Electronics - industrial
Microsoft's Windows 10 support shutdown may result in massive e-waste, warns Canalys Research
22 Dec 2023
Microsoft Corporation is set to terminate support for its Windows 10 operating system, potentially leading to the disposal of approximately 240 million personal computers (PSs), as revealed by a study from Canalys Research.
Defence ministry inks Rs5,336-cr contract with BEL for electronic fuses of artillery guns
16 Dec 2023
Ministry of defence on Friday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Pune for procurement of electronic fuses for artillery guns, involving total expenditure of Rs5,336.25 crore for the government over a 10-year period.
BEL’s outstanding orders swell to Rs68,000 crore
09 Dec 2023
State-owned aerospace and defence company Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has secured fresh orders worth Rs3,915 crore from the Indian Army.
Toshiba and Rohm announce a $2.7 billion investment in joint power chip production
08 Dec 2023
In a significant move aimed at bolstering Japan’s power chip industry, Toshiba and Rohm revealed on Friday, 8 December 2023, their collaboration in a substantial investment of 388.3 billion yen, or $2.7 billion, for the joint production of power chips.
Dell, HP, Foxconn, Lenovo among 27 firms approved under PLI scheme for IT hardware
18 Nov 2023
The union cabinet on Friday approved PLI Scheme 2-0 for IT hardware under which 27 firms, including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc
Toshiba, Western Digital settle legal dispute, announce new partnership
13 Dec 2017
Toshiba has managed to avoid being delisted after it raised ¥600 billion ($5.3 billion) last week by issuing new shares with 60 overseas investment funds
Apple to go green, use only 100% recycled materials
21 Apr 2017
‘We're actually doing something we rarely do, which is announce a goal before we've completely figured out how to do it,’ the technology giant said ahead of Earth Day
E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63% in 5 years
16 Jan 2017
With per capita consumption of gadgets, appliances and products with a cord or battery rising quickly with incomes, a report has urged a clampdown on improper recycling and disposal to conserve resources and avoid serious health and environment threats
Govt to take BEML private with 26% equity sale
07 Jan 2017
Japanese chipmaker Renesas to buy Intersil of US for $3.22 bn
13 Sep 2016
A combination of Renesas’ market-proven microcontroller and system-on-chip products and technologies and Intersil’s leading power management and precision analog capability will make Renesas a leader in key areas such as automotive, industrial, cloud computing, healthcare, and the Internet of Things
Samsung sells its printer business to HP for $1.05 billion
12 Sep 2016
The deal, the largest printer acquisition in HP’s history, will help the Silicon Valley company to "disrupt and reinvent" its $55 billion copier industry
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
