Technology

Wipro Limited has launched of its NextGen Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) in Melbourne, planning similar CDCs in other Australian cities to offer cyber resilience and provide digital protection to large government organizations.

Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), Gail (India) Limited and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) have issued 443 numbers Letters of Intent (LoIs) as on 29 Nov 2019 for setting up Compressed BioGas (CBG) plants in the country.

Airbus India has selected L&T Technology Services (NSE: LTTS) to manage its Avionics S/W Development, V&V (Validation & Verification) and Data Analytics.

Three new problem statements have been launched recently to expand the startup network in the Aeronautics, Aerospace and Defence sector, State Minister for Defence Shripad Naik said in a written reply to parliament on 4 Dec 2019.

Bengaluru’s VuNet Systems, an AI Driven IT Operations(AIOps) platform start-up, has been recognized in the Gartner’s Market Guide for AIOps Platforms 2019.

Multiple steps have been taken to curb the cyber threats on the National Power Grid’s large number of assets established across the country.

Twenty-three contracts for procurement for defence equipment have been signed with US and Israel during 2016-17 to 2018-19, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on 2 Dec 2019.

The government has planned exploration of 37 coal blocks and 10 lignite blocks along with drilling of 121 coal blocks and one lignite block in the current fiscal, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told Parliament on 2 Dec 2019.

General Electric’s Grid Solutions business has announced a new milestone in its Champa-Kurukshetra ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) project in India with the 1,305-km link now capable of transmitting 4,500 MW of electricity.

Indian Railways has entered into Procurement cum Maintenance Agreement with Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt Ltd (MELPL), a joint venture of Indian Railways and Alstom with Euro3.5 billion investment.