Technology - general
Vande Bharat sleeper trains with 180 km peak speed to hit the tracks soon
03 Jan 2025
India Railways is all set to make train travel faster and safer for long-distance passengers as well with the successful trials of Vande Bharat sleeper trains.
Air India now provides in-flight WiFi on domestic routes as well
03 Jan 2025
Air India has introduced in-flight WiFi services on domestic routes, becoming the first airline in India to provide on-board Wi-Fi connectivity to passengers.
Isro successfully launches SpaDeX mission for novel docking of 2 satellites in space
31 Dec 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in its year-end mission, on 30 December 2024, carried out a rare docking mission involving the spent fourth stage of its Polar Satellite
Amantya Technologies to develop carrier-grade 5G SA Core with DoT funding
25 Dec 2024
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has extended funding to Amantya Technologies for local development and production of 5G SA Core for public and private deployment.
UK develops low-cost radio frequency weapon system to neutralise UAV swarms
25 Dec 2024
The UK has developed and successfully tested a radio frequency directed energy weapon (RFDEW) system that can neutralise drone swarms, the UK defence ministry said last week.
MoU between SIA-India and Ghana Space Science inked
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 20 Dec 2024
The SatCom Industry Association-India (SIA-India) on Friday said it has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) for furthering collaboration in the satellite communication and space sector.
Isro commences Gaganyaan-G1 launch campaign
20 Dec 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Wednesday started assembling the LVM3 launch vehicle, which India will be using for un-manned flights ahead of the upcoming manned flight to the space. later this year.
Pragmatism to Boost Indo-US Space Cooperation Under Trump Despite Challenges: Experts
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 25 Nov 2024
The Indo-US cooperation in the space sector is expected to reach a higher orbit in the satellite manufacturing segment under the incoming American President Donald J Trump’s
Isro uses SpaceX rocket to launch GSAT-20 communication satellite
22 Nov 2024
A Falcon 9 rocket of Elon Musk’s space venture SpaceX on Monday launched India’s advanced communication satellite, GSAT-20
BSNL launches satellite-to-device service
14 Nov 2024
State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday announced the launch of direct-to-device satellite connectivity service.
DRDO lab develops silicone carbide wafers, gallium nitride transistors for MMICs
12 Nov 2024
Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), a research arm of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed indigenous processes for the manufacture of 4-inch silicon carbide
IIT Madras – ISRO to set up Centre of Excellence for research in Fluid and Thermal Sciences
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 11 Nov 2024
Premier technical educational institution Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) with the assistance of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will set up a Centre of Excellence for research in ‘Fluid and Thermal Sciences’.
BSNL validates home-grown 5G RAN and Core
24 Oct 2024
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has successfully tested locally developed 5G RAN (radio access network) and core using 3.6 GHz and 700 MHz spectrum bands.
US researcher to share Chemistry Nobel with UK duo
10 Oct 2024
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 to David Baker of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
US, Canadian researchers awarded Physics Nobel for laying foundation for machine learning
09 Oct 2024
John J Hopfield of Princeton University, New Jersey, USA and Geoffrey E Hinton from University of Toronto, Canada are the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Piyush Goyal pitches for a new Silicon Valley for India
17 Sep 2024
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has called for the setting up of an entire township dedicated to start-ups and innovators that would give India its own Silicon Valley similar to the tech hub in California, USA
WEF to relaunch Medellin Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in Colombia
15 Sep 2024
A meeting of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, decided to re-establish a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in collaboration with the City of Medellín, in Colombia.
Reliance Jio offers Netflix with unlimited 5G prepaid plans
29 Aug 2024
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom service provider, has come out with unlimited 5G prepaid plans that offer free subscription to entertainment platform Netflix.
India developing Zn-ion battery technology for low-cost energy storage systems
26 Aug 2024
India is in the process of developing indigenous Zn-ion battery technologies using new variant of zinc for low-cost grid-scale energy storage systems.
C-DOT teams up with IIT Roorkee and IIT Mandi for developing ‘Cell-Free’ 6G access points
27 Jul 2024
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the R&D arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi)
Woman-led start-up develops ‘Divya Drishti’, a versatile AI tool for personal identification
17 Jun 2024
Ingenious Research Solutions Pvt Ltd, a start-up established by woman entrepreneur, Dr Shivani Verma, has successfully developed an AI tool `Divya Drishti`
Microsoft, Google challenge Delhi HC order to remove non-consensual content
09 May 2024
Aggrieved by a single-judge order to remove all non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet irrespective of whether such images have been challenged by parties concerned, Microsoft and Google
Greaves Electric Mobility launches high-performance family e-scooter Ampere Nexus
03 May 2024
Greaves Electric Mobility Private Limited (GEMPL), the electric two-wheeler manufacturing unit of engineering form Greaves Cotton Limited, on Tuesday announced the launch of its high-performance family electric scooter, Ampere Nexus.
CCI to engage agency for launching market study on AI
23 Apr 2024
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has proposed to launch a market study to understand the ecosystem around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative influence on the market.