Chennai's three teams among top 10 in INDIAFRICA competition

Chennai's three teams, including that from IIT Madras, have featured in the top 10 list of the INDIAFRICA Business Venture Competition.
"Two teams from IIT Madras and one from Loyola Institute of Business Administration have been ranked among the Top 10 from India at the 3rd INDIAFRICA Business Venture Competition," a release said today.
The top 10 teams also include three teams from Delhi and one team each from Hyderabad, Mumbai, Vijayawada and Mumbai.
The competition is open to students and young entrepreneurs from Africa and India.
It is organised by IdeaWorks as part of the 'INDIAFRICA: A Shared Future' programme supported by Ministry of External Affairs.,

It offers an outreach and people to people contact programme to forge partnerships between young people of Africa and India.

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Sony launches portable mobile charger
* Targeting the smart phone user segment, Japanese Consumer electronics major Sony today launched portable charger CP-V3A USB with 3,000mAh capacity.
The new model which is based on its previous 2,800mAh model, boasts a larger battery capacity while still sporting the same compact design.
Available in six colours, the new charger utilises Sony's Hybrid-Gel Technology, allowing it to retain more than 90 per cent of its capacity at 1,000 charges.