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CNBC India to organise Auto Evolution 2002
MUMBAI: CNBC India, in partnership with TVS, Nippon and Shriram Piston will organise a high – powered forum for the automobile industry. The CNBC Auto Evolution 2002 will be held on 26 November at The Taj Mansingh Hotel, New Delhi.
The forum will address all automobile manufacturers from passenger cars to two-wheelers to heavy vehicles and all allied businesses from ancillaries to auto finance to distribution channels. The session will focus on Growth: India & Beyond with a special emphasis on cost competitiveness.
CNBC India believes that the automobile industry is currently witnessing fundamental changes in the competitive landscape. Both the auto companies and ancillary majors are tapping and accessing new markets around the world.
The CNBC India Auto Evolution will seek to find answers to challenges in the form of searching questions such as – whether the industry will continue to dismantle old structures and remodel itself as it gears up to make the big leap? What would be the major growth drivers in the future? How will the roles of the allied industries evolve? Will they pull in different and new directions? How will Indian auto majors become more cost competitive and defend their position in the domestic market? And finally, what will drive market growth?
CNBC India Auto Evolution will be in the form of a panel discussion led forum, which will encourage interactions among participants. The forum will be led by a panel including President, Hyundai Motor India BVR Subbu, CEO, Eicher Motors S Sandilya, Executive VP-TVS Motor PC Mathew, MD Reva Electric Car Company Chetan Maini.
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
