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Amazon, Infosys, 26 others respond to Tea Board's EoI for technology use

Tea Board deputy chairman Arun Kr Ray said that this exercise is required for long-term sustainability of the industry as costs are rising and prices of tea have been flat at auctions

Buy world's 1st Blockchain smartphone with 2 operating systems at Rs 43,000

The smartphone can be bought in various cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin via digital asset wallet app Xwallet

HSBC swaps paper records for blockchain to track $20 bn worth of assets

The HSBC platform will digitise paper-based records of private placements, using blockchain to reduce the time it takes investors to make checks or queries on holdings

UP govt introduces blockchain to allow trading of surplus solar power

State power utilities UPPCL and UPNEDA have launched an ambitious pilot in select government buildings in Lucknow that have installed rooftop solar power plants

The start-up that brought blockchain to Indonesian elections enters India

Belgian firm SettleMint, which has a sizeable presence in Europe, West Asia and Singapore, expects 20-25% of its revenues coming from India in the next three years

12 hours to 12 minutes: Customs clearance to take the swift route

The move will result in significant savings in cost and time and help further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index

India leads mobile ad fraud in Asia, blockchain can help fix issues: Report

Only 37% respondents are aware of Blockchain and its application to fraud prevention

Online privacy: A blockchain, general data protection conundrum

The very technology that sought to maintain the integrity of data is at odds with the laws that endeavours to protect personal data

Tamil Nadu working on safe and ethical artificial intelligence policy

The state govt is also expected to release a Blockchain Policy soon

Walmart uses blockchain technology for tracing seafood in Andhra Pradesh

Since 2017, Walmart has been collaborating with IBM on the use of blockchain technology to enhance global food traceability

IBM, Tata Communications join US tech platform Hedera's governing council

All members of the Hedera governing council have equal say in approving updates to the Hedera platform codebase

Blockchain technology witnesses highest demand from US and India

India has seen over 3,100 start-ups emerge in blockchain technology since 2009

How New Street Tech is transforming the finance sector through blockchain

New Street Technologies, a Bengaluru-based start-up, claims to have developed a blockchain platform that can help finance companies process loans in less than an hour

Blockchain start-up InfiniChains raises $2.4 mn from Ajanta Pharma founder

The firm uses blockchain technology for counterfeit prevention, traceability and authentication of origin of materials in various industries such as fashion and food.

Despite regulatory hurdles, 2019 could be the year of 'blockchain' in India

Experts claim blockchain, along with other technologies such as cloud, AI and IoT, is powerful enough to disrupt several sector

Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency plan is to use blockchain for his own ends

Facebook's step toward a blockchain product looks like more of a simple co-opting of the technology for a pretty humdrum payment system rather than any headlong rush to join the crypto-revolution.

Algo Rhythm: Global executives yet to see India as leader in blockchain

A mere 5 per cent of the respondents saw India as a leader in blockchain currently, which is expected to remain largely unchanged in the next few years

What is blockchain and can it help avert PNB-like frauds in India?

The Indian Banks' Association has suggested the use of blockchain to monitor financial transactions of a borrower financed by a consortium of banks to prevent fund diversion

How blockchain technology is helping to fight fraud in food industry

Blockchain systems are secure, but their data - like other databases - are only as accurate as what is entered

Reliance Industries, HSBC execute blockchain trade and finance transaction

Banks across the world are adopting blockchain as a transparent, quick and secure platform for sharing documents, validating authenticity and enabling faster financial transactions