IT/Technology

In today's knowledge-driven global economy, one industry in which India is among global leaders and has a firm footprint is the fast-growing information technology and business process outsourcing industry, which includes software development and back-office operations. This industry has not only emerged among the fastest growing contributors to the country's national income, but also the biggest employment generator.

Some Indian companies in the business like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Wipro and Hindustan Computers have earned global repute for the quality of service and reach, while several large overseas players like Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo, Google, Dell, Intel have set up shop in India, registering phenomenal growth.

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Worldfloat launches 'video Twitter' for celebrities

Worldfloat, India's home grown social networking site with over 45 million users, has introduced a new feature called "viralx" that provide real-time access to videos mostly shared on Twitter, Facebook and other social media.

India's first electric bus hits the road
The Indian Express

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has unveiled India's first electric bus in a “cleaner” attempt to ease its mass transport requirements.

India’s first electric bus hits the road
The India Express

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Thursday unveiled the country’s first electric bus in a “cleaner” attempt to ease its mass transport requirements.

Isro takes another step towards human spaceflight
By Chethan Kumar/ Times of India

India's hopes of sending humans on a spaceflight to demonstrate its technological advancement is moving in the right direction with Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) starting the instrumentation process in a crew module structure.

Technologically being prepared: digital apps for self-defence
By Gagandeep Singh Sapra/ Hindustan Times

With attacks and crime, especially against women, going up by the day, it would not be out of place to adopt the motto "be prepared". Technology has moved forward by leaps and bounds, and a number of gadgets and software apps are available to protect oneself, though the danger of misuse is also on the rise. The recent use of the pepper spray in Parliament, of course, is a case in point of how not to use a self-defence product.

TCS top IT service provider in Europe, Middle East, Africa

Global software major Tata Consulting Services (TCS) has been ranked number one IT service provider for the manufacturing industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by leading analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

India and Israel bond with technology, innovation
By Saroj Mohanty

India will showcase its technology capabilities in Israel in May as relations between the two countries are getting redefined with enhanced cooperation based on innovation in high-tech, IT, biomed, energy and cyber security.

An Indian city to get world's longest free Wi-Fi zone
By Subhash Pathak/ The Hindustan Times

The government of eastern India state Bihar claims it began the trial run for the world's longest free Wi-Fi zone, which covers a 20-km stretch in the capital Patna.

Indian team in race to land craft on the Moon
By Sujit John/ Times of India

This is turning out to be a David-vs-Goliath story. A poorly funded, rag-tag team in India is now among the top contenders for the Google Lunar XPrize, the grand global competition to land a robotic spacecraft on the Moon by December 2015.

BEL to invest $100 million in electronic warfare products

State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will invest Rs.620 crore/$100 million over the next five years in developing electronic warfare products jointly with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a top official said.