Mohan Kumar

Interested in Technology & History.

[LOK BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU @lokbhavan_tn]

LOK BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU - PRESS RELEASE
The Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu has approved the allocation of portfolios among the Council of Ministers. The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has recommended to the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, the portfolios and subject allocations to the Council of Ministers, who were sworn in along with him on 10.05.2026.

#TamilNadu #LokBhavan #CMJosephVijay‌ #CouncilOfMinisters #PortfolioAllocation

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[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

Indias AC dilemma How it cools the heat and heats the planet https://t.co/XJhyRpkjFc via @indiatoday

[Warren Damani @Warrenwala]

மகிந்திரா மற்றும் மகிந்திரா நிறுவனம் புதிய கார் எரிபொருள் சிக்கன விதிகளைப் பற்றி எச்சரித்துள்ளது. CAFE 3 எனப்படும் இந்த வரைவு விதிகள் நடைமுறைக்கு வந்தால், தங்களுக்கு ஆண்டுக்கு சுமார் 5000 கோடி ரூபாய் வரை அபராதம் விதிக்கப்பட வாய்ப்புள்ளதாகக் கூறியுள்ளது.

[Normal Guy @Normal_2610]

India pays a premium for the privilege of not learning anything :)

Every Indian car Tata, Mahindra, Maruti, all of them has a tiny computer inside called an ECU (Engine Control Unit)

This computer decides everything - how much fuel to inject, when to shift gears, how brakes work, how the battery behaves in an EV. Think of it as the car's brain.

India makes zero of these brains for passenger cars. All of them come from foreign companies, mainly Bosch (Germany).

If you don't control the brain, you don't really control the car. Indian OEMs can't even add a simple valve to their own engine without asking Bosch for permission.

They can't change a single line of code. They are selling cars with someone else engineering inside.

This isn't really about technology being too hard. It's a business model designed to keep you dependent.

Three layers lock you in :)

First, every new car programme needs Bosch to do setup work (Rs 10-30 crore). Second, you pay full price for software Bosch already developed for Volkswagen so Bosch gets paid twice for the same work.

Third and this is the killer every time you want to change anything in the software, even something tiny, it costs around $500,000. So Indian OEMs simply stop trying to innovate. They accept whatever Bosch gives them.

The calibration trap means tuning the car's brain for Indian conditions, how should the engine behave in Ladakh cold vs Chennai heat?

Indian OEMs outsource even this to AVL in Austria. AVL reuses work they already did for European cars, charges India full price, and transfers zero knowledge. So Indian engineers never even learn how their own cars work from the inside.

What Korea did is Hyundai faced the exact same situation in 1987. They set up Kefico as a joint venture with Bosch, learned everything from the inside, and by 2015 they owned the full technology themselves.

The sequence was simple - first learn calibration (tuning) → then write your own software → then build your own hardware. It's a ladder. India never climbed the first rung.

Why India didn't do this - It's not a talent problem Indian engineers design ECUs at Bosch offices worldwide.

It's a combination of things like Indian OEMs won't fund Indian startups to develop alternatives. They demand that Indian suppliers first prove themselves in Europe before getting a chance at home (while European companies protect their own).

Middle managers won't risk their careers backing a Pune startup when they can safely pick Bosch. India spends 0.64% of GDP on R&D vs Korea's 4.9%. Private sector funds only 36% of India's R&D, in Korea it's 79%.

SEDEMAC - the one exception - One Indian company (IIT Bombay founders, Pune-based) actually makes ECUs for two-wheelers and generators. They have real IP, real patents, millions of units shipped.

But even they couldn't break into passenger cars. Tata Motors is literally in the same city and doesn't use them.

EVs are simpler to control than petrol/diesel engines. This should have been India's fresh start. Instead, Mahindra's new EV platform has Bosch (Germany), Valeo (France), BYD (China), Mobileye (Israel), Continental (Germany) - zero Indian ECUs.

The dependency just migrated from ICE to EV with different foreign names.

https://t.co/WWAQF0P5uR

[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas #MoPNG @PetroleumMin]

Clarification: LPG Biometric Aadhaar Authentication (eKYC) only required for unauthenticated LPG customers and not all customers

[Nicolas Bustamante @nicbstme]

https://t.co/apKknVvir2

[Zoho @Zoho]

📢 We’re excited to launch @ZohoERP from Kumbakonam, a rural town in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, to support the needs of India’s fast-growing businesses. 🇮🇳

As adoption grows, we plan to replicate the Tenkasi model by expanding our presence in Kumbakonam with a larger campus—building world-class products from regional hubs.

