Archives June 2025

Mumbai, Maharashtra, 11 June 2025: Freyr Energy is accelerating Maharashtra’s transition to solar power with an ambitious plan to solarize more than 20,000 homes and 2,000 MSMEs by 2030, reinforcing its leadership in sustainable energy.

Freyr Energy, a leading force in India’s solar industry, is expanding its footprint in Maharashtra, driving the adoption of clean and affordable energy. With over 1,000 successful projects and more than 13 MW of installed solar capacity across the state, the company is playing a pivotal role in Maharashtra’s transition to sustainable power.

A significant portion of this impact stems from the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sector, where the company has installed over 7 MW of solar capacity. Notable clients include Savera Mouldings Pvt. Ltd. (916 kW), Mazagaon Dock (360 kW), MEDA (615 KW) Bahirat Estate (120 kW), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (177 kW), and RM Chemicals (300 kW). In smaller cities and towns such as Beed, Aurangabad, Satara, and Solapur Freyr Energy has completed collective installations exceeding 1 MW, showing its reach beyond urban centers. Pune has emerged as a key residential market for the company, with more than 200 rooftop installations and over 1.5 MW of installation capacity.

Maharashtra’s residential rooftop solar segment is witnessing new momentum, driven by a tech-enabled push to make clean energy adoption easier and more accessible for homeowners. At the heart of this shift is a proprietary digital platform that streamlines the entire solar journey—from consultation and system design to financing, installation, and post-installation support. The app-based model offers a one-stop, transparent solution that empowers users to transition to solar with greater confidence and convenience.

To solarize 7,000 homes in the state by December 2025, the company behind the initiative is also removing financial roadblocks through zero-interest loan schemes and an accelerated digital loan evaluation process. This approach significantly lowers upfront costs, encouraging more households to make the switch to solar.

Radhika Choudary, Co-founder and Director, remarked, “The Government of Maharashtra has laid out progressive policies to promote renewable energy, and our efforts align with these goals. More importantly, we’re helping customers get the highest returns for the lowest investment. In many ways, we’re setting new benchmarks—offering exceptional quality at an affordable price.”

The company’s long-term plans include supporting thousands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in their transition to solar energy by 2030. With rising energy costs straining operational budgets, especially for smaller businesses, solar offers a cost-effective and sustainable alternative that supports both financial and environmental goals.

By combining customer-first thinking with digital innovation, the clean-tech player is contributing to India’s solar mission—making clean energy a possibility, an accessible and impactful reality for homes and businesses alike.

New Delhi, June 11, 2025: Raymond Group, one of India’s leading diversified conglomerates, hosted an exclusive media briefing at JK House, Mumbai, to celebrate a historic milestone—Kush Maini’s sensational victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, in Formula 2. The event was hosted by Mr. Gautam Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director of Raymond and a seasoned motorsport enthusiast with podium finishes in the Ferrari Challenge Series (EU). Mr. Singhania felicitated Kush in the presence of his father, Mr. Gautam Maini, a senior executive at Raymond Group.

As a long-time mentor and early supporter, Mr. Gautam Hari Singhania has been instrumental in shaping Kush Maini’s racing journey. With deep experience in motorsports—including his tenure as India’s FIA representative and a successful racing career himself—Mr. Singhania’s guidance has been vital to Kush’s early success. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gautam Hari Singhania said, “At Raymond, and personally for me it was a moment of immense pride to hear our national anthem play and see the tricolour rise at Monaco. His historic win, the first-ever Formula 2 victory for Indian representation, marks a defining global milestone for Indian motorsport, and we are proud to celebrate it. Kush Maini embodies the spirit of young India, grounded in excellence, discipline, and resilience. As Raymond enters its centenary year, his success reflects our continued commitment to inspiring and empowering the next generation of Indian achievers on the global stage.”

