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A Gonda workshop’s journey from manual repairs to digital diagnostics
For nearly two decades, Iqbal Ahmed has been fixing vehicles in Dhanepur, Gonda district, learning his trade in the slow, practical way that small workshops often do. His point of view was shaped early by what he saw at home and by long days spent around tractors and ageing machines, where curiosity mattered more than formal plans. Over time, that early exposure turned into steady involvement with the automobile repair line, even as vehicles themselves began to change.Learning the tradeAhmed’s workshop today handles electrical and mechanical faults across a wide range of vehicles. He focuses on diagnosing wiring issues, alternators, starters, batteries, sensors, and electronic faults that prevent vehicles from charging or starting. As newer models entered the market, he began using laptop-based scanning tools to read error codes and identify problems that older methods could no longer catch.The shift did not come overnight. He spent years observing how systems worked, testing parts, and understanding how electronics had begun to define modern vehicles. His formal education in electronics and physics helped him keep pace with these changes, especially as programming and sensor-based diagnostics became common across brands. What remained constant was the routine of the garage, shared with his brother and a small… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
At Davos, SandboxAQ CEO outlines India’s AI opportunity
It is time to either embrace artificial intelligence or risk falling behind, whether for individuals, corporates or governments. India, according to SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary, is moving in the right direction, with AI offering significant potential for Indian companies to expand to global levels. SandboxAQ began as a moonshot unit within Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc before becoming an independent and influential enterprise.Hidary launched a research group focused on AI and quantum technologies at Alphabet in 2016. In 2022, it was spun off as a standalone company. Its investors include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who is now chairman of SandboxAQ, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, T Rowe Price and others.The term “sandbox” refers to a secure testing environment, inspired by a child’s sandbox where ideas can be built, experimented with or dismantled without real-world consequences.Now a B2B company, SandboxAQ focuses on enterprise solutions that combine AI and quantum technologies. These tools support drug discovery, materials science, navigation, cybersecurity and other applications for corporations and governments.Speaking to PTI at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Hidary elaborated on his “AI or Die” thesis, which is also the title of his upcoming book. The message, he said, is that organisations that adopt… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
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How a small oil unit became a steady livelihood in Ghazipur...
Raju Maurya lives in Roopur Chhaavni Line in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, and for the past few months, his days have revolved around a small unit that presses oil. The work is straightforward, he says, but the intention is specific —, to sell edible oil without mixing or shortcuts, and to offer pressing services for farmers who bring their own mustard.Maurya’s unit works in two ways. Some customers come with a tin or container and buy ready oil from him, while farmers arrive with their mustard and get it pressed on-site, taking the oil back for household use. On most days, he says, that steady back-and-forth is what keeps the place running, with work depending on the season, availability of seed, and who turns up from nearby villages.Learning the trade onlineMaurya does not describe his shift into the business as a long-planned move, but as something he began and then learned along the way. He says much of his understanding came from watching videos and reading online about how small oil units are managed, what machinery is needed, and how to organise basic operations.What he talks about most, however, is quality. “We will sell good, pure oil, we will not compromise,”… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
