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ARAI opens advanced battery and EV powertrain testing facilities in Pune
The new infrastructure includes a roughly ₹55-crore battery laboratory and an advanced two-dynamometer e-axle and EV powertrain test facility.
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TRAI issues draft responsible-AI guidelines for telecom networks and services
The consultation applies India’s AI-governance principles to telecom networks and services; stakeholder comments are invited until 27 November 2026.
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RDI support backs YETI heavy-lift autonomous VTOL for high-altitude logistics
The ₹302-crore development project targets payloads up to 200 kg and a 200-km range, with ₹151 crore of support under the research-development-innovation framework.
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Government says satellite-communication licensees must clear security assessment before spectrum assignment
Three non-geostationary satellite-service licensees are at broadly the same regulatory stage, with security compliance preceding spectrum allocation.
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Bharat 6G Symposium links India’s telecom research agenda to IMT-2030 standards
The third international symposium brought together standards bodies, industry and researchers as India seeks a larger role in the technology and standards that will shape 6G networks.
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TDB says RDI proposal call was paused for evaluation, not because funds ran out
The Technology Development Board said a large influx of applications led to a temporary administrative closure while received proposals are assessed.
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BHASHINI showcases multilingual AI tools for citizen-facing public services
A Jammu exhibition highlighted speech and language technologies designed to reduce language barriers in digital governance, keeping accuracy and accessibility at the centre of deployment.
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Apple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank as its first banking partner
The service enters India through eligible Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards, adding a global wallet to a payments market still dominated by UPI.
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How the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is being designed to react to earthquakes
The high-speed rail corridor is planned with 28 seismometers and an automatic response designed to stop trains when potentially dangerous tremors are detected.
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Applied Materials plans $5 billion India investment as semiconductor ecosystem expands
The US chip-equipment company announced a decade-long India investment plan focused on research, supply chains and talent as SEMICON India 2026 highlighted new manufacturing commitments.
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Indian police trace more than 500,000 fake Gmail accounts to a bomb-hoax network
Investigators in Gujarat say the accounts were used in a wider criminal operation, putting platform verification and cross-border cybercrime under scrutiny.
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UPI stays free for person-to-person transfers and most merchant payments under the new MDR framework
The Finance Ministry says MDR will apply only to specified merchant transactions above ₹2,000, leaving about 96% of P2M payments unaffected.