Make in India

[HariPrasad-1]

It's not easy to unmerge threads.
I will put link of your first post of that thread and create a similar one.

Thank you very much. I do not know why moderators are s much willing to merge the thread which are not alike. If you can copy pest some of or all post of old threads, It will be of great help.

Thank you very much.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Thank you very much. I do not know why moderators are s much willing to merge the thread which are not alike. If you can copy pest some of or all post of old threads, It will be of great help.

Thank you very much.

I will reput whatever I can. Regards
Making India an Upper Middle Income Economy, a High Income Economy in long term

 

[Why so serious?]

India's First Artificial Heart Valve Technology Launched
All India Indo-Asian News Service
The Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Replacement (TAVR), which will be sold under the brand name "Myval", is a minimally invasive procedure in which the doctor places an artificial valve into the patient's diseased valve via a catheter inserted through the femoral artery (large artery in groin).
Updated : December 09, 2018 13:50 IST

TAVR has been dominated by US-based medical device makers (Representational)
New Delhi:
In line with the Make in India initiative, global medical device maker Meril Life Sciences on Saturday launched its first indigenously designed and manufactured artificial aortic valve for patients who are at a high risk or unwilling to undergo open heart valve replacement surgery.

The Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Replacement (TAVR), which will be sold under the brand name "Myval", is a minimally invasive procedure in which the doctor places an artificial valve into the patient's diseased valve via a catheter inserted through the femoral artery (large artery in groin).

It is an alternative way to replace diseased valves without undergoing traditional open heart procedure, which some patients may not receive well.

"Meril is the first Indian company to commercially make this therapy available in the country. Through the commercialisation of this technology, Meril will soon bring the next generation treatment modality to thousands of patients across the country and globally," said Sanjeev Bhatt, Vice President Corporate Strategy, Meril Life Sciences.

TAVR has been dominated by US-based medical device makers Medtronics and Edwards Lifesciences.

"The novel Myval technology is associated with zero new pacemaker implantation rates post procedure (which is an important benefit for the patient already treated for valve replacement). Pacemaker is an additional device that may be placed post TAVR procedure," Mr Bhatt told IANS.

"Keeping healthcare for all in mind, the price of the technology will be well within the range," he added.

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The company has also received an approval from the Indian drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for commercialisation of TAVR.

The approval is based on successful results from a clinical trial done in India, involving 14 hospitals -- Fortis and Medanta-The Medicity and Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, to name a few, Bhatt said.


this valve, which is implanted non-surgically through a catheter is a great achievement for the 'Made in India' initiative that such an important R&D has happened from India in a field which till now has been dominated by only American devices," Principal Investigator Ashok Seth, Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, told IANS.

TAVR is increasingly becoming a preferred alternative for surgical valve replacement because it is associated with faster recovery time.


"The first patient to receive Myval has completed 1.5 years and is living a symptom-free productive life. The valve was effective in relieving the patient's symptoms and reducing the death and hospitalisation from the aortic stenosis," according to Ravinder Singh Rao, Interventional Cardiologist at Eternal.

"Myval TAVR technology will be a boon for millions of patients suffering from aortic stenosis," Mr Rao said.

No major adverse cardiac, cerebral and renal events were observed at six months follow-up and zero mortality among the patients in the trial.

 

[Why so serious?]

Number of patents granted by India shot up by 50% in 2017: UN
By IANS | Dec 04, 2018, 11.42 AM IST

• Indiashot up by 50 per cent in 2017, keeping up a trend of steep increases, according to the UN's World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
  
  
  The patents granted by India increased from 8,248 in 2016 to 12,387 last year, the WIPO's World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018 report released in Geneva on Monday said.
  
  
  Rana Kapoor’s undoing
  Last year's number was more than double the 6,022 patents granted in 2015, according to WIPO statistics.
  
  Of the patents granted last year, 1,712 went to entities and individuals based in India, and 10,675 to foreigners, according to the WIPO report.
  
  The WIPO said that the steep increase in the number was driven by patents granted to foreigners, which accounted for 85 per cent of the total increase.
  
  The number of patents given to domestic entities has also shown an increasing trend: In 2016, 1,115 went to domestic individuals or entities and 7,133 to foreigners, and in 2015, 822 were granted to applicants in India and 5,200 to foreigners, the report said.
  
