Google and India's telecom company Bharti Airtel have partnered to launch low-cost 4G smartphones powered by Android Go, a trimmed down version of Android 8.1 Oreo, in India. Noida-based Lava International Limited and New Delhi-based Micromax, will make the first set of 4G handsets powered by Android Go. Vani Venkatesh, chief...
India Regains 'Fastest Growing Major Economy' Status
India regained its status as the world's fastest growing major economy in the October-December quarter, surpassing China for the first time in a year as government spending, manufacturing, and services all picked up. Ministry of Statistics data showed India's economy grew 7.2 percent in the December quarter, beating China's 6.8 percent,...
Dell: Indian Companies Ahead in Technology Preparedness
A Dell Technologies survey revealed that Indian companies are ahead in terms of technology preparedness: 38 percent of firms in India have already achieved human-machine integration while countries such as Australia and Singapore expect to attain this sort of integration in the next two years. China believes it is likely...
India Gets Ready for 5G Adoption
With plans to implement the 5G ecosystem in 2020, India is focused on the compliance and testing of 5G standards which are likely to be finalized this year. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India's Department of Telecom will support the 5G test bed at the Institute of Technology in...
U.S., India, China Step-Up Moon Exploration
NASA scientists have plans to visit the Earth-Moon Lagrangian point, or EML-2, about 37,000 miles above the far side of the Moon, where the gravitational pull of two separate bodies creates "parking places" or stable areas to land orbiting spacecraft. There is no clear timeline to this plan yet. China...
Liebherr Invests $75 Million in Refrigerator Factory in India
Germany-based manufacturer of refrigeration and cooling appliances, Liebherr, invested $75 million to set up a manufacturing unit in Aurangabad, India, and plans to roll out a new line of refrigerators in May. The Libherr group evaluated other countries including Europe, Brazil, China and Russia before finalizing its India launch. According...