Technology

Digital retailers-distributors The MoU signing. #State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership with beverages companies to enable over 2.6 million retailers and 5,000 distributors in conducting business transactions digitally. The MoU with...

Focus on improving farm output The #Cabinet has approved India’s two MoUs with #Portugal and #Kenya in the agriculture and allied sectors to share knowledge on improving farm output. The MoU with Portugal covers various activities including exchange of scientific...

Irdeto-Tata tech play #Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, has formed a partnership with #Tata Elxsi, a key global player in the automotive ecosystem, to provide automakers with secure in-car display systems for automobiles. Irdeto has combined its...

Masimo launches Rad-97 #Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced has launched the #Rad-97™ Pulse-CO Oximeter®* and Next Generation #SedLine®* Brain Function Monitoring in India. Making the announcement on January 2, 2017 in Bangalore, #Joe Kiani, Founder and CEO of Masimo, said “The...

Do more for digitization India needs to further accelerate its digitization programme which is a way forward to create job opportunities and employment as well as sharing of media content in the country, says an industry expert. “The government is...

DST's review of 2016 Major developments, achievements and main highlights of the activities of Department of Science and Technology(DST), Ministry of Science & Technology during the Year 2016 are as following: #National Initiative for Developing & Harnessing Innovation (NIDHI), a...

Yanmar agri-technology Yanmar tractor. Japan’s #Yanmar has signed an Rs.1,600 crore agreement with #Blackstone Equity Investors to increase its stake by 18 per cent in the Punjab-based #International Tractors Ltd, makers of #Sonalika brand of tractors. Post-acquisition, Yanmar’s stake in...

SAAW tested The Defence and Research Development Organization (DRDO) has flight tested its Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW), from an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Dec 24, 2016. SAAW, an indigenously designed and developed 120-kg. class smart weapon, is capable...

Strategic partnership sought   Gurgaon-based #TNRIC is looking for international strategic partners in information technology and financial assistances for its property related businesses which especially serve for non-resident Indians (#NRI). “We are looking for strategic partner in information technology and...

Powered programme The government has embarked on a powered programme to provide 24x7 power across the country by 2019 as it invests in generation capacity. Its special focus is on the #North East by giving approval to the region’s power...