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Lenovo provides tech support to revive indigenous millets in Kerala

To revive indigenous varieties of millets in the country, technology company Lenovo has been providing digital and technical support at Kanthalloor in Kerala to grow six varieties of the cereal. Under its Work for Humankind Initiative, Lenovo set up a digital centre at the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) College for Applied Sciences, Kanthalloor, to provide access to technology tools to revive six millet varieties in Kerala that will help ease millet production processes and create market linkages, Lenovo Foundation Head of Asia Pacific CSR and Philanthropy Pratima Harite told PTI. In the first year of the project, which began in October, 25 farmers took part in the initiative to cultivate six varieties of millets in 25 acres of land, Harite said. The six millet varieties are finger millet, barnyard millet, little millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, and kodo millet, some of which were still being grown for self consumption. "The farmers were selected by the villag

China play in PLI 2.0: Dixon wins deal to make laptops for Lenovo

Dixon, a player in the electronics manufacturing services space, has won the contract through Padget Electronics, a fully-owned subsidiary

Madras High Court sets aside govt's IGST refund denial order for Lenovo

The case is related to a partial denial of refunding IGST paid by Lenovo (India) on these sales between December 2019 and February 2020

PLI scheme 2.0: Dixon Technologies commits output worth Rs 45K crore

Company also in talks with Lenovo to be their contract manufacturer

Cooperating with authorities, promise all support: Lenovo on I-T searches

Chinese PC maker Lenovo on Thursday said it is cooperating with authorities and promised all support in the matter of searches carried out by Income Tax Department at its premises. The department conducted searches at Lenovo's Gurugram and Bengaluru premises on Wednesday as part of a tax evasion probe against the company and some of its affiliates. As responsible corporate citizens, we adhere strictly to all applicable laws, regulations, and reporting requirements in every jurisdiction in which we do business. We are cooperating with the authorities and will provide all possible support required," a Lenovo spokesperson said. The company clocked USD 1.9 billion revenue in India in 2022-23, with 17 per cent market share in the country. According to sources, the department suspected tax evasion and hence, launched the searches to gather evidence and corroborate actionable intelligence obtained by it in this regard.

Income tax officers visit factory, Bengaluru office of China's Lenovo

The officials inspected laptops of Lenovo employees during the visit, one of the sources said. They also tried to contact Lenovo's senior management during and after the visit as part of the inquirY

Motorola Edge 40 Neo review: Solid contender in midrange smartphone segment

From price-to-specifications optics, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo seems to be an all-round smartphone. Is it? Let us find out

Lenovo Tab P12 review: Big screen tablet good for entertainment and more

Priced at Rs 34,999, the Lenovo Tab P12 boasts MediaTek Dimensity 7050 system-on-chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and a big 12.7-inch 3K resolution display of 60Hz refresh rate

Govt breather on IT imports: Festival cheer comes early for PC makers

Analysts say that the new registration mechanism would also mean that festival season sales would not take a hit

40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 trn under PLI scheme

As many as 40 companies, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, have applied for the IT hardware PLI scheme with a commitment to make personal computers, laptops, tablets, servers and other equipment worth Rs 4.65 lakh crore during the scheme period, an official statement said on Thursday. If all companies get selected under the scheme then the government will need to increase the incentive amount to Rs 22,890 crore against the budgetary allocation of Rs 17,000 crore, according to the note. "Total 40 applications have been submitted till the closure of the window on August 30. The scheme has been oversubscribed. Against The budgetary allocation of Rs 7,000 crore, applicants have projected PLI amount to the tune of 22,890 crore. Further, the production figure projected by these applicants is Rs 4.65 Lakh crore against the target of 3.35 lakh crore," the statement said. The applicants include 13 in the hybrid category comprising seven global and six domestic firms and 27 in the domestic ...

Lenovo launches Tab P12 tablet with 12.7-inch display at Rs 34,999: Details

The Lenovo Tab P12 is available on Lenovo online store and e-commerce platform Flipkart. It is offered in storm gray colour

Foxconn, HP, Lenovo, 35 other firms apply for PLI IT hardware scheme

As many as 38 companies, including big names like Foxconn Group, HP, Dell and Lenovo, have applied for incentives under the mega Production Linked Incentive (PLI) IT hardware scheme for manufacturing laptops, PCs and servers. As of 10.30 PM on Wednesday, the number of applications had climbed to 38, from 32 applicants around 5.30 PM. The window for submission of applications for PLI IT hardware scheme closes at midnight. Earlier in the evening, Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw had said that Foxconn Group, HP, Dell and Lenovo are among companies which have applied. Others who have thrown their hat into the ring include Flextronics, Dixon, Acer, Thompson, VVDN, HP Enterprises and Asus, Vaishnaw said, terming the response from companies as "fabulous." At that time, 32 applications had already come in, and while that list had impressive names, Cupertino, California-headquartered Apple had not put in its application till then. The name of companies who submitted their ...

Lenovo mulls scaling up local production, discussion on with govt on PLI

IT hardware maker Lenovo plans to strengthen local manufacturing and is in discussion with the government to seek clarity on the PLI scheme and recent import restrictions, a senior company official said on Tuesday. Lenovo India Commercial Business Executive Director Ajay Sehgal said that the company has been manufacturing in India for about the last two decades and now even exporting from India. "We need to understand more in detail about the new regulations. After understanding that part we will be able to comment better on how we can add more value in the manufacturing in India. Manufacturing in India is not new for us. If it is only a capacity enhancement, definitely, we know there is a merit to increase that part and we are moving in that direction," Sehgal said. He was responding to a question on Lenovo's view on Rs 17,000 crore production-linked incentive scheme for manufacturing IT hardware in the country. Lenovo leads the global PC market with a 24 per cent market ...

Lenovo plans to hire 1,000 techies at shared support centre in Bengaluru

PC maker Lenovo plans to hire around 1,000 technical people at its first shared support centre opened in Bengaluru for global customers, a senior company official said on Wednesday. The centre will provide technical support to its customer across various verticals. "As we launched the Shared Support Center, we are about 100 people strong and as we grow, we will add to the 1,000 number," Managing Director of Lenovo India Shailendra Katyal told PTI. The company has not disclosed the investment amount. "This strategic infrastructure investment is poised to drive exponential growth, offering cutting-edge solutions and services while solidifying Lenovo's position in India as a prominent global tech hub. We take pride in contributing to the nation's progress and job creation, while empowering businesses worldwide," Katyal said. The centre has a Digital Workplace Solutions (DWS) setup team for employees working remotely and in hybrid modes, the company added. The facility will deliver r

Lenovo launches LOQ gaming laptops in India: Price, features, availability

The Lenovo LOQ laptops have up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU. These support NVIDIA G-Sync technology

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Lenovo to invest $1 billion over three years to advance AI infra solutions

This announcement marks Lenovo's largest AI infrastructure investment in history

Lenovo to invest $1 bn to accelerate AI deployment for businesses globally

Global technology brand Lenovo announced that it will invest $1 billion over three years in the expansion of infrastructure solutions to accelerate the AI deployment for businesses globally

Lenovo launches Legion Pro series gaming laptops at Rs 172,990 onwards

The new Legion boasts the Lenovo Artificial Intelligence (LA) family of chips, which power the latest Lenovo AI Engine+

Lenovo launches Android tablet Tab M9 with G80 octa-core processor

Global technology brand Lenovo on Friday launched its latest Android tablet -- 'Tab M9', powered with MediaTek Helio G80 Octa-Core processor in India