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Government bans Indian satellite internet terminals from working outside India

The Department of Telecommunications issued a series of additional guidelines to satellite internet services, even as SpaceXs Starlink continues to await the greenlight to offer its services in India.

6 May 2025 10:00 pm
Gaganyaan mission slated for first quarter of 2027: ISRO chief Narayanan

The first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan project is expected to be launched later this year, which will be followed by two more similar missions in 2026, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V. Narayanan said at a press conference

6 May 2025 5:55 pm
U.S. seeks breakup of Google's ad-tech products after judge finds illegal monopoly

The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP, a court filing showed

6 May 2025 1:50 pm
Lava Yuva Star 2 entry segment smartphone launched with Android 14 Go

The Yuva Star 2 ships with a 5,000 mAh battery along with a 10 W in-box charger

6 May 2025 11:34 am
App used by Trump adviser is temporarily suspending services after reported hack

The communications app used by U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, says it is temporarily suspending services

6 May 2025 10:03 am
OpenAI agrees to buy Windsurf for about $3 billion: Report

Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, had recently been in talks with investors including General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins to raise funding at a $3 billion valuation

6 May 2025 9:41 am
Koreas amazing Haenyeo divers show unique genetic adaptations

The Haenyeo divers were by included by UNESCO in its Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity list in 2016

6 May 2025 9:08 am
Daily Quiz | On Space Firsts

On May 5, Alan Shepard became the first American in Space. A quiz on other Space Firsts

5 May 2025 5:02 pm
CMF Phone 2 Pro with 50 MP telephoto camera goes on sale today: Features, offers and availability

CMF Phone 2 Pro comes in four shades: two matte finish (Black and Light Green) and two with dual tones (Orange and White)

5 May 2025 11:37 am
OpenAI Sam Altman launches new startup World

Altman announced that they are launching in the U.S. and plan to open retail outlets in cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and Nashville

5 May 2025 11:27 am
Hubbles 35-year journey is a blueprint to understand the cosmos

Every pixel of its images has revealed whole new worlds in the great beyond, helping humankind understand its own place in the cosmos

5 May 2025 9:08 am
Microgravity increases core body temperature: IIST model

The model tracks how heat moves through the body in 3D, and accounts for mechanisms like sweating and shivering, the impact of clothing, heat generated by vital organs, and other factors that influence thermoregulation

4 May 2025 7:00 am
When Amy flew solo from England to Australia

Now considered one of the most influential and inspirational women of the 20th Century, Amy Johnsons claim to fame was the fact that she was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. This flight, which spanned from May 5-24 in 1930, was one among many in her flying career. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Amy and her historic flight

4 May 2025 12:53 am
Blood of man bitten by hundreds of snakes leads to strong anti-venom

Researchers have found that a combination of antibodies in the blood and another drug could shield mice against 13 kinds of venom

3 May 2025 7:00 pm
The growing importance of AI in Business Education

Management institutes must equip students with strategic, ethical, and practical expertise to lead and innovate in an AI-driven business world

3 May 2025 3:30 pm
Mathematical rule found to have shaped bird beaks for 200 million years

Finding universal rules in biology is rare and difficult: there are few instances where physical laws are so pervasive across all organisms

2 May 2025 4:45 pm
Why do scientists want to spend billions on a 70-year project in the Swiss Alps?

More than three times the size of the LHC, an enormous new proposed machine promises to resolve some mysteries of the universe and reveal some new ones

2 May 2025 10:29 am
IIA researchers chart the Suns subsurface weather

According to the study, the plasmas currents shift with the Suns magnetic heartbeat and could have a far-reaching influence on space weather and earth

1 May 2025 8:41 pm
World's largest fusion project reaches construction milestone with India's help

India is among the seven main members of the project and has played a key role in building some of its most critical infrastructure

1 May 2025 2:59 pm
S8 tension: cosmologists cant agree on how clumpy the universe is

Cosmologists use the term S8 to quantify how clustered matter is in the universe; a problem arose when different ways to measure S8 turned up different estimates

1 May 2025 5:30 am
Toyota, Waymo explore collaboration to speed up self-driving tech

Toyota Motor and Alphabet's Waymo said on Wednesday they have agreed to explore a collaboration on autonomous driving technology

30 Apr 2025 10:30 am
Starlinks India struggle: spectrum, surveillance, and connectivity

Starlinks regulatory experience in India offers critical insights into the delicate interplay between innovation, law, and sovereignty. It underscores the importance of early, structured dialogue between technology providers and government regulators

30 Apr 2025 8:30 am
Insufficient support for deep tech, startups by public-funded R&D: Study

Labs of the strategic sector such as those belonging to defence research, space, atomic energy research all of which constitute the lions share of Indias overall Research and Development (R&D) spend were excluded from the study due to the sensitive nature of their work

29 Apr 2025 10:28 pm
Emerging economies lead the way in AI trust, survey shows

The global study showed two-thirds of those surveyed were now using artificial intelligence regularly and even more - 83% - believed it would result in a wide range of benefits

