Three friends turn cold chain green
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Three friends turn cold chain green

Business new tamfitronics Shaivee Malik, Vivek Mahindrakar and Dharmik Bapodara first met at IIT Delhi. “I was doing my B Tech in production and industrial engineering, Vivek and Shaivee were doing B Tech in mechanical and biotechnology engineering respectively,” says Dharmik Bapodara. “I first met them when I joined the formula racing club of our college in my first year. We used to design, develop and test formula style single-seater electric race cars that would go 0-100 in just 3.5 secs!” “Back then we spent most of our time in the garage. We would even sleep there and directly go to classes in the morning,” says Bapodara. “The team used to run like a mini startup where students had to manage everything from funds and sponsors to recruitment, manufacturing and testing.”After graduation, the trio decided...
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CHENNAI GOES NORTH
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CHENNAI GOES NORTH

Business new tamfitronics Tidel Park, Pattabiram. Photo by C Suresh KumarIT, ITeS, GCC, fintech, deep-tech and startup companies are set to foray into one of the state’s oldest manufacturing hubs, north Chennai and Tiruvallur, so far known for petrochemicals, auto components, steel plants, heavy engineering and MSMEs. The state govt has announced a slew of initiatives such as TN Tech City at Madhavaram and Tamil Nadu Knowledge City at Uthukottai in Tiruvallur district. And, a 21-storey Tidel Park is nearing inauguration at Pattabiram near Avadi.State-owned Tidco, which is setting up TN Tech City, expects the facility to attract domestic and global investments of 33,610 crore over the next 20 years. Unlike the IT-focused tidel parks, the 150-acre tech city will support emerging technologies across sectors — IT, life sciences, aerospace and defence, space and...
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A retired squadron leader, a food truck, and hungry IIT-M students
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A retired squadron leader, a food truck, and hungry IIT-M students

Business new tamfitronics How did a retired IAF squadron leader end up running a food truck at IIT Madras? Hemanth Sudev, an electronics engineer from Thiruvananthapuram, joined Tata Elxsi and worked for a year in 2010. An MTech dream took him to a coaching institute in Hyderabad, where he came across various options to write entrance exams including those for armed forces.From his childhood he had heard stories of valour from a MIG 21 pilot who was his neighbour. He took the SSD exams and got selected as a short service commission (SSC) officer in 2011. He joined IAF’s helicopter stream at Leh, and later served in Ghaziabad, Delhi and Tambaram.“I always loved good food and my days in IAF took me to different places. I spent my free time searching for good food and...
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Boeing’s crisis, Stellantis struggles, and a McDonald’s fix: Business news roundup
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Boeing’s crisis, Stellantis struggles, and a McDonald’s fix: Business news roundup

Business new tamfitronics Photo: David Ryder (Getty Images), Scott Olson (Getty Images), Jens Schlueter (Getty Images), Larry MacDougal (AP), Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto (Getty Images), Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images), Illustration: Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)Boeing workers on a picket linePhoto: David Ryder (Getty Images)StellarPhoto: Scott Olson (Getty Images)Stellar (STLA), the company behind brands including Jeep and Chrysler, on Thursday reported a major revenue decline as it moves to slash inventories and boost flagging sales. Read MoreImage: NurPhoto (Getty Images)The notoriously broken McFlurry machines at McDonald’s could be a thing of the past, thanks to a recent court filing.Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a key exemption that allows restaurants to sidestep digital locks, granting them the “right to repair” machines embedded with software. Read MoreA Volkswagen worker assembles a Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV in Zwickau,...
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