Author: em@pi-india
Xiaomi has made a powerful entry into the electric SUV market with its newly launched YU7, receiving an overwhelming response from customers in China. The company announced that it had secured nearly 2.89 lakh orders within just one hour of opening bookings on 26 June 2025. Positioned as a direct rival to Tesla’s Model Y, the Xiaomi YU7 is priced at approximately 2,53,000 yuan (around USD 35,000), making it a more affordable option with strong specifications. The vehicle is offered in both single and dual motor variants, with a top version providing a claimed range of up to 830 kilometres…
…by Srinivas Shekar, CEO and Co-Founder, Pantherun Technologies Robots are no longer the stiff, pre-programmed machines they once were. Today, they can learn, adapt, and react more naturally to the world around them. This shift isn’t just because of smarter software; it’s also happening deep within the hardware. As robotics evolves, the line between hardware and software is fading. Together, they’re making robots more intelligent and responsive than ever before. It’s a quiet transformation, but one that’s changing everything. Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are one such enabler. These reconfigurable silicon chips are transforming how robots perceive, process, and respond to…
As India rapidly embraces Industry 4.0, automation and robotics are no longer optional; they are essential tools for increasing productivity, ensuring consistent quality, and staying competitive in global markets. Whether in automotive plants, electronics assembly lines, logistics warehouses, or food processing units, robots are transforming how materials are handled, assembled, and packed. But the performance of these robots depends not only on their speed or programming, it hinges on how reliably they can pick, hold, and place parts. This is where gripping systems, especially vacuum-based solutions, play a defining role. The gripper is the robot’s physical link to the workpiece.…
Launch of the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ and the track-oriented GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ represents our strong commitment to India’s growing community of performance motoring enthusiasts. These vehicles embody the pure essence of AMG with uncompromising performance, precision engineering, and an emotional connect that only a hand-built AMG engine can deliver.”“Indian customers have shown tremendous appreciation for Mercedes-AMG’s high-performance vehicles, and the AMG GT range caters to this passion with cutting-edge technology and uncompromising performance, representing the pinnacle of automotive engineering. We are thrilled with the exciting response to these sportscars even prior to their market launch. Santosh Iyer, Managing…
An exclusive interview with Gaffar P Kandy, Managing Director, 42 Estates 1. How is 42 Estates integrating cutting-edge technologies like AI, IoT, or smart automation into your residential and commercial projects to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency? At 42 Estates, where technology isn’t just an add-on, because it’s built into our projects as DNA. Over the past two decades, we have continuously adapted and innovated to ensure that we are delivering beyond just homes. We are delivering intelligent living spaces for the generation. Today, we are actively implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and smart automation…
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a subsidiary of Tata Motors, is poised to strengthen its footprint in India with a new local assembly facility in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, scheduled to commence operations by early 2026. This significant development aligns with the group’s strategic manufacturing expansion plan and marks a crucial step toward localising high-end vehicle production, with a strong emphasis on electric mobility in the future. The upcoming plant, part of Tata Motors’ ₹9,000 crore investment blueprint, will initially focus on Completely Knocked Down (CKD) operations of select JLR models, including the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Velar. The first…
A global initiative to equip universities, faculties, and students with quantum cybersecurity skills through hands-on assignments, lab projects, industry-relevant programs, CoE labs, and certifications QNu Labs, India’s first and world’s no. 1 integrated end-to-end quantum secured cybersecurity platform today announced the launch of QNu Academy, a global educational initiative aimed at building a future-ready talent pipeline in quantum technologies and cybersecurity. As India advances its digital infrastructure and aligns with the National Quantum Mission, QNu Academy, backed by National Quantum Mission aims to bridge the existing talent gap. This launch marks a strategic milestone in India’s journey toward achieving quantum…
An exclusive interview with Rajnish Gupta, Managing Director & Country Manager, Tenable India Data silos, security blindspots, and toxic combinations of highly critical vulnerabilities, publicly exposed assets, and overly privileged users are the biggest cybersecurity gaps in multi-cloud environments. Understanding these gaps, including what data is at risk of being breached, is essential to addressing critical exposures. Tenable Cloud Security offers a holistic, actionable platform that enables organizations to quickly expose and close priority security gaps in the cloud and remediate risky entitlements and vulnerabilities. It identifies and eliminates cloud exposures at scale for public, private, and hybrid cloud environments…
Aernnova Aerospace, SAU & Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd (MASPL) have announced a multi-year contract valued at approximately $300 million for MASPL to manufacture metal sub-assemblies and components for a range of Airbus aircraft and also for Embraer aircraft families (including the Embraer C390 Millennium military transport aircraft). The contract covers the supply to several Aernnova sites in Spain, the UK, Portugal and Brazil, further strengthening a collaboration that began in 2013. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ricardo Chocarro, CEO of Aernnova said, ” This partnership with Mahindra will enable Aernnova to reinforce its supply base to secure production ramp-ups in our factories…
By: Kartik Narayan, CEO -Staffing, TeamLease Services The Indian manufacturing sector is going through a decisive transformation, fuelled by public Capex, Make-in-India initiatives, defence manufacturing, and a renewed infrastructure thrust. Yet, even as 58% of employers indicate hiring intent for the first half of FY26, according to the TeamLease Employment Outlook Report, the net employment change of 5.4% reveals a more calibrated approach. The top three job locations for the Manufacturing Sector are Mumbai (expressed by 26% of surveyed employers), Coimbatore (23%) and Pune with 21%. The focus has shifted from high-volume recruitment to precision hiring, where every role must…
