Innovation

Outpacing foreign players: IN-SPACe facilitates transfer of 10 ISRO technologies to six Indian industries
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . July 4, 2025
In another key step toward advancing India’s space industrial capabilities, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) recently facilitated the transfer of 10 state-of-the-art technologies developed by ISRO to six Indian industries across the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments.

Tata Motors launches Ace Pro — where affordability meets and means business
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 30, 2025
In a bold move set to redefine last-mile cargo mobility, Tata Motors recently unveiled the Tata Ace Pro, India’s most affordable four-wheel mini-truck.

Japanese firm, Indian partner pitch for sustainable water stewardship, Karnataka government takes note
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 27, 2025
India is facing a severe water crisis, with nearly 600 million people
affected and three-fourths of households lacking drinking water on their premises,
a report has recently said.

Global Electronics Association launched to strengthen industry voice, supply chain resilience
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 24, 2025
Marking a major shift in global industry representation, IPC has officially rebranded itself as the Global Electronics Association, signalling its evolution from a printed circuit board-focused body to a unified voice for the entire electronics ecosystem.

Jet, Set, Go: India’s HAL, France’s Safran deepen strategic partnership with manufacturing MoU
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 20, 2025
Senior officials of Safran and HAL with the signed agreement. (Right) The LEAP1A engine, which will be jointly manufactured by the duo. Senior officials of

Visvesaraya Jala Nigam wins top award in Yettinahole project execution
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 18, 2025
The Visvesvaraya Jala Nigam Limited (VJNL) has won a prestigious national award, ISDA INFRACON National Award-IINA, for the year 2025 for using cutting edge technology in Karnataka’s Yettinahole project.

India’s first ‘Quantum Conference’ to be held in city soon
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 13, 2025
To position Karnataka as a global leader in “quantum innovation”, Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and Technological Development N.S. Boseraju has directed officials to begin preparations for the country’s first-ever “Quantum Conference”, scheduled for the end of July 2025.

Telecom takes on ‘tele-con’: How Airtel is cracking down on online fraud using power of AI
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 12, 2025
Bharti Airtel recently announced significant progress in its mission to protect customers in Karnataka from rising online frauds.

BEL, two other firms team up to deliver high-end cross-sectoral AI-driven solutions
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 10, 2025
In a significant move that promises to reshape India’s digital innovation landscape, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has inked a landmark tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Metamind Systems Private Limited and Persistent Systems Limited.

Soon, ‘reliable’ solar power supply for farmer pumpsets
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 10, 2025
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will soon inaugurate a solar substation built under the Kusum-C scheme. Scheduled for June 11, 2025, the initiative aims to ensure a reliable daytime power supply for farmers’ agricultural pump sets, Energy Minister K.J. George has said.