Alongside this, the focus remains on strengthening the region through @ZohoSchools of Learning, local education and coding programmes, community initiatives, and continued support for local institutions and businesses. Read more here 👉 https://t.co/CoAgzX1NRp

[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

@MalarMathar Any reason for the decline?

[Cafemutual @cafemutual]

Meet the non-life and health insurers who paid more in claims than premiums received
Read more : https://t.co/XaxB5a3LUT

[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

Healthcare system in Tamilnadu.

[Dr Jason Philip. M.S., MCh @Jasonphilip8]

A complex life saving surgery, performed with zero delay & consummate skill by a team of superspecialists, absolutely free at RGGGH, Chennai. Govt Healthcare in Tamilnadu is scaling great heights under d Golden Dravidian rule of H'ble CM Mr.M.K.Stalin,& the careful guidance of the H'ble HM Mr. Ma.Subramanian.

[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

https://t.co/nmWiAf8pOO #ZohoNICStory

[Sun News @sunnewstamil]

#தகவல்பலகை | தீபாவளியை முன்னிட்டு, அக்.17,18,21,22 ஆகிய தேதிகளில் கிளாம்பாக்கம் கலைஞர் பேருந்து முனையத்தில் கூட்ட நெரிசலை கட்டுப்படுத்தும் விதமாக போக்குவரத்தில் மாற்றம் - தாம்பரம் மாநகர காவல் அறிவிப்பு

கனரக வாகனங்களுக்கான மாற்றுப் பாதை மற்றும் புறப்பாடுப் பயண விபரங்கள் வெளியீடு!

#SunNews | #Deepavali2025 | #KCBT | #Tambaram

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

Striking visual of the growth in product range of Zoho and ManageEngine from 2002 to today.

We are the only company in the world that can take on Microsoft in the breadth and depth of the product suite. Our products offer a vastly superior experience to Microsoft, please take a good look!

We are doubling down on R&D in cloud infrastructure, platforms, AI and applications, so you will see even faster innovation from us.

[Zoho CRM @ZohoCRM]

It all started with one powerful mission. Make a world-class CRM simple and accessible to all. Two decades hence, we're trusted by 300,000+ businesses worldwide. 🌎

This year marks our 20th anniversary of building, believing, and belonging because of your faith. 🤝

[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

TCS layoffs show Indian IT giants have missed the bus job loss and pain ahead.

https://t.co/dKTDTOwDKZ via @indiatoday

[Vishal Bhargava @VishalBhargava5]

Gurgaon Real Estate: The House of Cards is on the Edge

[High Signal AI @HighSignal_AI]

In 2012, Adidas paid $150M to sponsor the London Olympics.

Nike wasn’t even an official sponsor.

But they still stole the spotlight with a strategy no one saw coming.

Here’s how Nike outsmarted Adidas on the world’s biggest stage:

[Nordnomad @arcot2arctic]

குங்குமத்தில் வெளியான எனது முழு பேட்டி. Ai specialization எடுப்பது சரியான முடிவாக இருக்காது bachelor's ல. கண்ட கண்ட ஆட்கள் சொன்னார்கள் என்று இறங்கினால் உங்களுக்கு தான் கஷ்டம். இந்தியாவில் வெகு சில இன்ஸ்டிடியூட் தான் AI/ML ல ஆராய்ச்சி கூட பண்றாங்க. மீதி எல்லாம் இருப்பதை கூட சரியாக செய்யாத கல்லூரிகள்.

எனவே கல்லூரிகளையும் பார்த்து தேர்ந்து எடுங்கள்.

[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

@BlueDartCares Hi, when will this package be delivered?
AWB no: 20813609471. Pls update on it and take quick action. Thanks.

[Mohan Kumar @mohan_kumar]

@fnp_ind My order has been expected by 2nd May 9PM, its been more than a day of delay. Called customer care morning and they’ve registered a complaint to verify the status. Order: 6189091101 & Ticket: 250503-05946452. Pls share update on delivery.