  "Demand for IP (intellectual property) protection is rising faster than the rate of global economic growth, illustrating that IP-backed innovation is an increasingly critical component of competition and commercial activity," WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry said while releasing the report in Geneva.
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  Globally, 1.4 million patents were granted in 2017, the report estimated.
  
  China's patent authority led the world in the number of patents granted with 420,144 and was followed by the US with 318,829, according to the WIPO.
  
  "In just a few decades, China has constructed an IP system, encouraged homegrown innovation, joined the ranks of the world's IP leaders -- and is now driving worldwide growth in IP filings," Gurry said.
  
  China received 1.38 million patent applications - which are an indication of patents in the pipeline - more than double that of the US, which had 606,956 applications.
  
  India received a total of 46,582 patent applications last year, of them 14,961 were from Indian individuals or entities and 31,621 were from foreigners, and of them 9,222 came from the US, the report said.
  
  
  Pharmaceuticals accounted for 15.7 per cent of the Indian domestic applications for patents last year, the report said.
  
  Of the total of 606,956 patent applications made in the US last year, 10,309 came from India.
  
  While India ranked 10th in the number of patents given last year, no Indian company or university figures in last year's global list of the top 50 patent applicants.
  
  Japan's Canon ranked at the top with 24,036 patent applications during the years 2013-2015; South Korea's Samsung followed with 21,836 and China's State Grid Corporation with 21,653.
  
  India, which has 1.6 million active trademarks, registered a total of 339,692 new one last year, 287,139 from domestic and 52,553 of foreigners, according to the WIPO.
  
  Gurry said that the increases in the number of trademarks registered or applied for was a sign of growing entrepreneurship.
  
  Last year, India registered 10,188 designs of which 6,622 were from domestic applicants and 3,566 from foreigners.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

India's First Artificial Heart Valve Technology Launched
All India Indo-Asian News Service
The Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Replacement (TAVR), which will be sold under the brand name "Myval", is a minimally invasive procedure in which the doctor places an artificial valve into the patient's diseased valve via a catheter inserted through the femoral artery (large artery in groin).
Updated : December 09, 2018 13:50 IST

TAVR has been dominated by US-based medical device makers (Representational)
New Delhi:
In line with the Make in India initiative, global medical device maker Meril Life Sciences on Saturday launched its first indigenously designed and manufactured artificial aortic valve for patients who are at a high risk or unwilling to undergo open heart valve replacement surgery.

The Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Replacement (TAVR), which will be sold under the brand name "Myval", is a minimally invasive procedure in which the doctor places an artificial valve into the patient's diseased valve via a catheter inserted through the femoral artery (large artery in groin).

It is an alternative way to replace diseased valves without undergoing traditional open heart procedure, which some patients may not receive well.

"Meril is the first Indian company to commercially make this therapy available in the country. Through the commercialisation of this technology, Meril will soon bring the next generation treatment modality to thousands of patients across the country and globally," said Sanjeev Bhatt, Vice President Corporate Strategy, Meril Life Sciences.

TAVR has been dominated by US-based medical device makers Medtronics and Edwards Lifesciences.

"The novel Myval technology is associated with zero new pacemaker implantation rates post procedure (which is an important benefit for the patient already treated for valve replacement). Pacemaker is an additional device that may be placed post TAVR procedure," Mr Bhatt told IANS.

"Keeping healthcare for all in mind, the price of the technology will be well within the range," he added.

Advertisement


The company has also received an approval from the Indian drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for commercialisation of TAVR.

The approval is based on successful results from a clinical trial done in India, involving 14 hospitals -- Fortis and Medanta-The Medicity and Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, to name a few, Bhatt said.


this valve, which is implanted non-surgically through a catheter is a great achievement for the 'Made in India' initiative that such an important R&D has happened from India in a field which till now has been dominated by only American devices," Principal Investigator Ashok Seth, Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, told IANS.

TAVR is increasingly becoming a preferred alternative for surgical valve replacement because it is associated with faster recovery time.


"The first patient to receive Myval has completed 1.5 years and is living a symptom-free productive life. The valve was effective in relieving the patient's symptoms and reducing the death and hospitalisation from the aortic stenosis," according to Ravinder Singh Rao, Interventional Cardiologist at Eternal.

"Myval TAVR technology will be a boon for millions of patients suffering from aortic stenosis," Mr Rao said.

