Technology

The installed power generation capacity in India has risen to 344 GigaWatts, narrowing the energy deficit to one per cent in 2018 from 4% in 2014.

Israel’s Morphisec has entered the Indian market with a contract with Essar, a conglomerate in the Metals & Mining, Energy and Infrastructure industries.

Global banking and financial services provider, J.P. Morgan, is setting up a Financial Inclusion Lab in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE).

India is adopting new-age technology fairly rapidly and is, in fact, a hotbed for the very creation of such technology, writes Sukhdeep Aurora, Chief People Officer – ANAROCK Property Consultants, giving an insight into adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology for improving planning, execution and monitoring of Rs.20,000 crore worth of projects, said Minister of State Dr Satya Pal Singh.

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Bhamre, has given an update on defence industry initiatives in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on 6 Aug 2018.

Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched Bidder Information Management System (BIMS) and Bhoomi Rashi and PFMS linkage, the two IT initiatives are aimed at expediting pre-construction processes relating to bidding and land acquisition, respectively.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared acquisition of 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A aircraft with enhanced capabilities, Minister of State for Defence, Dr Subhash Bhamre said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on 6 Aug 2018.

The government has shared a draft Defence Production Policy 2018 with all concerned stakeholders for their views before notification, said Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Rajya Sabha or Upper House on 6...

To fulfill the Governmentof India’s mission to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country, Startup India launched the Startup Academia Alliance programme, a unique mentorship opportunity between academic scholars and startups working in similar domains.