Technology

A Singapore-based mobile services provider, VivoHub, has selected Tata Communications to turn its VivoBee mobile app into a one-stop suite of mobile services designed to meet the city state's one million migrant workers needs.

Foreign Direct Invest (FDI) has increased to US$60.97 billion in 2017-18 from US$45.15 billion in 2014-15, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, C. R. Chaudhary, updated parliament in a written reply on 17 Dec 2018.

France is supporting the Indian government’s ambitious plan for the deployment of electrical vehicles by maximizing solar mobility and minimizing its grid impact.

The 'Digital India' programme, politics-neutral, centre-state-neutral and ideology-neutral, had resulted in large-scale technology adoption, leading India to be a trillion-dollar digital economy in the next two to three years.

Austrian-Russian companies will be helping out with cable cars and airboats for travelling across hilly areas and over rivers, said Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

A World Bank loan of US$200 million is supporting the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises' Rs.2,200 crore implementation of Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) for over 63 million MSMEs in the country.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is confident that if the current growth rate is maintained and if India’s global position is retained, the economy will be able to get out of the range of 7-8% growth.

UK telecom group BT and Indian Institute of Science (IISC) has launched a collaborative research centre in Bangalore to generate insight into emerging technologies and develop new generations of products and services.

Wipro Limited is deepening relationships with Detroit automotive community, developing and showcasing next-generation technologies and solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), tier I suppliers, insurers, technology companies and others.

Larsen & Toubro Infotech has appointed Nachiket Deshpande as its Chief Operating Officer, bringing with him 23 years of experience for having worked in the United States, Europe and Asia.