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Reported By: Samreen PallLast Updated: December 13, 2023, 10:01 ISTExcon 2023: Volvo CE Unveils India's First Electric Excavator & Future-Ready Innovations. (Photo: Volvo CE)Volvo CE wows at Excon 2023, unveiling India's first electric excavator and eco-friendly machines, pioneering a green shift in construction. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) India hit a big milestone at Excon 2023, the region’s largest Construction Equipment event, by showcasing a bunch of electric machines.They’re on a mission for…

Domestic tech company Elista has announced that it will be investing Rs 250 crore in setting up a new manufacturing plant in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. The company claims that “this state of art plant will be spread over 1,32,300 square feet and will have a production capacity of 10,00,000 TVs & 10,00,000 LED Monitors annually.” Through this new facility, Elista is planning to generate employment for 500 people.Importance of the new plantElista claims that this new facility builds on the company's commitment to the…

Last Updated: February 14, 2023, 16:39 ISTKavach is an advanced signalling system. To prevent head-on collisions of trains, North Eastern Railway has decided to install the Kavach Automatic Train Protection System (ATC).Indian Railways, in a bid to avoid train collisions, has decided to install an advanced signalling system called ‘Kavach’ on various routes of the North Eastern Railway. This Indian technology has many features that will hinder trains from collisions, which is usually one of the main causes of accidents on…

The Karnataka government-funded ARTPARK-IISc has received approval from the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) to set up an industry accelerator Centre for Advanced Manufacturing for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CAMRAS) for technology development in robotics and autonomous systems, according to an official statement.ARTPARK-IISc aims to reduce the import footprint of robotic and autonomous systems, drones, motors, electronic regulators and printed circuits while readying the next- generation companies estimated to be…

With a view to nurturing the growing interest of deep space tech startups in India, India Space Congress, 2022 (ISC'22) announced a number of initiatives to showcase excellence by engaging with the 'iDEX 75 Space Challenges', which was announced by the Prime Minister during the Defence Expo, partnering with Microsoft to extend Founders Hub benefits to the 15 shortlisted startups.As part of the Founders hub program, 15 selected startups may apply to Founders Hub and avail up to $150,000 worth of free Azure credits. Five…

In a boost to the 'Make in India' initiative, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced a strategic partnership with an Indian start-up company that develops next-generation computer chips, integrated circuits, and other semiconductor technologies. "General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with 3rdiTech," said Dr Vivek Lall, chief executive of General Atomics Global Corporation. "Semiconductors are going to be the defining technology of this era. The team and…

India ranks third after the US and China in terms of the size of the startup ecosystem with over 61,000 startups having been recognised and registered till January.If India is to meet its 2030 goals towards achieving net-zero, the government must give a thrust to the climate tech startups, said a report released jointly by Climate Trends and Climate Dot here on Tuesday.India pledged to take several measures to decarbonise its economy towards achieving net-zero in 2070 at the COP26 in Glasgow. However, given the pace at…

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will be launching its first manufacturing line in India later this year. The unit will be set up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and will begin with producing “hundreds of thousands” of Amazon Fire TV Stick devices every year. The company further said that it will invest $1 billion to digitise 10 million small and medium businesses, help businesses in India sell worldwide enabling $10 billion in cumulative exports, and create 1 million jobs by 2025. Amazon said that setting up manufacturing in…

Paving the way for an abundant renewable energy source, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an innovative technology that can produce hydrogen from biomass. The team was led by S. Dasappa, Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research at IISc.India uses nearly 50 lakh tonnes of hydrogen for various processes in different sectors, and the hydrogen market is expected to grow substantially in the coming years, says Dasappa.…

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a metal 3D printer for potential use across a range of industries like aerospace, defence, automotive, oil and gas, and general engineering, the institute said on Monday.All the components of this metal 3D printer, except the laser and robot systems, are designed and manufactured in India. The project's main objective is to reduce the cost of metal 3D printers and attract a broader range of users.Despite the fact that metal 3D printing…