No major adverse cardiac, cerebral and renal events were observed at six months follow-up and zero mortality among the patients in the trial.

IT IS THE TIME TO GO BIG WAY IN NANO TECHNOLOGY IN BIG WAY.

 

[Kshatriya87]

IT IS THE TIME TO GO BIG WAY IN NANO TECHNOLOGY IN BIG WAY.

We are doing it. My dad's friend is a pro physicist working on nanotech for over a decade now. He was personally invited to DRDO facility.

I asked him what is inside and what happened. He refuses to say. I'm sure DRDO is working on nano tech equipment but I can't be sure if they are weapons or something else.

 

[Why so serious?]

Porn is one industry where Make In India is surely a massive hit
By Ananya Bhattacharya7 hours ago
No matter how hard India tries to ban porn, Indians keep lapping it up like there’s no tomorrow.

In 2018, India continued to rank third among the countries with the most number of viewers on leading pornographic website, Pornhub. This is despite the fact that it was among the many porn websites banned by the Indian government in October. Pornhub is accessible in India only through a mirror website.

In 2016, Canada had toppled India to earn the third rank after the US and the UK. But the next year India made a comeback and has held fort since.

PORNHUB
Pornhub Top 20 countries in 2018.
Women comprised three in 10 site visitors from India—Philippines, which had the most even male-female ratio worldwide, boasted of 38% female visitors.



On average, each visit from India lasted eight minutes and 23 seconds, not very different from last year’s eight-minute-20-second engagement.

Almost all Indians viewed porn on their handsets. “With the availability of inexpensive data plans increasing in India, it’s no surprise that mobile usage there reached 95% in 2018,” Pornhub said in its 2018 Year in Review report. Pornhub likely has Mukesh Ambani-led upstart Jio—which disrupted India’s $50 billion telecom sector with rock-bottom data prices— to thank for that.

Total visits to the world’s biggest porn site globally breached the 33.5 billion mark in 2018, an increase of 5 billion over 2017.

What is India watching?
Terms such as “Indian” and “Hindi” made frequent appearances in the top search categories, signaling that a wave of internet users from India’s hinterlands is coming online—and looking for homegrown porn.

Position 2015 2016 2017 2018
1 indian indian indian wife indian
2 indian bhabhi indian wife indian college indian college girls
3 indian actress indian college indian bhabhi devar indian hd sex
4 indian wife indian bhabhi indian hindy sexy video hd
5 indian college indian bhabhi devar indian teacher hd xxx hindi video
6 indian aunty indian actress indian bhabhi devar indian wife
7 desi indian teacher indian with hindi audio hindi sexy movie
8 indian teen indian aunty desi desi
9 japanese desi cheerleader full sex movies
10 indonesia indian aunty with young indian aunty xxx blue film
The top-trending search terms in 2018 included regional searches for Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Telugu porn.

The country’s long-time obsession with pornstar-turned-Bollywood actress Sunny Leone didn’t let up in the past year either. “Sunny Leone and Mia Khalifa remained the most searched for pornstars in India for the second year,” Pornhub stated.

Rank Pornstar
1 Sunny Leone
2 Mia Khalifa
3 Dani Daniels
4 Johnny Sins
5 Mia Malkova

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Porn is one industry where Make In India is surely a massive hit

LOL but yeah, this industry is needed to be addressed.
Mumbai's illegal porn industry is minimal & Indian porn sucks against Western & Eastern counterparts. And even investing (actually legalising is enough, rest people will do themselves) in it can add billions to National Income. Moreover, its an easier way for improving awareness about sex & eliminate taboos.

 

[Defenceanalyst91]

Porn is one industry where Make In India is surely a massive hit
By Ananya Bhattacharya7 hours ago
No matter how hard India tries to ban porn, Indians keep lapping it up like there’s no tomorrow.

In 2018, India continued to rank third among the countries with the most number of viewers on leading pornographic website, Pornhub. This is despite the fact that it was among the many porn websites banned by the Indian government in October. Pornhub is accessible in India only through a mirror website.

In 2016, Canada had toppled India to earn the third rank after the US and the UK. But the next year India made a comeback and has held fort since.

PORNHUB
Pornhub Top 20 countries in 2018.
Women comprised three in 10 site visitors from India—Philippines, which had the most even male-female ratio worldwide, boasted of 38% female visitors.



