Govt’s ChipIN Centre to provide EDA tools to 85K students to design chips
New Delhi, March 7 - The government's ChipIN Centre aims to provide access to state-of-the-art electronic design automation (EDA) tools to 85,000 students of B.Tech, M.Tech, and PhD to design semiconductor chips, the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) said on Thursday.
PM Modi-led Cabinet approves over Rs 10,000 crore to boost India’s AI ecosystem
New Delhi, March 7 - In a big push to the vision of 'Making AI in India' and 'Making AI Work for India', the Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the comprehensive national-level IndiaAI Mission with a budget
Indian women capable of learning AI skills and play a far better role: Arundhati Bhattacharya
New Delhi, March 8 - As skilling becomes top priority for the government in creating a talent pool for new and emerging technologies like AI in India, women in the country need to be at the forefront of learning generative AI and play
HMD indigenously develops safety needle syringes, to produce 200 mn a year
New Delhi, March 7 - Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) on Thursday announced the launch of first-of-its kind Dispojekt single use syringes that comes with a safety needle.
LTIMindtree appoints Vipul Chandra as Chief Financial Officer
New Delhi, March 7 - Global technology consulting and digital solutions company LTIMindtree on Thursday announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Vipul Chandra as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company with effect from April 25.
India has 8,000 startups led by women with $23 bn in funding: Report
New Delhi, March 7 - India is now home to more than 8,000 startups that have women founders with a cumulative funding of nearly $23 billion till now, a report showed on Thursday.
DST, T-Hub launch centre to boost AI innovation, nurture startups in India
New Delhi, March 7 - Innovation hub and ecosystem enabler T-Hub on Thursday collaborated with the Centre's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to inaugurate one-of-its-kind machine learning and artificial intelligence technology hub (MATH).
Flipkart plans to enter quick-commerce business
New Delhi, March 7 - E-commerce major Flipkart is planning to enter the quick-commerce business, aiming to deliver orders to customers instantly after purchase, the media reported on Thursday.
US firm Micron, IIT Roorkee to develop highly skilled workforce in India
Roorkee, March 7 - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee on Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with semiconductor leader Micron to help foster innovation and develop a highly skilled local workforce.
Startups, entrepreneurs from Kerala must join India’s semiconductor journey: Union Minister Chandrasekhar
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 - Startups, entrepreneurs, and youth from Kerala must get the opportunity to be at the starting line of India's transformation in semiconductors, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said here on Wednesday.
We continue to maintain our stand on Google charging up to 26 pc fee: Startup founders
New Delhi, March 6 - After the government's intervention, Google has reinstated all the delisted apps of Indian developers, but startup founders on Wednesday said that they will continue to oppose the tech giant imposing a fee of 11 to 26 per cent
Musk to remove likes, reposts from X timeline, users say ‘excessively stupid’
New Delhi, March 7 - Elon Musk on Thursday said he is going to remove the count of likes and reposts from the users' feed and only “view counts” will show on their timeline.
Musk says will drop lawsuit if OpenAI changes name to ClosedAI
New Delhi, March 6 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he will drop the lawsuit if OpenAI changes its name to 'ClosedAI'.
India’s bio-economy grew 13-fold in the last decade: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, March 6 - India's bio-economy has grown 13-fold in the last decade -- from $10 billion in 2014 to over $130 billion in 2024, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, said Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.
India’s chip manufacturing progress under PM Modi begins to jolt China’s dominance
New Delhi, March 6 - As India embarks on its ambitious semiconductor journey with a likely groundbreaking ceremony of three new semiconductor projects worth $15.14 billion, including two from the Tata Group, next week, the bold initiative under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership
Meta joins Atal Innovation Mission to set ‘Frontier Technology Labs’ in schools
New Delhi, March 6 - Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and Meta (formerly Facebook) on Wednesday announced the launch of Frontier Technology Labs (FTLs) to democratise future technologies and empower youth to innovate.
How Cyberknife surgery is revolutionising tumour treatment in India
New Delhi, March 6 - Cyberknife radiosurgery is a non-invasive, pain-free procedure that eliminates the risks associated with conventional surgery and has transformed radiation treatment in oncology, said doctors here on Wednesday.
IT Minister to launch NITI Aayog’s platform to boost digital transformation of governance
New Delhi, March 6 - In order to further empower the digital transformation of governance, Union IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch NITI Aayog’s ‘NITI For States’ platform in the Capital on Thursday.
Louisa AI secures $5 mn funding to enhance its tech
New Delhi, March 6 - Artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform Louisa AI on Wednesday announced that it has secured $5 million in seed funding to enhance its technology designed to systematise “serendipity” in professional settings.
Indian healthcare innovation market to reach $60 bn by 2028: Report
New Delhi, March 6 - Driven by pharma services and technology, the healthcare innovation market in India is expected to reach $60 billion by 2028, according to a report on Wednesday.