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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced that India will have its first hydrogen train designed and manufactured locally by December 2023 on the Kalka-Shimla historic circuit. Although hydrogen-powered train technology is still in its infancy with only a few countries using it on a limited basis, India’s early adoption is regarded as a significant … Read more
Last year, Xiaomi unveiled the Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro, a year after the launch of the Xiaomi Pad 5. The company seems to be preparing to launch new tablets this year, allegedly the Xiaomi Pad 6 and Pad 6 Pro. The specifications of two upcoming Xiaomi Pad 6 tablets have emerged online, tipping what to … Read more
What are the biggest games in February 2023? After last month’s drought, February is shaping up to be a solid month for video game launches, with plenty of big titles scattered throughout. Up first is the much-anticipated Hogwarts Legacy on February 10, where you’re whisked away on a whimsical journey into the 1800s wizarding world, … Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2023-24 speech announced that the government will set up 100 labs in the top engineering institutions to develop apps and services for the next-generation network. India launched 5G in October last year and services are being rolled out by Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel across India.“To realise … Read more
In a bid to further boost mobile phone production in India, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the central government will exempt customs duty on imports of certain parts used in mobiles phones. In her Union Budget speech, Sitharaman said that mobile phone manufacturing in India has increased from 5.8 units in 2014-15 to 31 … Read more
Locally manufactured television sets will become cheaper by up to Rs 3,000 with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announcing a reduction in basic customs duty (BCD) on imported parts to 2.5 percent from 5 percent. The reduction of customs duty on parts of open cells will help to effectively reduce the price of TVs … Read more
Google is reportedly working on a new feature for Chrome that will let users translate text within images with ease. The web browser currently allows users to translate text for an entire page. However, the same translation features don’t work to translate content from posters, banners, and other images currently. The search engine may reportedly … Read more
After laying off employees, Intel has decided to cut salaries for employees, ranging from 5 to 25 per cent, with the CEO Pat Gilsinger taking a maximum 25 per cent cut on his base salary. The pay for the executive leadership team at the chipmaker will be reduced by 15 percent. Senior managers will receive … Read more
Poco recently announced the launch of its latest X-series smartphone — Poco X5 Pro – in India. The company confirmed that it will launch the Poco X5 Pro smartphone in the country on February 6. The smartphone maker has now revealed some key specifications of the upcoming smartphone.Poco X5 Pro key specs confirmedPoco took to … Read more
The White House is launching a partnership with India on Tuesday that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors and artificial intelligence. Washington wants to deploy more Western mobile phone networks in the subcontinent to counter China’s Huawei Technologies, to welcome more Indian computer chip specialists to … Read more