On average, each visit from India lasted eight minutes and 23 seconds, not very different from last year’s eight-minute-20-second engagement.

Almost all Indians viewed porn on their handsets. “With the availability of inexpensive data plans increasing in India, it’s no surprise that mobile usage there reached 95% in 2018,” Pornhub said in its 2018 Year in Review report. Pornhub likely has Mukesh Ambani-led upstart Jio—which disrupted India’s $50 billion telecom sector with rock-bottom data prices— to thank for that.

Total visits to the world’s biggest porn site globally breached the 33.5 billion mark in 2018, an increase of 5 billion over 2017.

What is India watching?
Terms such as “Indian” and “Hindi” made frequent appearances in the top search categories, signaling that a wave of internet users from India’s hinterlands is coming online—and looking for homegrown porn.

Position 2015 2016 2017 2018
1 indian indian indian wife indian
2 indian bhabhi indian wife indian college indian college girls
3 indian actress indian college indian bhabhi devar indian hd sex
4 indian wife indian bhabhi indian hindy sexy video hd
5 indian college indian bhabhi devar indian teacher hd xxx hindi video
6 indian aunty indian actress indian bhabhi devar indian wife
7 desi indian teacher indian with hindi audio hindi sexy movie
8 indian teen indian aunty desi desi
9 japanese desi cheerleader full sex movies
10 indonesia indian aunty with young indian aunty xxx blue film
The top-trending search terms in 2018 included regional searches for Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Telugu porn.

The country’s long-time obsession with pornstar-turned-Bollywood actress Sunny Leone didn’t let up in the past year either. “Sunny Leone and Mia Khalifa remained the most searched for pornstars in India for the second year,” Pornhub stated.

Rank Pornstar
1 Sunny Leone
2 Mia Khalifa
3 Dani Daniels
4 Johnny Sins
5 Mia Malkova

Lol, all the advt money is going to Canadian website. We got nothing in return except free porn.

 

[Why so serious?]

Vivo to Invest Rs. 4,000 Crores for New Mobile Phone Plant in India
Indo-Asian News Service, 13 December 2018

HIGHLIGHTS

• It will generate 5,000 jobs in its first phase of expansion
• 169-acre land has been acquired for the purpose
• The existing manufacturing set-up saw an investment of Rs. 300 crores

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Thursday announced an additional investment of Rs. 4,000 crore for over a period of four years towards opening a new manufacturing plant on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh that will generate 5,000 jobs in its first phase of expansion.

The new 169-acre land has been acquired near the existing 50-acre manufacturing facility that will help expand Vivo's manufacturing capabilities and support its continued growth in the country, the company said in a statement.

The Rs. 4,000-crore investment, which does not include the cost of the land, will also spur job opportunities in the region, added Vivo that entered India in 2014.

"India is a key market for us, and today we have reiterated our commitment by entering the next phase of growth in India. We're proud that the new plant will offer a major benefit to the surrounding area through high-quality job creation and training opportunities," said Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India.

According to the company, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the initiative and congratulated it for the upcoming facility.

Currently, all Vivo smartphones sold in the country are being manufactured at the Greater Noida facility, which is one of Vivo's four manufacturing factories globally.

The existing manufacturing set-up, which saw an investment of Rs. 300 crore, produces two million units a month, with more than 5,000 people at work.

With the new facility, Vivo aims to double the current production capacity to 50 million units per annum.


This is the second big-ticket investment from a global smartphone maker in Uttar Pradesh.

In 2017, Samsung announced that it would invest Rs. 4,915 crore to double its manufacturing capacity for smartphones and refrigerators at its Noida plant.

The South Korean giant in July set up one of the world's largest mobile manufacturing facilities in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Vivo currently has a wide distribution network across the country - both online and offline - catering to over 539 cities in 27 states and 5 union territories backed by more than 550 service centres.

 

[ezsasa]

Vivo to Invest Rs. 4,000 Crores for New Mobile Phone Plant in India
Indo-Asian News Service, 13 December 2018

HIGHLIGHTS

• It will generate 5,000 jobs in its first phase of expansion
• 169-acre land has been acquired for the purpose
• The existing manufacturing set-up saw an investment of Rs. 300 crores

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Thursday announced an additional investment of Rs. 4,000 crore for over a period of four years towards opening a new manufacturing plant on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh that will generate 5,000 jobs in its first phase of expansion.

