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Capgemini to provide app development services to Daimler's R&D facility

Bengaluru-based Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) has selected Capgemini to provide application development and maintenance services, a release said on Wednesday. Under the terms, Capgemini will enable application development and maintenance across all the client's application clusters, including generic, testing and niche technologies, Capegemini said in the release. MBRDI is the largest R&D facility of Daimler outside Germany. The contract was awarded as part of a vendor consolidation exercise in which Capgemini was selected as one of the major partners in the multi-vendor deal for application services, technology and delivery capabilities in business transformation, the release said. "We are delighted to be a lead partner in the digital transformation journey of the captive unit, to transform their (MBRDI) current IT into valuable assets aligned to the business objectives of their headquarters," said Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini, India and member of the ...

Centre, States will have to increase investment in research: Prez Kovind

The Centre and State governments will have to increase investment in research and innovation, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday

Auto sector needs to expand R&D to create indigenise technology: Niti Aayog

Centre's think-tank Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant believes that auto industry needs to ramp up R&D to create indigenise technology.

Covid-19 pandemic led to revival of technology, expertise: Nandan Nilekani

He said that during Covid-19 crisis, digital and medical technologies stood out, which enabled people to work from home, and helped in dealing with the virus by developing better tests, drugs, vaccin

Innovating in pandemic, around a third of companies will have new products

Nearly half of companies surveyed were evaluating acquisitions, says PwC India report

Huawei named world's 6th most innovative company by BCG, jumps 42 spots

Huawei is shifting itself from an Innovation 1.0 Model to Innovation 2.0, driven by new technologies and broadened vision for future

Indian drug makers take a hit on quality compliance, R&D investments

The trend is unlikely to reverse in the near term, say experts

Appin to set up security lab

Appin is also exploring partnerships for rolling out services in various sectors

Appin Security sets up R&D lab in IIT-Delhi

Appin Security Group, in the past, has worked with BSNL, American Express, Infosys, Yatra.com and others to create IT security solutions

'Advance authorisation is different from special advance authorisation'

The Indian company makes payment in foreign currency. Accordingly, does liability of payment of GST on RCM arise?

FinMin seeks research spending data from other ministries, departments

The Finance Ministry has asked ministries and departments to furnish data on funds spent by them and their autonomous bodies as well as PSUs on research and development (R&D) after Prime Minister's Economic Council pointed out gaps between such expenditure not commensurating with growth of GDP.

India Inc's expenditure on R&D declines to lowest level in six years

Lower expenditure by pharmaceutical companies may be a key reason for the fall

Global tech firms increase R&D presence in India

A large number of tech firms have R&D centres in the country, with Bengaluru alone having about 500 labs as of April, majority of them by multinational companies