Kush Maini’s Formula 2 victory at Monaco marks a landmark moment in Indian motorsport history. As the first Indian to win at this iconic circuit, Kush made waves during the 2024 season with a pole position and five podium finishes. Now serving as a Reserve Driver for the Alpine F1 team, he continues to strengthen India’s presence on the global racing stage. Commenting on the occasion, Kush Maini said, “It is indeed an honour to be backed by Mr. Singhania and Raymond Group—an institution that embodies legacy, leadership, and excellence. Mr. Singhania’s deep understanding of motorsports and his indomitable spirit is inspiring for one and all. To be associated with a national brand that is celebrating its 100^th year and believes in nurturing talent and global narratives is truly special.”

This celebration not only recognizes an extraordinary sporting achievement but also underscores Raymond’s unwavering commitment to supporting Indian excellence across arenas as it looks ahead to its next century of impact and innovation.

Satnam Narang, sr. staff research engineer, Tenable

“Our CVE count for 2025 is already pushing us past the halfway mark of last year’s total of 1,009 patched CVEs. As this number continues to grow year over year, so does the pressure on cyber defenders to mitigate these issues effectively. Tenable Research Special Operations is here to help with informed intelligence. 

 “This month, there were only two zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which was exploited in the wild and the other publicly disclosed.

 “One notable exploit in the wild zero day from this release is CVE-2025-33053, a remote code execution vulnerability in Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning or WebDAV, a protocol for extending HTTP protocol functionality for interacting with files. Check Point Research confirmed that Stealth Falcon launched a social engineering campaign to convince targets to open a malicious .url file, which would then exploit this vulnerability, giving them the ability to execute code. It is rare to hear of a zero-day reported during Patch Tuesday as being leveraged widely. We typically expect these types of zero-days to be used sparingly, with an intention to remain undetected for as long as possible. However, not all zero-days are used stealthily. The precedent set by groups like Cl0p with file transfer appliances shows that zero-days can rapidly become widespread when money is the motivator. 

 “This month, Microsoft did not patch BadSuccessor, a zero-day elevation of privilege vulnerability, despite its disclosure by researchers at Akamai on May 21 and the subsequent release of public proof-of-concepts, including a .NET implementation dubbed SharpSuccessor, and its inclusion in NetExec and BloodyAD. BadSuccesor only affects domains that have at least one Windows Server 2025 domain controller, a rare configuration that we’ve observed in just 0.7% of AD domains based on a subset of our telemetry data. Nonetheless, we know that Microsoft intends to fix the flaw, but not this month. Organizations that do have at least one Windows Server 2025 domain controller should review permissions for principals and limit those permissions as much as possible.

 “Microsoft recently updated its advisory for CVE-2025-21204, an elevation of privilege vulnerability that was patched in April. As part of that release, Microsoft created a folder on systems under %systemdrive%inetpub, noting that it was important to “increase protection.” Understandably, some users were concerned about the creation of a new folder on their systems, so many deleted it. In its latest update, Microsoft published a remediation script that will restore this folder with the correct permissions and update access control lists (ACLs). Users are advised to run this script from Microsoft directly if they manually removed the folder.” – Satnam Narang, sr. staff research engineer, Tenable

Bangalore—June 11, 2025—New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, today released its inaugural AI Unwrapped: 2025 AI Impact Report, offering a front-row view into how developer choices are fundamentally transforming the AI ecosystem. Drawing from comprehensive aggregated and de-identified usage data from 85,000 active New Relic customers over a year, the report reveals that developers are overwhelmingly embracing the largest general-purpose models, led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which accounted for more than 86% of all LLM tokens processed by New Relic customers.  

Nic Benders

“AI is rapidly moving from innovation labs and pilot programs into the core of business operations,” said New Relic Chief Technical Strategist Nic Benders. “The data from our 2025 AI Impact Report shows that while ChatGPT is the undisputed dominant model, developers are also moving at the ‘speed of AI,’ and rapidly testing the waters with the latest models as soon as they come out. In tandem, we’re seeing robust growth of our AI monitoring solution. This underscores that as AI is ingrained in their businesses, our customers are realizing they need to ensure model reliability, accuracy, compliance, and cost efficiency.”