The new 169-acre land has been acquired near the existing 50-acre manufacturing facility that will help expand Vivo's manufacturing capabilities and support its continued growth in the country, the company said in a statement.

The Rs. 4,000-crore investment, which does not include the cost of the land, will also spur job opportunities in the region, added Vivo that entered India in 2014.

"India is a key market for us, and today we have reiterated our commitment by entering the next phase of growth in India. We're proud that the new plant will offer a major benefit to the surrounding area through high-quality job creation and training opportunities," said Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India.

According to the company, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the initiative and congratulated it for the upcoming facility.

Currently, all Vivo smartphones sold in the country are being manufactured at the Greater Noida facility, which is one of Vivo's four manufacturing factories globally.

The existing manufacturing set-up, which saw an investment of Rs. 300 crore, produces two million units a month, with more than 5,000 people at work.

With the new facility, Vivo aims to double the current production capacity to 50 million units per annum.


This is the second big-ticket investment from a global smartphone maker in Uttar Pradesh.

In 2017, Samsung announced that it would invest Rs. 4,915 crore to double its manufacturing capacity for smartphones and refrigerators at its Noida plant.

The South Korean giant in July set up one of the world's largest mobile manufacturing facilities in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Vivo currently has a wide distribution network across the country - both online and offline - catering to over 539 cities in 27 states and 5 union territories backed by more than 550 service centres.

4000 crores for 5000 jobs...
More than 1 crore investment per one job.

Any numbers available for china and US on this?

 

[Why so serious?]

4000 crores for 5000 jobs...
More than 1 crore investment per one job.

Any numbers available for china and US on this?

That would be due to high automation.

 

[Kshatriya87]

Vivo to Invest Rs. 4,000 Crores for New Mobile Phone Plant in India
Indo-Asian News Service, 13 December 2018

HIGHLIGHTS

• It will generate 5,000 jobs in its first phase of expansion
• 169-acre land has been acquired for the purpose
• The existing manufacturing set-up saw an investment of Rs. 300 crores

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Thursday announced an additional investment of Rs. 4,000 crore for over a period of four years towards opening a new manufacturing plant on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh that will generate 5,000 jobs in its first phase of expansion.

The new 169-acre land has been acquired near the existing 50-acre manufacturing facility that will help expand Vivo's manufacturing capabilities and support its continued growth in the country, the company said in a statement.

The Rs. 4,000-crore investment, which does not include the cost of the land, will also spur job opportunities in the region, added Vivo that entered India in 2014.

"India is a key market for us, and today we have reiterated our commitment by entering the next phase of growth in India. We're proud that the new plant will offer a major benefit to the surrounding area through high-quality job creation and training opportunities," said Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India.

According to the company, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the initiative and congratulated it for the upcoming facility.

Currently, all Vivo smartphones sold in the country are being manufactured at the Greater Noida facility, which is one of Vivo's four manufacturing factories globally.

The existing manufacturing set-up, which saw an investment of Rs. 300 crore, produces two million units a month, with more than 5,000 people at work.

With the new facility, Vivo aims to double the current production capacity to 50 million units per annum.


This is the second big-ticket investment from a global smartphone maker in Uttar Pradesh.

In 2017, Samsung announced that it would invest Rs. 4,915 crore to double its manufacturing capacity for smartphones and refrigerators at its Noida plant.

The South Korean giant in July set up one of the world's largest mobile manufacturing facilities in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Vivo currently has a wide distribution network across the country - both online and offline - catering to over 539 cities in 27 states and 5 union territories backed by more than 550 service centres.

India already overtook China as the # 1 smartphone exporter. This new development will add up to the numbers.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India already overtook China as the # 1 smartphone exporter. This new development will add up to the numbers.

Both China & India assemble their smartphones. Around 90% of semiconductor stuff comes from Taiwan, ROK & USA.
China at least makes other accessories like cameras, chargers & headphones. We make them but to very low extent.

India's dire need is a semiconductor fan at least to start with 45nm. We may catch up with world later but start at least.

 

[republic_roi97]

India already overtook China as the # 1 smartphone exporter. This new development will add up to the numbers.

