KOCHI: A total of 31 startups and student teams from all over the state will get a financial assistance of Rs 2.64 crore, who presented a range of innovative technology solutions at the 8th Grand Idea Day, conducted by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) today to select technology relevant and scalable ideas across various domains. […]
KOCHI: A blockchain-based solution allowing direct engagement between employers and their employees has won the top prize at a first-of-its-kind hackathon in India to address the challenges faced by migrant labourers. Team ‘Veraz’, a technology company, represented by Nikhil V Chandran and Anoop V S, won the first prize at the maiden “BlockathonForChange’, hosted by […]
MUMBAI: IDFC Mutual Fund, one of the leading AMCs in the country, has launched yet another simple mode of transaction to take investing experience to a new level. Existing investors can now use ‘Ask Bugs’, a chat interface, on its website to resolve queries as well as to transact. The facility is new not only […]
KOCHI: Blockchain technology can be used as a tool for the upliftment of migrant labourers as also for protection of an individual’s privacy, Dr Dileep Krishnaswami, Senior Scientist at Bengaluru-based IBM Research Labs, said here today. Delivering the keynote address at the “BlockathonForChange’, the first-of-its-kind hackathon in India hosted by Maker Village to address the […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Free software activists should take the technology to rural areas for the benefit of the poor, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here today, making a strong plea to digital technologists to come forward and embrace this mission. “Free software emerged from the bottom of the society and ordinary people were its beneficiaries. People, including […]
MUMBAI: Godrej Appliances welcomed the new Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER) ratings for air conditioners set by the Central Government’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to be implemented from January 1st, 2018. Kamal Nandi, Business Head & EVP- Godrej Appliances, said that at Godrej Appliances, we have been at the forefront of offering the […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate Swatantra 2017, the two-day Triennial free software conference being organised by International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), an autonomous organisation under the Kerala government’s IT Department, at Mascot Hotel here at 11.30 am on Wednesday (December 20). Thirty-six speakers from around the globe will lead […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In its effort to provide Assistive Technology to people with motor disabilities, International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), an organisation under Dept of IT, Govt. of Kerala, will collaborate with AsTeRICS Academy in Austria. AsTeRICS Academy will support ICFOSS for developing its capabilities in a range of assistive tools to support […]
KOCHI: In a first-of-its-kind hackathon in India, developers will use Blockchain Technology to try and find solutions to the many challenges faced by migrant labourers across the country. Maker Village Kochi will host the “BlockthonForChange”, organised in partnership with the US Consulate General, Chennai, Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) and Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), […]
KOCHI: Public sector oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has agreed to provide grants and investments to two highly promising startup ventures at Maker Village, the largest electronics incubator in Kerala managed by IITM-K, under its flagship Project Ankur that aims to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation nationwide. BPCL is offering to support further development […]