Developers Rapidly Shift to the Latest ChatGPT models

Enterprises are closely monitoring and adopting the latest innovations from OpenAI. The data shows ChatGPT-4o has been dominating more recently, followed by ChatGPT-4o mini. However, adoption of ChatGPT from version-to-version is occurring seemingly overnight as developers pivot toward newer, better, faster, and cheaper models. New Relic users have been rapidly shifting from ChatGPT-3.5 Turbo to ChatGPT-4.1 mini since it was announced in April. This shows that developers value cutting-edge performance and features more than savings.

Developers Start to Experiment with Unique AI Models Across Apps 

In a countervailing trend, the findings also highlight increased model diversification as developers explore open-source alternatives, specialized domain solutions, and task-specific models, although at a smaller scale. Meta’s Llama emerged as the model that saw the second largest amount of LLM tokens processed by New Relic customers. In fact, New Relic saw a 92% increase in the number of unique models used across AI apps in the first quarter of 2025.

AI Monitoring Adoption Grows Steadily  

Organizations need a unified AI monitoring solution that is easy to set up, configure over time, and provides an intuitive experience for any user—from DevOps to executives. Since its launch last year, enterprises have been adopting New Relic AI Monitoring at a steady 30% growth in usage quarter-over-quarter in the previous 12 months, giving them a solution to ensure AI model reliability, accuracy, compliance, and cost efficiency.

Python Dominates, but Java is Growing Quickly

With the most momentum, support, and tooling, the data shows Python continues to dominate AI applications, with customer adoption growing nearly 45% since last quarter. In terms of both the scale of requests and customer adoption, Node.js followed Python. However, Java usage has grown rapidly at 34% since last quarter, signaling more production-grade, Java-based LLM applications are to come from large enterprises.

The AI Unwrapped: 2025 AI Impact Report is available today. Read the full report.

Research Methodology

This report is based on aggregated and de-identified usage data gathered from 85,000 active New Relic customers. All usage data was collected between April 30, 2024 and April 30, 2025.

Mumbai, 11 June 2025 – ITM Business School’s exceptional final placement achievements have set a new industry record of career success. This year, the institute has delivered an astonishing 96% placement rate, while 254 renowned companies have participated in the placement process, keeping it miles ahead  in their pursuit of  industry-linked education and results-triggered training .

Multitude of industries and top-notch brands such as Fintech, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) (26%), Manufacturing (17%), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) (12%), Retail Sector (9%), Real Estate (9%), Consultancy Services (7%) and others(20%). made a successful round in the placement season which clearly shows the multi-sectoral confidence of the employers in the institution’s students.

ITM Business School is set to conduct a nationwide Case Analysis & Personal Interview round for its MBA iConnect program on June 14, 2025. This initiative aims to identify and select top-tier candidates for the upcoming academic session. Prospective students are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2025, to participate in this crucial selection process.

“At ITM Business School, we are committed to shaping future leaders who are ready to thrive in an ever-evolving business landscape. With a curriculum designed to align with industry needs, state-of-the-art facilities, and a strong emphasis on holistic development, we aim to equip our students not just for today but for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.”—, Dr. Lakshmi Mohan, Pro Vice Chancellor, ITM Business School

Key Highlights

• Nationwide Selection: The Case Analysis & Personal Interview round will be held across multiple cities, including Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Indore, Hyderabad, Pune, Nagpur, Kolkata, Patna, and Navi Mumbai.
• Comprehensive Curriculum: The MBA iConnect program offers 10 industry-relevant specializations, such as Marketing, Finance, HRM, Business Analytics, FinTech, and Digital Marketing.
• Industry Immersion: Students undergo a mandatory 5-month paid industry internship and a 2-week NGO internship, providing real-world experience and enhancing employability.
• Placement Assurance: With a legacy spanning over three decades, ITM Business School boasts a robust placement record, with over 500 recruiters visiting the campus and a 98% placement rate for the 2024 MBA batch.
• Global Exposure: The program offers Global Immersion Programs in UAE, Singapore, and Europe, enriching students’ international business perspectives.
• Professional Development: Students receive 300+ hours of soft skills training, including presentations, corporate communication, and interview preparation, ensuring holistic development.

