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NEW DELHI: The proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to improve access to technology and create new opportunities for localisation and exports, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India MD and CEO Piyush Arora told TOI. “The FTA strengthens our strategy of developing products in India for the Indian market, while also creating opportunities for exports……
The government has approved a limited-period Rs 20,000-crore credit guarantee scheme aimed at easing fund flow constraints faced by microfinance institutions (MFIs), according to a PTI report.The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions-2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0) will cover loans disbursed by member lending institutions (MLIs), including banks and other lenders, to non-banking finance company-MFIs and MFIs till…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Saturday said consumers with piped natural gas (PNG) connections will no longer be allowed to retain, obtain or refill domestic LPG cylinders under an amended supply order.The ministry, in amendment order, said that it will bar government-run oil marketing companies from issuing new LPG connections…
McKinsey & Company rushed to patch a serious security flaw in its internal AI platform after a cybersecurity researcher gained access to tens of millions of employee chat messages and hundreds of thousands of sensitive files – all within two hours. According to a report by The Financial Times (via CodeWall), the target was Lilli,…
Indonesia is set to begin restricting access to social media for children under 16 starting March 28. The move places Indonesia among a growing number of governments introducing rules aimed at limiting minors’ exposure to online risks such as cyberbullying, fraud, and excessive use. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, Indonesia’s Communications…
The AI battle: Defence secretary Pete Hegseth and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to Pentagon demands for unrestricted use of its technology, escalating an unusually public standoff with the Donald Trump administration that could cost the firm its government contract…
NEW DELHI: Global communications company Viasat on Tuesday said societies cannot function without reliable access to space, describing satellite communications as the “dual use oxygen” that supports missions ranging from weather forecasting to early warning systems.“Without assured, resilient global SatCom, we would all be in the dark,” Ben Palmer, President of Viasat Commercial, said while…
Celina Jaitly has been fighting to bring back her brother Maj (Rtd) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly who has been detained in the UAE since September 2024. In her petition, Celina alleged that her brother was unlawfully abducted and has remained detained in the UAE. She argued that despite more than a year passing, the Centre has…
In global travel rankings, crossing the 190-destination mark is rare. According to the latest Henley Passport Index, only one passport currently offers access to more than 190 destinations, and that passport belongs to Singapore.As per the index, the world’s strongest passport currently belongs to Singapore, whose citizens can access 192 destinations without obtaining a traditional…
Nvidia has equipped all 30,000 engineers with OpenAI’s advanced AI coding tool, Codex, a significant enterprise rollout. This move aligns with CEO Jensen Huang’s vision to automate tasks, freeing engineers to focus on problem-solving. Engineers are reportedly impressed with Codex’s ability to maintain context during complex coding sessions, highlighting its efficiency and advanced capabilities. Nvidia…
