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RattanIndia Enterprises’s Defender drone, which was created domestically, was launched by Union Minister VK Singh. 13 drones that are pre-programmed to lock, track, and neutralize rogue drones are loaded onto the Defender. Without human interaction, it may efficiently neutralize threats. The Defender seeks to give the Indian defense establishment a one-of-a-kind capability to eliminate rogue drones flying over unauthorized airspace in light of the escalating occurrences of drone-based aerial threats to restricted sites under military and private airspace. The Defender has been released at a time when drone-based attacks are still a concern for crucial assets around the world. The…

The world of Electric Vehicles has good news. Adden Energy, a Harvard-backed startup, has developed a game-changing battery for electric cars. The new battery can be fully charged in three minutes and would last for 20 years! The technology has got an exclusive license from Harvard’s Office of Technology Development. The startup received a funding of $5.15 million in funding to commercialise the unique battery. Primavera Capital Group and Rhapsody Venture Partners and Mass Ventures led the round. The startup has successfully demonstrated a coin-cell prototype with 5,000-10,000 charging cycles in a lifetime. Currently, the industry-best EV battery has 2,000…

Being the first smart city with a smart address makes Indore a source of tremendous pride for India. The city of Indore and the company “Pataa” Navigations have signed an MoU in order to create a fully digital addressing system. The MoU aims to improve rural inhabitants’ quality of life by increasing access to resources like loans, seeds, and technical assistance. Rajat Jain, a co-founder of Pataa Navigations, and Rishav Gupta, the CEO of Indore Smart City, both signed the MoU. Opportunities for companies to enhance their mapping, geo-fencing, and last-mile physical & drone delivery services grow as Indore becomes…

Google has introduced new lock screen widgets for iOS 16. Now, users can personalise the lock screen by adding unique elements like fonts, widgets, and more. With the new feature, users can add Google widgets such as ‘search’, ‘Chrome’, ‘Drive’, ‘Google Maps’, ‘Gmail’, and ‘Google News’ to the screen. The widgets allow easy access to users. For example, if users insert the ‘Search’ widget, they can directly search Google from the lock screen using voice or camera. With the Chrome lock screen widgets, they can search with voice or in incognito mode. They can also load the Dino game. With…

After its shares rose more than 22% so far this year, State Bank of India became the third lender and seventh Indian firm to cross the Rs 5-trillion market worth. The stock increased 1.3 percent from its previous close to reach a record high of Rs 564.85 on the BSE. The stock gained 6% over the course of five straight sessions while remaining positive. This landmark was already attained by ICICI Bank Ltd. and HDFC Bank Ltd. Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, Life Insurance Corp of India, and HDFC are some of the other Indian businesses in…

In addition to planning a strategy for the introduction of its electric two-wheelers, Honda, the Japanese automaker, stated on September 13 that it is considering launching its battery-sharing service for electric rickshaws in India by the end of this year. In order to fulfill its goal of becoming carbon neutral for all of its products and business operations by 2050, the manufacturer also plans to introduce flex-fuel bike models in India by 2023. By 2025, it will launch 10 or more electric motorcycle models worldwide. Within the next five years, Honda stated it wants to expand yearly sales of electric…

Indian IT giant HCL Technologies laid off 350 employees. This is at a time when global inflation is raising concerns in the IT industry. The employees were part of Microsoft’s news-related product MSN. They were working in India, the Philippines, Guatemala and other locations. HCL Technologies is not the only Indian IT company struggling now TCS, Wipro, and Infosys too are under pressure.

ISRO is on a new mission. It is developing ‘intelligent’ geostationary communication satellites. Said the space agency chairman Somanath. These will be software-driven high throughput satellites. They can be re-configured by changing frequencies and bandwidth as per requirements. GSATs are the cornerstone of India’s communication requirements. They are important in various sectors such as telecommunications, television broadcasting and satellite news gathering.

Salik, the Emirate’s Road Toll collection system, has decided to sell 20% stake to the public. The share sale will be held from September 13 to 20. Both natives and foreigners can own Salik shares. 150 crore shares are being offered for sale through initial public offering. Salik shares will be available at all major banks in the UAE. Salik aims to raise Rs 8,000 crore through the share sale. However, Salik has not disclosed the share price yet. A 20 percent stake is sold to the public, while the majority stake, 80 percent, is held by the Dubai government.

MeitY Startup Hub(MSH), an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, and Meta have come together to support XR technology startups across India. The programme will support 40 early-stage startups. Selected startups will receive a grant of Rs 20 lakhs each. The aim of the programme is to equip the startup ecosystem with skills for emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (CR). Early-stage innovators in sectors such as education, learning and skills, healthcare, agri-tech and climate action, gaming and entertainment, and tourism and sustainability will be the recipients of the arrangement. The innovators will…