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New Delhi: Bengaluru-headquartered deep-tech startup Log 9 Materials has launched rapid charging battery packs for electric vehicles , the company said in a release. Log 9’s team has used supercapacitor technology and Graphene to develop this battery which is said to give a range of more than 70km for electric two-wheelers and 60-80 km for electric three-wheelers, the release said. It takes only less than 15 minutes for the full charging of these batteries. The company claims that these battery packs offer up to 5x power, resulting in increased load-bearing capacity and acceleration. They are safer and more fire and impact-resistant than lithium-ion batteries. The company specifically targets the B2B last-mile delivery for the deployment of these rapid charging batteries. For this, the startup said, it has partnered with several players in the logistics, mobility, and e-commerce space to run pilots for them. Large-scale pilots have commenced from last month in ... » Learn More about Log 9 develops rapid charging battery packs for EVs; pilot runs under way

Apple leapfrogs Amazon to reclaim most-valuable status, Google in third Apple has overtaken Amazon and Google to reclaim the title of world's most-valuable brand, an accolade it has not held since 2016, according to the latest report from the London-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. The report, which put China's WeChat in the top 10 for the first time, revealed that United States and Chinese brands together account for two-thirds of the world's brand value. It found 21 of the top 25 most-valuable brands were from either the USA(10) or China (11). Nine of the top 10 fastest-growing brands were from the same two nations, with four from the US and five from China. Apple, with a brand value of $263.4 billion, topped the rankings, thanks to its diversification strategy, the report said. Under Tim Cook's leadership, especially during the past five years, the company has focused on developing its growth strategies above and beyond the iPhone - which in 2020 accounted ... » Learn More about ICBC, WeChat among world’s top-10 brands

NEW DELHI: Tesla Inc's cost of production would be less than in China if the carmaker commits to making its electric vehicles in the south Asian country, transport minister Nitin Gadkari told Reuters. Gadkari's pitch comes weeks after billionaire Elon Musk 's Tesla registered a company in India in a step towards entering the country, possibly as soon as mid-2021. Sources familiar with the matter have said Tesla plans to start by importing and selling its Model 3 electric sedan in India. "Rather than assembling (the cars ) in India they should make the entire product in the country by hiring local vendors. Then we can give higher concessions," Gadkari said in an interview, without giving details of what incentives would be on offer. "The government will make sure the production cost for Tesla will be the lowest when compared with the world, even China, when they start manufacturing their cars in India. We will assure that," he said. India wants to boost local ... » Learn More about India woos Tesla with offer of cheaper production costs than China

IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the third goal for PSG -- his 18th league goal of the season and his 98th for the French champions. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe bagged a double as they hammered bottom side Dijon 4-0 away to cut Lille's lead to one point in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Mbappe added to Moise Kean's early opener with Danilo Pereira wrapping it up late on to lift PSG to second on 57 points from 27 games ahead of Lille's home match against Racing Strasbourg on Sunday. IMAGE: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi scored his 19th La Liga goal this season and a 30th league goal against Sevilla. Photograph: Fran Santiago/Getty Images Barcelona forwards Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi fired the Catalans to a confidence-boosting 2-0 win at in-form Sevilla on Saturday to keep the pressure on La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Dembele latched on to a through ball from Messi and knocked it through the legs of Sevilla ... » Learn More about PIX: Mbappe double as PSG thrash Dijon; Barcelona sink Sevilla

By Dhrumil Dhakan While the world is still reeling from the effects of Covid-19, the cybersecurity industry is struggling to fight off cybercriminal gangs who are taking advantage of the massive digital transition, occurring due to remote working, especially in South-East Asian countries. The pandemic has adversely affected a number of businesses around the world, and yet there has been an increase in the number of cybercrimes and malware developments, as researchers suggest. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO at Kaspersky, speaking about the issue at an online forum on Tuesday said, “We see a growing number of cyber gangs, unfortunately, we see a lot of junior cybercriminals, they generate a lot of the malicious attacks, that is rather easy to protect the customers from, but they are learning and gaining experience and joining the professional cyber gangs and they are shifting from the traditional smartphones and computers to the internet and the industrial sector.” The services of ... » Learn More about Youngsters lead cyber criminal activities during the pandemic

