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Engati, a leading Conversational AI and customer experience platform, received the prestigious ‘AI Innovation in CX 2025’ award at the BFSI Tech Summit, held at ITC Maratha, Mumbai. This recognition underscores Engati’s pivotal role in reshaping how financial institutions connect, acquire, and support customers using secure, scalable, and multilingual AI-powered solutions. The award celebrates Engati’s groundbreaking application of Agentic AI, Generative AI, and automation to transform customer experiences across key digital touchpoints such as WhatsApp, Voice, Web, and Mobile Apps,among other digital channel set, each agent tailored to meet the BFSI sector’s high compliance, volume, and hyper-personalisation demands. Engati has…

Today, Ace Designers Limited (“Ace”, “ADL”) announces a strategic investment partnership by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (“Kotak Alts”). This funding will support Ace Designer Limited’s plans for business expansion, capacity enhancement and strengthening its global presence. Ace Designers Founded in 1979 by three engineers from the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), as a design consulting company went on to establish AceMicromatic Group. With the amalgamation of Ace Designers, Ace Manufacturing Systems and Micromatic Machine Tools, the new organization Ace Designers Limited is India’s largest manufacturer of CNC turning centres and machining centres. With an anticipated annual turnover exceeding INR…

Author: Suresh Tanwar, Senior Head of Audit and Consultancy, British Safety Council, India The Budget of 2025-26 reaffirmed the government’s commitment to spurring India’s manufacturing sector, moving ahead with such initiatives as Make in India and the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. Manufacturing already contributes almost 17% of the country’s GDP, and the sector is on course for greater expansion. But as the sectors expand and job creation picks up, the imperative of worker safety increases even larger, a consideration which continues to remain ignored in the majority of manufacturing units. A Growing Problem: Factory Safety in India Despite policy…

Recognised for Innovations with Turtle Beach Corporation and Leading Broadcasters and Operators Tata Elxsi, a global leader in design and technology services, has been awarded the prestigious iF Design Award for two of its standout innovations: VelocityOne™ Race, designed for Nasdaq-listed Turtle Beach Corporation, a leading American gaming accessory manufacturer, and GameSense, developed for leading broadcasters and operators. VelocityOne™ Race was recognised in the Product – Gaming Hardware/VR/AR category, while GameSense won in the User Experience (UX) category. This dual recognition reinforces Tata Elxsi’s leadership in delivering design-led, immersive solutions for the gaming and sports technology industries. Now in its…

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wheel & Time Shipping Transport Logistics, a specialist in moving heavy and oversized cargo. With the alliance, SDHI has launched India’s first integrated F.A.S.T. (Fabrication, Assembly, Storage, and Transportation) commercial logistics ecosystem at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat. The F.A.S.T. model offers an unmatched turnkey ecosystem for executing heavy engineering projects in India by bringing together SDHI’s advanced fabrication and waterfront infrastructure and Wheel & Time’s end-to-end heavy logistics capabilities. The partnership will benefit high-value, time-sensitive…

An advanced variable frequency drive designed in India for precision control for sustainable pumping Grundfos, a global provider of pumping solutions, has introduced the CUE 120, a variable frequency drive developed in India for the Indian market. This new product aims to offer more precise control of pump performance with a focus on energy efficiency. Research indicates that a significant majority of variable frequency drives (VFDs)—approximately 70%—currently operate using default factory settings, which are often not optimised for their specific applications. This lack of customisation can lead to suboptimal energy efficiency, resulting in unnecessary energy consumption and increased operational costs.…

| Author – Suumit Joshii, Head of Business Excellence, Addverb In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, the conversation about sustainability has moved from the sidelines to centre stage. As businesses strive to reduce their carbon footprint and embrace eco-friendly practices, the fusion of human ingenuity and robotic precision has emerged as a powerful solution. Human-robot collaboration is not just a futuristic concept; it’s the key to creating smarter, greener, and more efficient manufacturing systems that are capable of reducing waste and driving sustainability. This partnership of both the human and advanced robotic system shows the possibilities of radical changes to the…

| Author: Harish Kumar GS, Head of Sales, India and SAARC, Check Point Software Technologies Electric vehicles are no longer just a futuristic concept. The electric mobility (e-mobility) is fast growing fueled by environmental goals, consumer demand, and technological advancements. By 2030, governments and industries aim to have millions of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads, along with robust charging infrastructure. As convenient and environmentally friendly as EVs are, they bring along significant cyber security challenges, which if left unaddressed, could pose serious threats to the safety of EV users and the overall security of connected systems. India’s electric vehicle (EV) market…

| Mindspace Business Parks REIT (‘Mindspace REIT’), owner and developer of quality Grade A office portfolio, receives the coveted title of ‘Global Listed Sector Leader – Office Development Benchmark’, for the 2nd consecutive year. The REIT surpassed GRESB and peer average scores, achieving of 99/100 in the Office Development Benchmark and 91/100 in the Standing Investment Benchmark. Driven by Mindspace REIT’s strong commitment to ESG integration, the REIT secured a Green Star and 5-Star rating for the 3rd year in a row, marking a significant milestone in its performance growth. It also achieved a flawless 70/70 in the performance component of…

| Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) have released the Audit and technology playbook: A practitioner’s guide, a comprehensive guide aimed at helping audit professionals adapt to the rapidly advancing technological landscape. The development of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and blockchain is reshaping the audit profession. For example, Generative AI alongside increasingly sophisticated data analytics allows auditors to analyse huge amounts of data in just a few seconds, uncovering patterns that were previously invisible and providing greater confidence than traditional methods. The playbook provides actionable…