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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.
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
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
The Yuva Star 2 ships with a 5,000 mAh battery along with a 10 W in-box charger
The communications app used by U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, says it is temporarily suspending services
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
The Haenyeo divers were by included by UNESCO in its Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity list in 2016
On May 5, Alan Shepard became the first American in Space. A quiz on other Space Firsts
CMF Phone 2 Pro comes in four shades: two matte finish (Black and Light Green) and two with dual tones (Orange and White)
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
Every pixel of its images has revealed whole new worlds in the great beyond, helping humankind understand its own place in the cosmos
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
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
Researchers have found that a combination of antibodies in the blood and another drug could shield mice against 13 kinds of venom
Management institutes must equip students with strategic, ethical, and practical expertise to lead and innovate in an AI-driven business world
Finding universal rules in biology is rare and difficult: there are few instances where physical laws are so pervasive across all organisms
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
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
India is among the seven main members of the project and has played a key role in building some of its most critical infrastructure
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
Toyota Motor and Alphabet's Waymo said on Wednesday they have agreed to explore a collaboration on autonomous driving technology
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Britain could gain 400 billion pounds ($533 billion) from AI-driven growth if it trained its workforce, Google said
Indian Air Force pilot, Shubhanshu Shukla, will be among the four astronauts to be part of the mission
The startup was estimated to be valued at $5 billion in 2023, based on privately executed stock trades described to Reuters
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
The case of vegetative electron microscopy offers a troubling glimpse into how AI systems can amplify errors in our collective knowledge
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
What have scientists discovered in the new research? Which molecule indicates the possible presence of life?
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
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
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?
Itel A95 5G has an AI assistant, Aivana, that can do grammar check, text generation, and content discovery
Sector7 Games located at Kazhakuttam, owned by Govind Ajayakumar and Ajesh Anil, is the possibly the first in the city to introduce laser tag
Despite striking prey hard enough to produce shockwaves, the mantis shrimp remains unharmed. How is this possible?
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
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
There is one supermassive black hole at the heart of every massive galaxy
The GenomeIndia consortium represents the largest and most comprehensive genomics effort in the country to date