29 Apr 2025 10:00 am
Austria trials DNA testing to uncover honey fraud

When a honey sample lacks a wide range of DNA traces or for example contains a high proportion of DNA traces from rice or corn, it may not be genuine

28 Apr 2025 2:29 pm
Tesla could benefit the most from new rules on reporting of self-driving car crashes

Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary

28 Apr 2025 8:23 am
NIV shares H5N1 genome data in a public database

The institute has shared the genome sequence data with the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data, on April 21, a day aftera report was published in The Hindu about NIV not sharing sequence data before paper publication

27 Apr 2025 10:05 pm
Welcome to the London Zoo...

Its been 197 years since the worlds oldest scientific zoo threw its doors open. Whats a scientific zoo? Who was responsible for setting up the London Zoo? What do the zookeepers do during a stocktake? A.S.Ganesh has the answers to all this and more

27 Apr 2025 12:24 am
Google says workers could save 122 hours a year by adopting AI in admin

Britain could gain 400 billion pounds ($533 billion) from AI-driven growth if it trained its workforce, Google said

25 Apr 2025 10:03 am
Experiments in Axiom mission to ISS to study if diabetics can stay in space

Indian Air Force pilot, Shubhanshu Shukla, will be among the four astronauts to be part of the mission

25 Apr 2025 2:58 am
Musk's Neuralink could fetch $8.5 billion valuation: Report

The startup was estimated to be valued at $5 billion in 2023, based on privately executed stock trades described to Reuters

24 Apr 2025 10:01 am
Surveillance, R&D innovation and communication are key levers for India to lead the fight against AMR

India has the tools, the talent, and the urgency to lead the world in curbing antimicrobial resistance. But all scientific efforts need to be unified and communicated to the general public and experts alike, in ways that resonate with them

22 Apr 2025 7:24 pm
Weird phrase plaguing scientific papers traced to glitch in AI data

The case of vegetative electron microscopy offers a troubling glimpse into how AI systems can amplify errors in our collective knowledge

22 Apr 2025 11:23 am
Bullseye! Galaxy with nine rings may also reveal dark matter secrets

While galaxies crash or barely miss one another relatively often, it is very rare for one galaxy to literally dart through the core of another - as in the case of the Bullseye

22 Apr 2025 5:30 am
Does the planet K2-18b show signs of life? | Explained

What have scientists discovered in the new research? Which molecule indicates the possible presence of life?

20 Apr 2025 2:08 am
NIVs unceasing refusal to share vital data before publication

NIV researchers prioritising paper publication over free and immediate access to genome sequence data and other vital information was once again seen in the case of a 11-year-old child infected with H5N1 in 2021

19 Apr 2025 11:00 pm
50 years since the launch of Aryabhata

Half a century has passed since India successfully launched Aryabhata, its first satellite, on April 19, 1975. This success proved to be the solid foundation for Indias space programme, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the five decades since. A.S.Ganesh takes you back to where it all started

19 Apr 2025 12:12 am
Is the once-extinct dire wolf back? | Explained

How did Colossal Biosciences use the genome of gray wolves to de-extinct dire wolves? Why is the practice of de-extinction considered controversial and impractical? How will it affect environmental landscapes? Can ancient species thrive in todays world?

18 Apr 2025 8:30 am
Itel A95 5G launched with Dimensity processor and 50 MP camera for entry segment buyers

Itel A95 5G has an AI assistant, Aivana, that can do grammar check, text generation, and content discovery

17 Apr 2025 6:02 pm
International recreational sports laser tag and hyper grid come to Thiruvananthapuram

Sector7 Games located at Kazhakuttam, owned by Govind Ajayakumar and Ajesh Anil, is the possibly the first in the city to introduce laser tag

17 Apr 2025 10:01 am
Underwater heavyweight mantis shrimp also packs a natural energy shield

Despite striking prey hard enough to produce shockwaves, the mantis shrimp remains unharmed. How is this possible?

16 Apr 2025 5:30 am
Spotify brings Ad Exchange and Generative AI ads to India after the U.S., Canada

Spotify said that it was bringing out the Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX) offering and Generative AI ads in India after a successful trial in the U.S. and Canada

15 Apr 2025 2:33 pm
How is spaceflight safety ensured?

The Indian Space Research Organisation is currently placing tried and tested protocols in place as it prepares for its maiden human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan. While Gaganyaan isnt expected to dock with any space station, its crew will be familiarised with the established procedures for docking

15 Apr 2025 8:30 am
Black holes can show astronomers where to look for life in theuniverse

There is one supermassive black hole at the heart of every massive galaxy

15 Apr 2025 6:19 am
With GenomeIndia, population-scale genomics comes of age in India

The GenomeIndia consortium represents the largest and most comprehensive genomics effort in the country to date

14 Apr 2025 1:00 pm