American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) on Wednesday said it will invest around $1 billion in India to augment production capacity and create 12,000 jobs locally. “The Chevrolet brand is committed to India for the long-term. We will be investing about $1 billion into India in the next five years. We are delivering on our […]
The agro vertical of automotive maker Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it has forayed into the edible oil segment, investing Rs.8-10 crore in this space. “We have come up with edible mustard oil which is available in West Bengal and will gradually be made available in other eastern markets. For the edible oil segment, […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has provided images of sunspots from the other side of the Sun that is turned away from Earth. While investigating bedrock types on Mars’ Mount Sharp and preparing for a drill test, Curiosity tracked large sunspots from the opposite side of the Sun. “Tracking the sunspot activity on the far side […]
Gionee, the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, is a company that doesn’t make much noise. Its motto seems to be to get the product to do the talking. IANS got its hands on the handset maker’s top device in India, the S7, which was launched at Rs.24,999. Here’s our analysis: Design: The S7 […]
China and India should work together to build a closer, and more comprehensive partnership among the BRICS countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here. Xi made the remarks on Wednesday when meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the city of Ufa, ahead of two multi-lateral summits, Xinhua reported. The Chinese president recalled his […]
Japanese robot manufacturer Suidobashi Heavy Industries has accepted a challenge from US competitor Megabot to participate in a duel of giant robots, Efe news agency reported. Weighing in at just under 4,000 kg, Japan’s metal monster will soon take on the 5,400-kg US contender in what may well be the newest form of entertainment, like […]
With preparations on for the upcoming Third India-Africa Forum Summit in October in New Delhi, an Africa-India Partnership Day was recently organised here jointly by the Export-Import Bank of India and industry chamber FICCI for sharing India’s developmental experiences with Africa, particularly on the public-private partnership model of financing infrastructure development. Speaking on the occasion, […]
NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft has captured stunning coloured images of Pluto as it gets ready for a close flyby of the mysterious planet system on July 14. The images show two very different faces of the mysterious dwarf planet, one with a series of intriguing spots along the equator that are evenly-spaced. Each of the […]
A step-wise approach can send humans to Mars in a much efficient and cheap way, scientists say. The new strategy can be achieved within projected NASA budgets by minimising new developments and relying mainly on already-available or planned NASA assets, the researchers noted. According to Hoppy Price, John Baker and Firouz Naden from the Jet […]
Asus had launched smartphones in India like a salvo of Hellfire missiles to tackle the raging war for eyeballs in an overcrowded market. Its latest offering, Zenfone 2, was launched in April. Here is an IANS analysis of the device, which costs Rs 23,999: Design: The latest warrior from Asus’ stable comes with a look […]