Technology

Japanese safety experts to work on Indian rails. India’s Memorandum of Cooperation on railway will cover safety across all assets and operations including track and rolling stock. The MoC signed in February 2017 and approved 3 May, will enable cooperation...

20 lakh farmers to benefit from Rs.6,000 crore scheme; food processing gets huge boost Indian farmers in a field. The Rs.6,000 crore Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters (SAMPADA) is expected to leverage investment of Rs. 31,400...

Erdogan seeks FTA and business opportunities. Shobana Kamineni, President of CII, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Turkey could partner India in its 100 smart cities projects, said visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while seeking a...

Global expertise to back Indian engineering team. CEO Omar says strategy is to provide for next wave of development in India. Singapore’s Meinhardt Group is strategically strengthening its engineering position to bid for mega projects in India, where it has...

IR Class increases classifications for ships, ports and vessels. Sharma says working on setting up Centre of Excellence. Indian Register of Shipping, or IR Class, is expanding along with the Indian marine and coastal development, focusing on niche markets covering...

24-month programme for 100+ centres. Awfis Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd., South Asia’s largest network of collaborative co-working spaces, said it will use US$20 million to grow its network of centers, launch new and innovative products/services and further enhance the existing...

Eastern India will give a fillip to the Second Green Revolution. The Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananth Kumar chairing a joint meeting on revival plans of closed fertilizers plants under the Ministry of Chemicals and...

PM reviews progress of key infra projects The Prime Minister reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors, in New Delhi on 26 April 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the National Institute for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) to examine global...

L&T and Microsoft collaboration in joint solution innovation. L&T Technology Services Limited’s (NSE: LTTS) Smart City & Campus solutions will be used to develop a smart office campus in Israel for a leading technology company – a result of its...

NHAI launches masala bond roadshow Gadkari speaking at the launch of NHAI masala bonds in Singapore on 24 April 2017. India has the potential of raising dollar-based funds from international markets based on dollar earnings of port sector, Minister of...