Technology

Ten lakhs to be skilled under SCBTS The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a new skill development scheme covering the entire value chain of the textile sector excluding Spinning & Weaving in organized Sector. Titled "Scheme for Capacity...

Germany extends support for NEEPCO project   A Loan agreement and a Guarantee agreement for providing additional funding of Euro20 million was signed for the project ‘Pare Hydroelectric Plant’ under Indo-German Bilateral Development Cooperation. Germany had signed a loan agreement...

Signalling system will help ease traffic congestion A Japanese Grant Aid was signed for JPY1.276 billion (approx. Rs.72.86 crore) for the Implementation of Advanced Traffic Information and Management System in Core Bengaluru project. The project will install an Advanced Traffic...

Clarity on FAME sought India needs to import better technologies like electric vehicles in the automobile and auto component sector to ensure better quality of life for its citizens, said a senior government official. Automobile and auto component sector contributes...

African operations to contribute to profit, says Mittal Indian telecom group, Bharti Airtel, is to acquire Tigo Rwanda Ltd under an agreement with owner Millicom International Cellular S.A. Bharti has a definitive agreement with Millicom under which Airtel Rwanda Limited...

Conclave brainstorm vision of New Railways 2022 Goyal lighting the lamp at a special conclave on Vision for New Railway - New India 2022 in New Delhi on 16 December 2017. The Indian Railways is seeking innovative financing with focus...

Bid submission 17 Jan 2018 Chennai Metro has called tender for supply, installation, testing and commissioning and training of Rolling Stock asset management system with automated download and remote monitoring of on-board data for a fleet of 42 train sets....

Wipro to accelerate innovative solution Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) has partnership with Headspin of San Francisco to offer next-generation mobility quality engineering and testing solutions on global mobile networks. Wipro Ventures, the strategic investment arm of...

Shinkansen selected on reliability record Japan's Shinkansen. A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed between Governments of India and Japan to implement Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor with Japanese technical and financial assistance. The Japanese Government has agreed to provide...

Global Center of Excellence to be set up Ahmedabad   Ahmedabad-based Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad has purchased a CorPath GRX System, a robotic program which will be installed first time outside of the United States. Following the purchase, Corindus...