Bengaluru, Karnataka – June 11, 2025: Zetwerk Electronics, India’s leading EMS company, today marked a significant milestone with the bhoomi pooja of its upcoming manufacturing facility in Devanahalli, Bengaluru. This new investment further strengthens Zetwerk’s commitment to supporting India’s vision of becoming a global manufacturing hub.

The facility will enhance Zetwerk’s capabilities to serve diverse high-growth ESDM sectors such as industrials, telecom, auto, consumer durables, and strategic electronics.

Speaking about this development, Josh Foulger, President – Zetwerk Electronics, said: “This new investment strengthens our ambition to serve high-growth sectors with world-class manufacturing solutions from India. As India transitions toward becoming a key global manufacturing player, we at Zetwerk are focused on providing infrastructure and innovation that meet global quality benchmarks.”

Bengaluru’s vibrant industrial ecosystem, rich talent pool, and strategic connectivity continue to make it a leading destination for cutting-edge manufacturing investments.

Rahul Sharma, Co-founder, Zetwerk, added: “Bengaluru has long been at the heart of India’s industrial and innovation ecosystem. This facility will play a vital role in expanding our manufacturing capabilities and delivering enhanced value to our customers. We look forward to serving them with even greater speed, scale, and precision.”

This expansion is further supported by valued partnerships with industry leaders, reflecting the confidence in Zetwerk’s ability to deliver consistent quality and reliability.

Zohara Khan, CEO, IPEC Pvt Ltd., said: “Zetwerk has been an excellent partner and consistently exemplified reliability and precision in execution. The launch of this new facility is a bold investment in India’s manufacturing future, enabling high-quality, globally competitive production. We’re energised by the possibilities it unlocks for innovation, collaboration, and transformative industry growth.”

This new facility adds to Zetwerk’s rapidly growing network of specialized factories across India, aimed at creating localized, cost-effective, and scalable manufacturing infrastructure for high-value sectors. The company continues to invest in automation, sustainability, and workforce upskilling to ensure long-term operational excellence and global competitiveness.

The bhoomi pooja ceremony marks the beginning of another chapter in Zetwerk’s journey to reimagine global supply chains from India—one facility at a time.

Bengaluru, India – 11th June 2025: Machaxi, a sports-tech company focused on grassroots coaching and digital sports infrastructure, has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Rainmatter, the investment initiative of Zerodha. The round also saw participation from Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone and existing investors.

The funding will help Machaxi scale its operations beyond Bengaluru into three new cities-Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai—while also building a nationwide framework for AI-powered badminton coaching.

“We’ve always believed in the power of grassroots sports to transform communities. Machaxi’s tech-driven approach to coaching, combined with a solid on-ground strategy, aligns perfectly with our mission at Rainmatter to back sustainable and impactful ventures. We’re excited to support them on this journey,”said Nithin Kamath, Founder of Zerodha and Rainmatter.

As part of the expansion, Machaxi is collaborating with the Padukone School of Badminton to launch the “Machaxi x Padukone School of Badminton” program. The initiative aims to establish over 1,000 coaching centres across India within the next four years. A key feature of this partnership is the rollout of an AI-based coaching system that will help maintain consistency in training, regardless of geography or availability of expert coaches.

Prakash Padukone, Ace Indian Badminton player, added, “I’ve always believed that the future of Indian badminton lies in structured grassroots development. Machaxi’s vision to scale coaching while maintaining quality through AI is forward-thinking and impactful. I’m thrilled to partner with them in shaping the next generation of champions.”

The company’s AI coaching system is designed not to replace human coaches, but to standardize training quality, assist in performance tracking, and ensure that the coaching model remains scalable.

Pratish Raj, Co-founder, Machaxi, commented, “This partnership is a big step forward in our mission to make quality sports coaching accessible to everyone in India. With the support of Rainmatter and the visionary backing of Mr. Padukone, we’re working toward a future where every aspiring athlete no matter where they come from can train with consistency, purpose, and access to world-class infrastructure. Our AI powered model is built to ensure that potential is discovered and nurtured, not overlooked. We’re proud to be at the forefront of this shift in grassroots sports.”

