Kochi, May 22 (IANS) In a significant boost to India’s emerging deep-tech ecosystem, a Kochi-based underwater robotics firm found itself at the centre of high-level global business diplomacy as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official delegation to Norway. This was the first standalone visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Nordic nation in more than 40 years.Backed by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), the robitics firm participated in the India–Norway CEOs Roundtable and the High-Level …
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Washington, May 21 (IANS) Republican Senator Rick Scott has introduced legislation that would require the US government to determine whether several Chinese technology firms pose threats to national security.The proposed “Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026” targets a group of Chinese companies known as the “Six Little Dragons”, including DeepSeek, Game Science, Unitree Robotics, DEEP Robotics, BrainCo and Manycore Tech.The companies are based in Hangzhou, China, and are seen as part of Be…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Million Minds Tech Park’ and the ‘Ganesh Real Estate Management Institute’ in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Home Minister said that Gujarat will take lead in the field of technology, just the way it has led the nation since Independence.He added that these two projects would give fresh momentum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of transforming Gujarat from merely a manufact…
Ahmedabad, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has said India was positioning itself as a “founder nation” in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing and semiconductors.He said this while addressing the launch of Million Minds Tech City, Gujarat’s first SEZ IT park, in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Speaking at the inauguration of the first phase of the project in Tragad, HM Shah said the country had moved from lagging behind in several se…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The admission process for First Year Diploma courses in Engineering and Technology, and Architecture, after Class 10, for the academic year 2026-27, will begin from May 20 in Maharashtra, government officials said on Friday. Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil has directed the Directorate of Technical Education to ensure that the admission process is conducted within the prescribed timeline and in a well planned manner.Minister Patil said t…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) China is currently leveraging its driven by its dominance in critical minerals inputs required for the production in sectors such as New Energy Vehicles (NEV) to gain a geopolitical advantage through its capability to disrupt global supply chains.However, according to an article in The Diplomat, this advantage is likely to be overturned in the near future with the leap in new technology that is taking place in Western countries, with companies such as US tech giant Tesla…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India is no longer just a large consumer market for technology companies but has emerged as a global blueprint for AI-driven digital transformation, Qualcomm Chief Operating Officer (COO) Akash Palkhiwala said on Thursday.Speaking at an event here, Palkhiwala noted that many of the innovations the world is trying to implement are already taking shape in India.”What the world wants to execute is already happening in India,” he said, pointing to the country’s large-scale di…
Seoul, April 29 (IANS) Trade ministers of South Korea and Qatar agreed on Wednesday to expand the two countries’ cooperation in advanced industries, including artificial intelligence (AI) transformation of the manufacturing sector, semiconductor and biohealth, a Seoul ministry said.Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with his Qatar counterpart, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, in Seoul to discuss ways to expand economic and investment cooperation between the two nations, according to the Ministry of Trad…
Mundra (Kutch), April 27 (IANS) Underscoring the Adani Foundation’s focus on accessible, holistic and future-ready education, Adani Public School (APS), Mundra, has completed 25 years of shaping young minds, marking its Silver Jubilee with a deeply moving celebration that brought together students, alumni, parents and educators in a shared moment of pride and reflection, it was announced on Monday.The occasion also marked the inauguration of an indoor sports complex and a state-of-the-art audi…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Europe is losing its strategic autonomy as it is getting increasingly dependent on Chinese factories for goods, even for the Green Transition in energy that it is aiming for, according to an article.The article in Brussels Signal highlights that China now controls 80 per cent of the world’s solar panels, 75 per cent of the batteries, and 70 per cent of the electric vehicles, which represents “a total monopoly on the energy and mobility of the next generation”.”This i…