What is Bengaluru metro’s driverless train bought from a Chinese company

What is Bengaluru metro’s driverless train bought from a Chinese company

The Story so far On February 14, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) received the first set of six train coaches, which arrived at the Hebbagodi metro depot from China and are now undergoing multiple tests. The inaugural driverless prototype train for Bengaluru Metro’s upcoming Yellow Line, a 19 km route linking R.V. Road … Read more

Morning Digest | Graziers confront Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh; Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce, and more

Morning Digest | Graziers confront Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh; Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce, and more

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav release a booklet during the ‘Women in the Workforce for Viksit Bharat’ event, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce The Union Ministries of Labour & Employment and Women & Child Development … Read more

Morning Digest | Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Nyay Yatra; Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters, and more

Morning Digest | Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Nyay Yatra; Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters, and more

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the supporters during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra The Assam Police on Tuesday booked Rahul Gandhi for “wanton acts of violence” as the political confrontation between the Congress leader … Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit in Delhi

Chinese President Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit in Delhi

Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: Reuters It is almost certain that Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to skip the G20 summit in India next week and Premier Li Qiang is set to represent China at the conclave, people familiar with the development said on September 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin has already … Read more

Raise Chinese cartographic aggression at G-20 summit, Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh urges PM Modi

Raise Chinese cartographic aggression at G-20 summit, Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh urges PM Modi

Ninong Ering. File. | Photo Credit: Leju Kamal GUWAHATI A Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of the “Chinese cartographic aggression” with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the upcoming G-20 summit in New Delhi. In a letter to the Prime Minister on August 29, Ninong Ering … Read more

Last Chinese reporter leaves country after India denies visa extension

Last Chinese reporter leaves country after India denies visa extension

Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The last remaining Chinese reporter in India has been effectively expelled after having been denied a visa extension earlier this month. The reporter, from China’s official Xinhua news agency, left New Delhi around one week ago, according to people familiar with the development.  … Read more

Chinese scientists develop clawed microrobot for precision medicine – ET HealthWorld

Chinese scientists develop clawed microrobot for precision medicine – ET HealthWorld

Harbin: Chinese scientists have developed a swimming microrobot complete with claws and a coat that mimics the red blood cell membrane, significantly improving the efficiency of targeted drug delivery in blood vessels, Xinhua News Agency reported. The magnetic robot is 20 microns in diameter and has claws inspired by tardigrades, a kind of tiny invertebrate. … Read more

Kerala Souvenir Network aims to tackle Chinese invasion on souvenir market

Kerala Souvenir Network aims to tackle Chinese invasion on souvenir market

Craftsmen making Aranmula Kannadi at Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Vellar, Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R KUMAR An artisan of exquisite talent from Wayanad, Biju Babu weaves magic into bamboo, crafting artifacts of unrivalled beauty that echo the unique allure of Kerala. Yet, his painstaking craftmanship is being eclipsed by an avalanche of inexpensive … Read more