Since its founding, Machaxi has built a reputation as a pioneer in integrating technology with grassroots sports coaching. By combining AI-powered tools with on-ground coaching, Machaxi aims to address key challenges in India’s sports ecosystem — such as inconsistent coaching quality and limited access to professional training. With this funding and strategic partnership, Machaxi is poised to revolutionize grassroots badminton and inspire a new generation of athletes, setting new benchmarks for scalability, accessibility, and training excellence in Indian sports.

According to a recent survey report by MarketsandMarkets, the global AI in Sports market was valued at $1.03 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to $2.61 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 16.7%. With the integration of generative AI and predictive analytics, the sector is transforming how sports are played, managed, and experienced, unlocking significant innovation and growth opportunities across the value chain for Machaxi.

New Delhi, June 11, 2025: realme, the most popular smartphone brand among Indian youth, has announced exciting new offers on two of its bestselling models from the P3 series – the realme P3 Ultra 5G, realme P3x 5G, and realme P3 Pro 5G, valid on June 12, 2025, across Flipkart, realme.com, and offline stores.

The realme P3 Ultra 5G (8+128GB variant), powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultra chipset and featuring the segment’s slimmest quad-curved AMOLED display, brings flagship-level design and performance to users who expect the best. Buyers can also benefit from attractive offers including price drops, coupons, and No Cost EMI options.

The realme P3 Pro 5G (8+256GB variant) is designed for those seeking a blend of performance and style, now made even more accessible through limited-time promotional benefits such as price cuts, special coupons, and convenient EMI options.

The realme P3x 5G, known for its stylish design and IP69-rated durability, continues to stand out as a smart choice for value-conscious users. With new limited-period offers, this smartphone combines quality, innovation, and affordability.

Whether you’re looking for powerful performance or great value on a budget, the new offers on the realme P3 Ultra 5G, P3x 5G, and P3 Pro 5G present a compelling opportunity to upgrade your smartphone experience.

Mumbai- India, 11 June 2025: What does growing up actually look like? For some, it’s a failed job interview. For others, it’s juggling family pressure with dreams no one else believes in. For Chaitanya, Rohan, and Kamlesh – the three protagonists of Amazon MX Player’s latest series Lafangey: Sapne, Dosti, Duniya – it’s all of this and more. This coming-of-age series dives deep into everything that shapes young adulthood today — failed interviews, fragile relationships, financial strain and the one thing that somehow survives it all: friendship. Directed by Prem Mistry and written by Abhishek Yadav, Lafangey features a talented cast, including Gagan Arora, Anud Singh Dhaka, Barkha Singh, Harsh Beniwal, and Saloni Gaur in key roles.

Reflecting on his character, Anud Singh Dhaka, who plays the street-smart yet emotionally conflicted Chaitanya aka Chatty in the series, shared, “My character in Lafangey is a part of a tight-knit friend group, and I have lots of memorable experiences with them. I grew up in Bhopal, where neighbours know each other, and evenings are spent playing in the streets or parks. That kind of environment naturally fosters deep, enduring friendships. I still have a bunch of close friends from that time, and I think when you’ve lived those bonds in real life, you carry them with you. So when it came to playing ‘Chatty’, I didn’t need to imagine what that camaraderie would feel like. I had lived it. That sense of being there for each other, unconditionally, was something that deeply resonated with me.”

Sharing insights about the trio’s bond in the series, Anud further added, “‘Bhai has asked me to do it, so I will do it’ – that loyalty, for me, sums up the bond these three boys share. That’s exactly how I am in real life too. I wouldn’t say I consciously pulled from my past while filming, but those friendships and emotions, they live somewhere in your gut. They shape how you respond, how you care, and how you show up for people. And, I think, all of that flowed naturally into how I portrayed Chatty.”

Lafangey is now available to stream for free exclusively on Amazon MX Player, available through its apps on mobile, Amazon’s shopping app, Prime Video, Fire TV, and Connected TV