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Tata Motors on Thursday hailed the PM e-drive scheme, saying it would help in higher adoption of electric vehicles in the country. On September 11, the Union Cabinet approved two major schemes with a total outlay of Rs 14,335 crore to promote the use of electric vehicles, including buses, ambulances and trucks. The two schemes are the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of two years, and the PM-eBus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) scheme with a budget of Rs 3,435 crore. «With continued focused support on 2Ws, 3Ws, e-buses and the thoughtful addition of e-ambulances, the scheme will drive higher EV penetration in the country,» Mahindra & Mahindra Managing Director Anish Shah said in a statement.

Bio-E3 policy marks a crucial step in positioning India as a global bio-economy leader and is set to spark a «bio-revolution» in India similar to the IT revolution in the Western world, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. The BioE3 policy was formally launched last month and aims to facilitate sustainable and efficient utilisation of biological resources for innovation, scaling-up and bio-manufacturing of specialty chemicals, enzymes, bio-polymers, functional foods, smart proteins, veterinary products, precision bio-therapeutics and services. Speaking at the Global Bio-India Summit 2024, Singh, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, said the policy marks a crucial step in positioning India as a global bio-economy leader. Singh highlighted the importance of the Global Biotech platform, which brings together a diverse range of stakeholders, including start ups, SMEs, large industries, research institutes, and international bodies.

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Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Thursday called for more investment in research and development to drive innovation and foster culture of intellectual property. She highlighted how the country, already the world's largest exporter of generics and a major player in vaccine production, can achieve greater value by nurturing innovation. Mazumdar-Shaw called for a shift in focus toward value creation through innovation. «India ranks 14th in terms of value in the global pharma landscape. We need to invest in R&D and foster a culture of intellectual property to capture greater value,» she said. Addressing a session during the Global Bio-India 2024 event, she positioned the country as a future global leader in biosciences and innovation.

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Niti Aayog to prepare a framework for future pandemic preparedness has suggested enacting separate legislation to handle public health crises. The report titled 'Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response — A Framework for Action' said learning from the experience of COVID-19, the experts have realised that responding in the first 100 days of an outbreak is crucial for effective management. «A separate Public Health Emergency Management Act (PHEMA) is proposed to facilitate the management of any public health crisis. »The PHEMA can address various aspects beyond epidemics, including non-communicable diseases, disasters, and bio-terrorism, and should be in place for a developed country," it said.

Indian automobile industry is at the cusp of a revolution and it needs to focus on customer service, after-sales and quality assurance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. In a video message to the Auto Retail Conclave organised by Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways acknowledged that automotive dealers play a key role in realising the government's mission of a self-reliant India. «The automotive industry is at the cusp of the revolution, and as we look to the future, it is critical that the sector continues to innovate, especially in areas like customer service, after-sales and quality assurance,» Gadkari said. The minister further said, «As a distributor of automobiles, you play a pivotal role in the government mission of 'make in India' and contribute significantly to realising our vision of self reliant India.»

₹1.5 lakh and ₹1 lakh, respectively. As a broad observation, street vendors in states/UTs where they are in high concentration earn less than those who operate in states/UTs where they show lower density but form a larger share of the workforce. In such a scenario, PM SVANidhi offers crucial support by facilitating financial access, regardless of the market conditions in their regions.

India is one the first counties amongst the G20 nations to fulfill Paris commitments on Green Energy, nine years ahead of the 2030 target, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the International Conference on Green Hydrogen. Modi said that climate change is not just a matter of the future. «The impact of climate change is being felt here and now. Time for action is here and now.» The prime minister said that India is committed towards a cleaner and greener world. He added that the country had increased its non fossil fuel capacity by 300 per cent in last 10 years. «Solar energy capacity increased over 3,000 per cent in 10 years and we are not resting,» Modi stated.

Condoleezza Rice has said. There is a need to move away from a “loyalty test every five minutes” about who is meeting with whom, she said at the Indus X (India-United States Defence Acceleration Ecosystem) summit to promote joint defence innovation at Stanford University. Rice acknowledged that there is a historical relationship that India has with Russia when it comes to weapon systems and the Pentagon needs to do more to leverage ties with India.

Narendra Modi assured the CEOs of semiconductor industry that his government will follow a “predictable and stable” policy regime even as he emphasized that India has the wherewithal to become a reliable partner in the diversified semiconductor supply chain. Ahead of the Semicon India conclave, the prime minister chaired on Tuesday a Semiconductor Executives Roundtable in which he underlined that democracy and technology together can ensure the wellbeing of humanity. He gave assurances to the CEOs that India will provide a conducive environment for growth in the semiconductor sector. “The Indian government will follow a predictable and stable policy regime. With the focus of Make In India and Make for the World, the government will continue to support the industry at every step,” Modi said, according to officials.

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Singapore, 10 September 2024 – From 1 to 30 September, Ethereum Singapore is joining hands with ArtScience Museum to present In the Ether – A Festival of Technology and Innovation, which offers a plethora of interactive and multi-media installations, activities and talks featuring international and local artists and collaborators. It will also be home to Ethereum Singapore Week, which is making a comeback from 16 to 22 September. Ethereum Singapore Week will unite industry leaders and innovators to share their visions for the future of Ethereum as the blockchain edges closer to mainstream adoption with an increasing variety of uses.

Essar Energy Transition (EET) teamed up with UK gas-fired power generator SSE to build a 40 MW green hydrogen project in northwest England, the firm said on Tuesday. «SSE and EET Hydrogen have begun development work on the innovative project at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire,» the firm said in a statement. Known as Gowy Green Hydrogen, it takes its name from the River Gowy and nearby Gowy Meadows Nature Reserve. The initial expected 40 MW facility will deliver hydrogen to industrial offtakers in the region to support them to decarbonise their operations, helping to secure and grow jobs in the region.

Under this collaboration, IBM and L&T Semiconductor Technologies said they anticipate focusing on innovation, functionality, and performance to enable reliable, secure, and scalable compute for a range of applications. They said this work would be supportive of India’s ambition to create semiconductor technologies that are competitive in the global market. “This is one of the most exciting times in the history of technology, specifically India's semiconductor tech ecosystem. Semiconductors are changing how all industries operate and reimagining how conventional architecture is being designed and used. The goal of our work with IBM is to harness our cutting-edge semiconductor design technology and IBM’s advanced processors to forge next-gen technology products,” Sandeep Kumar, CEO, L&T Semiconductor Technologies said in a statement.

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) which comes with a large market share as it assesses the prospects of its ice-cream business. HUL sells ice-cream brands such as Kwality Wall's, Cornetto and Magnum. The companies eyeing HUL's business expect the consumer goods market leader would not just spin off the business but also eventually sell it, ET has reported. RJ Corp that operates quick-service chains KFC and Pizza Hut, handles bottling for PepsiCo and sells the Cream Bell ice-cream, the MMG Group which runs McDonald's in North and East India and is also a franchise bottler for Coca-Cola, as well as the local unit of Nestle SA are among the companies open to evaluating HUL's ice-cream business, depending on the independent committee's decision, as per an ET report based on information from people familiar with the matter. On Friday, the company said it was setting up an independent committee to evaluate «the way forward» for the ice-cream business.

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