Promising to redefine the genre of tense cat and mouse thrillers is MX Player ’s next urban crime series, ‘ Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller ’. Inspector Virkar, played by Prateik Babbar is in a race against time and on a mission to unmask a ruthless blackmailer who uses the dark web and social networking sites to victimise young college students. Based on best-selling author Piyush Jha’s book called ‘Anti-Social Network’, the series helmed by Sajit Warrior, will be releasing on 12 th March. The 8-episodic is a present-day story of an angry cop with his own brand of justice, stumbles upon a case of ghastly murder. During his investigation, Inspector Virkar comes across a group of tech savvy miscreants who use the internet for blackmail & other illegal activity. With the help of an informant, a hacker and a student counselor, Inspector Virkar is focused on finding the missing link between both these cases. Speaking about his character, Prateik ... » Learn More about MX Player drops the trailer of ‘Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller’ starring Prateik Babbar

Bringing his battle for special status for his state to the national capital, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday went on a daylong fast that became a rallying point for opposition unity for the second time in less than a month to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu during Dharma Porata Deeksha, a day-long fast to demand special status for the state of Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi, on Monday. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut also made a surprise appearance at Naidu's 'Dharma Porata Deeksha' (day-long protest for justice) that began at 8 am. Raut said he came to attend the event as a representative of the Shiv Sena, amid strains with senior ally BJP. Naidu ended his fast at 8.20 pm, accepting a glass of juice from Janata Dal-Secualr supremo and former prime ... » Learn More about Naidu’s daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Medical officer from Daund sub-district hospital demanded Rs 1,500 from firm owner to test his staff With the diversion of the entire development funds towards the establishment of health facilities and treatment and rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients, the civic budgets have already been stretched. In order to eradicate the pandemic, priority was given to free testing and treatments in all COVID-19 care centres (CCCs) and hospitals. However, a medical officer from Daund sub-district hospital was caught red-handed on Monday by Pune unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). He was held while accepting money from suspected patients visiting the facility with an intent to get free COVID tests. The arrested medical officer was identified as Milind Damodar Kamble (38). Kamble was allegedly caught accepting Rs 1,500 in all from the owner of a private firm who had taken his 19 employees to conduct rapid antigen tests. The firm employer wanted to enrol these employees ... » Learn More about Official caught taking bribe for free virus test

A senior World Health Organisation official has said it was "premature" and "unrealistic" to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalisations and death. The world's singular focus right now should be to keep transmission of Covid-19 as low as possible, said Dr Michael Ryan, director of WHO 's emergencies programme, on Monday. "If we're smart, we can finish with the hospitalizations and the deaths and the tragedy associated with this pandemic" by the end of the year, he said at media briefing. Ryan said WHO was reassured by emerging data that many of the licensed vaccines appear to be helping curb the virus' explosive spread. "If the vaccines begin to impact not only on death and not only on hospitalization, but have a significant impact on transmission dynamics and transmission risk, then I believe we will accelerate toward controlling this ... » Learn More about WHO: ‘Premature,’ ‘unrealistic’ Covid-19 will end soon

China rebutted on Tuesday a biased and slanderous report issued by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China and said that it opposes ideological prejudice against China and fake news in the name of "press freedom". Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing that the so-called report intentionally stirs up trouble and "we have never recognized this organization". He said the report is just some biased views of several Western media outlets and is a typical example of partial reporting, which is far from objective journalism. The organization's annual report, issued on Monday, claimed that China used pandemic prevention measures "to limit foreign reporting in 2020, ushering in a rapid decline in media freedom". China always welcomes foreign media and journalists covering news in the country based on law and regulations, and the country will continue to provide convenience and assistance, Wang said. He added, however, that China opposes behavior that breaches ... » Learn More about Foreign Ministry rebuts biased report