India's Tata Group has announced plans to establish India’s first privately-owned nuclear power plant in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. The project, valued at $3.4 billion represents a significant policy shift in India’s nuclear energy sector, which has historically been managed exclusively by government entities such as the Nuclear Power Corporation of...
India’s GAIL to Launch Its first Green Hydrogen Project in April
India's state-run natural gas company GAIL , headquartered in New Delhi, is set to commission its first green hydrogen project in central India in April. The project, located in Madhya Pradesh, will feature a 10-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyzer imported from Canada for producing green hydrogen. Once initial commissioning issues...
India to Set Up 21 New Nuclear Reactors by 2031
Currently, India has 22 power reactors in operation at seven plant sites with a combined capacity of 6,780 MWe. It now expects to bring 21 new nuclear power reactors with a combined generating capacity of 15,700 MWe into operation by 2031, Jitendra Singh, the country's minister of state for the...
IBM AI to Predict India Crop Yields
India's government policy think tank NITI Aayog signed a deal with IBM India Private Limited to develop a prediction model for crop yields using artificial intelligence (AI). IBM will be develop the technological model for improving agricultural output and productivity for various crops and soil types, and NITI Aayog will...
Ford Focuses on Smart Mobility in India
Ford India hosted the City of Tomorrow Symposium in New Delhi where opinion leaders, academics, innovators, policymakers, and special TED speakers got together for an interactive symposium. The thought leaders explored the innovative use of technology and discussed collaboration between the state and private sectors on the issues of mobility...
Daimler, Volvo Export Trucks, Buses from India
Both Daimler and Volvo are making India their export hub for large trucks and luxury buses such as the Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Fuso, Freightliner and UD Trucks. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the Indian subsidiary, has already begun exporting its Mercedes-Benz trucks and buses, made at its Chennai facility, to Southeast...