Technology

Khawaja aims to be part of $250bn internet economy Allied Wallet, a global FinTech company offering various payment solutions in 196 countries, and Founder Andy Khawaja recently announced new plans to bring blockchain technology to India’s rapidly growing e-commerce market....

COVID-19: tech-driven classes to safeguard students The Singapore headquartered Global Indian International School (GIIS) has commenced virtual classroom for its students in its Noida Campus on 4 Mar 2020, and is following with such set ups in Bangalore, Pune, Surat...

CII-USIBC: greenfield growth potential India and the United States free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations would be fast-tracked for a much quicker larger trade deal aiming to achieve the US$500 billion trade target set by the two countries’ Governments. This was...

Parker invites Indian investments New Zealand is engaging with various states in India to provide latest technology in agriculture, food storage and supply chain infrastructure to help reduce food wastage. Also, New Zealand companies have started working with Indian businesses...

First renewable energy IPP to issue Green Bond Vena Energy, one of Asia-Pacific’s leading independent power producers (IPP) and pure renewable energy company with interest in India, has announced the successful issuance of a benchmark US$325 million, 5-year 3.133% fixed...

Banks showcase tech-enabled services Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled EASE 3.0 (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence) as the Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda 2020-21 for smart, tech-enabled banking, and the PSB EASE Reforms Annual Report 2019-20 in Delhi on 26...

Supported by Heavyweight and Angel funds Hasura, the San Francisco and Bangalore-based company providing data access and data flow tools and services via GraphQL APIs, has raised US$9.9 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures US. The round...

Maritime sector is rapidly changing, says Sinha International ship classification society IRClass’ Managing Director Suresh Sinha asserted that classification societies are looking beyond their traditional roles as regulators and exploring ways in which they can leverage their technical expertise to...

ISRO-NASA joint mission in 2022 The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and Westinghouse Electric Company are to finalize the techno-commercial offer for the construction of six nuclear reactors in India at the earliest date. This is part of the...

India to get most advanced helicopters President Donald Trump has signed US$3 billion worth of defence deals with India during state visit 24-25 Feb 2020, taking the two countries ties to a comprehensive global partnership level. India will buy 30...