L&T arm, C-DAC and IIT Gandhinagar sign agreement to develop indigenous secure chip for e-passports

L&T arm, C-DAC and IIT Gandhinagar sign agreement to develop indigenous secure chip for e-passports

Larsen & Toubro’s semiconductor arm, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar have signed a tripartite agreement to develop India’s first fully indigenous secure chip, reported sources and official statements released on Monday. The project will initially focus on electronic passports, with future applications in other sensitive…

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UN backs two-state declaration condemning Hamas and Israeli strikes; India votes in favour

UN backs two-state declaration condemning Hamas and Israeli strikes; India votes in favour

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted the “New York Declaration,” a resolution calling for tangible steps towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to official UN proceedings. The text-drafted after a July peace conference in New York co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France-was backed by 142 member states, with 10…

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Trump unwilling to criticise China even after being largest Russian oil buyers, targets India unfairly: GTRI report

Trump unwilling to criticise China even after being largest Russian oil buyers, targets India unfairly: GTRI report

US President Donald Trump has been unfairly targeting India over Russian oil imports, while choosing not to criticise China, according to a recent report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). The report suggested that this selective approach may be driven by geopolitical calculations. As per the data from the report, China is the largest…

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