Month: July 2019

Flipkart CEO Predicts Uttar Pradesh to become India’s First Trillion-Dollar State Economy

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Flipkart, Chief Executive Officer, Kalyan Krishnamurthy recently made a couple of predictions for the state of Uttar Pradesh. Currently, Flipkart is betting big on the state of Uttar Pradesh an is willing to partner with UP to rope in 200-300 million customers to experience e-commerce and connect Medium and Small Scale Enterprises, suppliers, small farmers […]

Airtel Launches Digital Network Infrastructure ‘State Wide Area Network’ (SWAN) in Uttar Pradesh

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One of India’s leading telecommunications services provider made an official announcement that it has built, designed and implemented a next generation State Wide Area Network (SWAN) for the Government of Uttar Pradesh as part of Government of India’s e-Governance initiative. UPSWAN 2.0, which is one of the largest of its kind in India, was launched […]

India to Build Its Own ‘Giga Factories’ for Making Lithium-ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles

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Government of India’s policy maker, NITI Aayog, has recently made an official statement that they are inviting stakeholders for the establishment of giga factories in India for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries, which is a basic necessity for powering electric Vehicles, in the upcoming years to come.

Google teams up with Cisco to offer High Speed Public Wi-Fi in India

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United States networking giant Cisco recently announced that it is collaborating with Google for its ‘gStation’ offering that provides access to free and high-speed WiFi at public places across India. Under this strategic partnership, Cisco will be supporting with the network infrastructure and a pilot project has already been phased out in Bengaluru.

Indian Railways Switches to New Technology; will boost Additional 4 Lakh Seats Per Day

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Its really a good news for Indian Railway Passengers because more than 4 lakh additional berths will be available to travelers every day from October, 2019 when the railways will shift to latest technology which will help it to generate power from engines, rather than power cars, for lighting and air-conditioning, senior officials said today […]

Indian Government Launches Education Portal Swayam will provide Free Online Courses for Aerospace Engineering

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After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 and hiring a new milestone in the global aerospace arena, the Human Resource and Development Ministry recently made a surprising initiative by empowering and encouraging students to choose careers in aerospace engineering and said its ‘Swayam’ portal will provide online courses on the subject from July 29, 2019.

Netflix To Launch Cheaper Mobile Only Plan For Indian Viewers

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Considering the growing competition from Amazon Prime Video and other local video streaming companies in the domestic market, video streaming company Netflix plans to offer cheap plans. The company can only bring in cheap plans especially for viewers watching videos on mobile.   India is considered as one of the biggest market for the billion […]

IIT Hyderabad To Build India’s First Centre Of Excellence For Drones

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In a global race to boost up the development and research of drones in India, Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, Terra Drone India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad recently made an official announcement that they have inked a deal to open a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India.

Telangana To Become First Indian State to Start Commercial Drone Deliveries

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Telangana has recently got an approval from the civil aviation regulator’s certification for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations to become the first Indian state to support commercial drone deliveries, an official said. The state government, along with private drone industry players Terra Drone India, Zipline, and Marut Drones, have submitted a proposal […]

India to sign World’s Largest Defence Deal of 114 Fighter Planes for 15 Billion Dollars

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India has finally moved a step closer for inviting bids for the acquiring 114 fighter jets, currently it will be considered to be the world’s largest deal in reality, as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking upgrade nuclear and military capability of the armed forces and replace an aging outdated combat aircraft fleet.

Reliance Jio Join Hands with Facebook to Launch ‘DIGITAL UDAAN’ Digital Literacy Program for First-Time Internet Users in India

Reliance Jio has made again big leap in the India’s digital arena by launching a digital literacy initiative in India, whose main goal is to empower first-time internet users with digital literacy and understanding of the internet. Jio, in a press release statement, said it has join hands with social media giant Facebook to build […]

Reliance to build World Class Jio Institute in Karjat; will invest Rs 1,500 crore in next two years

Reliance Industries Ltd had recently announced that it has made strong plans to invest around Rs 1,500 crore in building its proposed university, Jio Institute, in the next two years, it has informed the government’s Empowered Expert Committee (EEC). The Indian Business powerhouse main goal is to create a world-class centre of learning across 800 […]

India has just 10 Million Allopathic Doctors to treat 1.3 Billion Population

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According to the report of Indian Medical Association (IMA), there are only one million allopathic doctors to treat 1.3 billion people in our country. Of these only 1.1 lakh doctors are those who work in the public health sector. Another report suggests that despite the changing rules of all the deadlock and H1B1 visas, 38% of the […]