Tesla preparing to start operations in India by early 2021, says Nitin Gadkari

 Indian companies and researchers will be able to develop electric vehicles that will be “equal to Tesla from the technology point of view,” Union Minster Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.

Speaking to The Indian Express at the Idea Exchange programme, Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways and MSME, said that EV major Tesla would be starting operations in India early 2021.

“Tesla is preparing to start operations in India by early 2021. I am sure that there are a lot of EV which are equal to Tesla from the technology point of view. Indian manufacturers are doing a lot of research and changes. In due course of time you will get electric cars which will be equal to Tesla. I am confident and the cost will be very less,” Gadkari said, adding that in due course India would be the “number one manufacturer” of electric vehicles like cars, bikes, trucks, tractors and construction machinery that run on electricity.

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https://indianexpress.com/article/business/tesla-preparing-to-start-operations-in-india-by-early-2021-says-nitin-gadkari-7124007/

AICTE launches innovation award scheme for engineering students

AICTE launches innovation award scheme for engineering students: Names it after famous woman mathematician Lilavati.  Academicians feel the scheme will make the younger generations to be aware of Indian's contribution towards mathematics and other fields

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https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/aicte-launches-innovation-award-scheme-for-engineering-students-664180

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Zoom Removes 40-minute Limit Yet Again, Check Details of the Dates for Unlimited Meetings

After offering unlimited meetings to users around Thanksgiving, Zoom has announced that a similar feature would be offered yet again

COVID-19 has changed how we live, work, and celebrate in 2020, and like everything else this year, the holiday season doesn’t look the same. As a token of appreciation to the users during an extraordinary time, Zoom is removing the 40-minute limit on free accounts for all meetings globally for several upcoming special occasions. Previously, the company had announced a similar initiative around Thanksgiving.

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https://www.dqindia.com/zoom-removes-40-minute-limit-yet-check-details-dates-unlimited-meetings/

Amazon unveils dozens of machine learning tools

Calling machine learning "one of the most disruptive technologies we will ever encounter in our generation," Amazon Machine Learning Vice President Swami Sivasubramanian introduced  a bevy of new tools Tuesday at AWS re:Invent. There will be nine new Amazon SageMaker capabilities, a HIPAA-eligible service for healthcare and life science organizations called Amazon HealthLake, and general availability for Amazon Neptune ML, he said.

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/amazon-unveils-dozens-of-machine-learning-tools/

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