Initiatives

News: Low-cost mobile device maker, Datawind will add two more manufacturing units in the country within next six months to meet its local requirements as the company has stopped importing finished products from China. “The new schemes and taxes now in place have made it beneficial for mobile devices companies ...

News: Hyderabad has a stronger missile base and its foundation was laid after the 1962 Sino-Indian border war. The cabin of the Sikorsky S-92 chopper that ferries the US President Barack Obama is made in Hyderabad, as also some crucial components powering Isro’s inter-planetary craft to Mars, Mangalyaan. Hyderabad’s aerospace ...

News: Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa said that her government will continue to strive to achieve the goal of all round development and inclusive growth. The State will attract investments worth Rs. 1 lakh crore from the Global Investors Meet to be held next month. She said her government has ...

News: Fitted with powerful cameras, Special Purpose Aircraft may soon fly over the Ganga to survey the river as it courses through five states for a geospatial mapping of its basin to rid it off the pollution and encroachment. The survey would be conducted under the ambitious ‘Namami Gange’ programme of the ...

News: Declaration of Kerala as a ‘complete digital state’ and announcement of a new youth programme in memory of former President, the late APJ Abdul Kalam marked Independence Day celebrations in the state. “The implementation of e-district programmes in all districts and linking of Aadhaar and bank accounts have laid ...

News: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the Cochin International Airport Limited’s (CIAL) green initiative – a 12MWp solar power project set up on the premises of the airport on August 18, Airport Managing Director V J Kurien said. “After commissioning, this installation is expected to generate around 48000 ...

News: Even as the Supreme Court mulls the legality of Aadhaar due to privacy issues, the Centre has directed all states to speed up registration of infants aged 0-5 for the project through a new, “document-free” application that can be loaded onto a tablet and used anywhere. There are an ...

News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce a financial package for Jammu & Kashmir on August 15 on Independence Day. “If everything goes well, the announcement will be made on August 15. It may well be over Rs 1 lakh crore,” said a senior member of the PDP-BJP ...

News: South Korea’s Posco joined Uttam Galva group to set up an estimated $3 billion steel plant in Maharashtra. Shree Uttam Steel & Power Ltd is fully owned by the Miglani Family who are the co-promoters along with ArcelorMittal of Uttam Galva Steels Limited. The latter is one of the ...

News: India is one the fastest growing smartphone markets globally. According to research firm CMR, 19.5 million smartphones were shipped in India in the March 2015 quarter. Xiaomi, which entered the Indian market last year, said it had sold one million units till end of 2014. Posting a picture of ...