Exporter ?? Really Number 1 ?? I think we are 2nd at production of smartphone but not ranked number 1 at export of smartphone. Do you have any source ??

 

[Kshatriya87]

Exporter ?? Really Number 1 ?? I think we are 2nd at production of smartphone but not ranked number 1 at export of smartphone. Do you have any source ??

Read it somewhere a few days back. Will try to find the source.

 

[Why so serious?]

Mastercard to delete data of Indians from global servers
Agencies | Dec 17, 2018, 05:40 IST

AGENCIES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mastercard said all new Indian transaction data is being stored at its technology centre in Pune
• The company has given a proposal to the RBI to delete back-data
• The RBI in April issued a new regulation requiring payments companies to store all information about transactions involving Indians solely on computers in the country

NEW DELHI:

Mastercard
has proposed to the RBI a "certain" date from which it will start deleting data of Indian cardholders from global servers. However, the global card payments major warned that it would also mean weakening of 'safety and security' over a period of time.



Mastercard India
and division president (South Asia) Porush Singh said the company is operating in over 200 countries, and nowhere else it has been asked to delete data from global servers.


The RBI in April issued a new regulation, which came into effect from October 16, requiring payments companies to store all information about transactions involving Indians solely on computers in the country. Mastercard said all new Indian transaction data is being stored at its technology centre in Pune as of October 6, as required by the RBI directive on data localisation.

It has given a proposal to the RBI to delete back-data from a certain date, but is wary of consequences of such a move, including disputes over transactions. "The proposal we have given (to RBI) is that we will delete it (data) from everywhere else, whether it is the card number, transaction details. The data will only be stored in India ... we will start deleting that...," Singh said. Mastercard has proposed to the RBI that Indian data would be be stored locally and nowhere else, said Singh.

 

[kunal1123]

IIT Madras Partners With Digital Firm To Design SHAKTI Processors – Indian Defence Research Wing
3-4 minutes
SOURCE: NDTV

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is partnering with Thales to design a SHAKTI RISC-V processor compatible with the highest Safety Critical standards. The collaboration will result in defining and prototyping a SHAKTI RISC-V based processor suitable for mix-criticality applications, including Safety Critical applications. As a result of this tie up, a fault-tolerant SHAKTI framework would be developed and will undergo evaluation by the world’s top experts in Safety Critical Standards. Pursuant to their approval, it can be used in sensitive equipment used in defence, aerospace, space, and transportation sectors.

IIT Madras and Thales are going to take up joint research programs in many areas including aerospace, space, transportation, security and defence.

Thales, an international group, designs and builds electronic systems for aerospace, space, transportation, security and defence. Thales will draw on its expertise in the security and dependability of critical embedded systems to establish security best practices for hardware development. The ultimate objective is to improve the security and dependability of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, embedded systems and machine learning implementations.

IIT Madras Researchers had recently designed, fabricated and booted up India’s first Indigenously-developed RISC V Microprocessor – ‘Shakti’. The Shakti family of processors are targeted for mobile computing devices, embedded low power wireless systems and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in Communications and Defence Sectors. The Microprocessor can be used by others as it is on par with International Standards.

Speaking about the significance of this development, Lead Researcher Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “After the two successful fabrication and booting of SHAKTI with two technology nodes, 22nm (Intel Fab, Orgeon USA) and 180nm (SCL Chandigarh fab, India), this tie-up with Thales is very exciting and certainly is a big step towards taking SHAKTI family to the global technology ecosystem.”

Further, Prof Kamakoti added, “With the advent of more and more safety critical systems adopting electronics hardware for intricate control and monitoring, fault-tolerance and security features are of prime importance in next generation processors. This tie-up with Thales, I am sure, will result in a detailed analysis of these features resulting in a framework that could be adopted for designing the next generation Shakti-based safety-critical systems.”

“By adopting an open approach to both hardware and software, this joint effort will create new opportunities for the design of mission-critical systems in all sectors, including aerospace, space, transportation, security and defence. With this, we look forward to taking our partnership, which was formed in March this year, to the next level” said Arnaud Samama, R&D computing manager, Thales Research & Technology.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

India already overtook China as the # 1 smartphone exporter. This new development will add up to the numbers.

Very interesting. When did it happen?

 

[proud_indian]

Read it somewhere a few days back. Will try to find the source.

I am sure you are misinformed.