-Tech Cooperation

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India and Belgium will deepen semiconductor cooperation by linking IMEC with India’s semiconductor ecosystem, while expanding defence-electronics manufacturing and technology partnerships. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Learn From Leaders

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,...
Navdeep Narula, Executive Director, Client and Endpoint Solutions, Ingram Micro, India

“Enterprise Computing Is Shifting From CPU to GPU And Now Toward NPU-Based Systems ”...

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The shift from CPU to GPU to NPU-based computing is redefining today’s enterprise endpoints. In an exclusive conversation, Navdeep Narula from Ingram Micro discusses...

India’s Robotics Push Opens New Hardware Opportunities

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How do you build India’s physical AI future when critical robot components still come from overseas? Niqo Robotics reveals where the gaps remain.  India’s push...

Startups

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...

L&T Technology Services Launches LTTS FARM to Accelerate Deep-Tech Startup Commercialisation

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The initiative is also expected to expand LTTS’ Engineering Intelligence ecosystem by bringing together startups, engineering talent and industry stakeholders L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has...
(R to L) Hetendra Singh Rathore, Founder, Sri Kusulu Devalla, Co-Founder and CTO, and Vijay Pratap Singh, Co-Founder, Segritech

Segritech’s Compact And Portable Automated Machine Sorts Fruits And Vegetables At Farm level

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This startup has developed a computer vision-based machine that inspects fruits, grades and sorts them by quality, and identifies and separates defective produce directly...

Red Balloon Aerospace Develops India’s First Stratospheric Super-Pressure Balloon

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Based in Andhra Pradesh, deep-tech startup Red Balloon Aerospace develops next-generation lighter-than-air platforms for communication, surveillance, and research… Founded by Dr Chakravadhanula Venkata Sai Kiran...
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...