Technology

Tech-led innovations to improve farm productivity Amazon India has announced a major technology funding programme led by US$250 million Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund which is to invest in startups and entrepreneurs focusing on technology innovations in Small and Medium Businesses...

Ministerial update: DataSmart Cities Strategy will be scaled up in 500 cities Of the total committed investments of Rs.205,018 crore as per approved Smart Cities Plans, as on 9 April 2021, over 5,600 projects worth around Rs.173,600 crores (85% of...

49% Indians plans to make more purchases online - Mastercard Survey Mumbai-headquartered RBL Bank and Mastercard has announced their partnership to launch a mobile-based consumer-friendly payment solution – the Pay by Bank App, a first-of-its-kind payment functionality in India. RBL...

Partnership will enable fast and smooth adoption of AI Fractal, (fractal.ai), a global leader in artificial intelligence and analytics with headquarters in New York and offices in the UK, Ukraine, India, and Australia, is to leverage Google Cloud and its...

Support has been given to 27 projects including food technology Nine teams consisting of scientists from India and Sri Lanka will carry out research in areas like food technology; plant base medicines; metrology; space research and applications; robotics and automation;...

Project aims to reduce input costs for farmers Global technology giant Microsoft has started a pilot project in 100 selected villages in 10 districts of 6 states (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh) to develop farmer...

Advantage India: cutting-edge Opticonn solution The UK's largest digital network business, Openreach has chosen STL (NSE: STLTECH) from Pune as a key partner to provide optical cable solutions for its new, ultra-fast, ultra-reliable 'Full Fibre' broadband network. Under the partnership,...

Bayer to mentor young innovators and startups NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is also collaborating with Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of healthcare and nutrition, to work towards the mission’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives...

Dassault Fondation to design and organise innovative challenges and hackathons Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and La Fondation Dassault Systemes are to jointly work towards providing a digitally rich ecosystem of Innovation in India and promoting STEM based innovation...

‘E-Powerboost’ tractor: a 4W India-Japan collaboration Taking yet another giant leap in introducing state-of-the-art technologies in the tractor industry, International Tractors Limited (ITL) has launched the advanced Solis Hybrid 5015 tractor with Japanese hybrid technology across India. "We are committed...