ONDC, USOF, Prasar Bharati join hands to digitally empower rural India

ONDC, USOF, Prasar Bharati join hands to digitally empower rural India

New Delhi, March 12 - In a bid to provide affordable and accessible digital services in rural parts of the country, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) under Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday collaborated with Prasar Bharati and Open Network for Digital Commerce

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LG invests $60 million in US startup Bear Robotics

LG invests $60 million in US startup Bear Robotics

Seoul, March 12 - LG Electronics said on Tuesday it has made a $60 million strategic investment in Silicon Valley-based startup Bear Robotics in a move to strengthen its business capabilities in the booming market of artificial intelligence-based service robots.

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PM Modi to interact with IIT Gandhinagar students on March 13

PM Modi to interact with IIT Gandhinagar students on March 13

Gandhinagar, March 12 - Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) will host a virtual interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 13.

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Google unveils new tools to support India elections, curb AI-generated content

Google unveils new tools to support India elections, curb AI-generated content

New Delhi, March 12 - Google on Tuesday announced new measures to support the general elections in India, claiming to provide high-quality information to voters, safeguard its platforms from abuse and help people navigate AI-generated content.

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Rocket Lab to launch Japanese’s radar-imaging satellite on Tuesday

Rocket Lab to launch Japanese’s radar-imaging satellite on Tuesday

New Delhi, March 12 - American aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider Rocket Lab is set to launch a new commercial radar-imaging satellite on Monday.

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Indian scientists explore structural shifts in hybrid perovskites for renewable energy generation

Indian scientists explore structural shifts in hybrid perovskites for renewable energy generation

New Delhi, March 11 - A team of Indian scientists has explored precise atomic rearrangements that occur in each phase transition of lead iodide perovskites due to altered temperature and pressure and their resulting effects on optoelectronic properties that could help in efficient

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Perfectly on-time Vande Bharat debunked stereotypes: Truecaller executive

Perfectly on-time Vande Bharat debunked stereotypes: Truecaller executive

New Delhi, March 11 - A senior executive of the leading caller identification app Truecaller in Poland who recently visited India with his mother said, "taking a perfectly on-time Vande Bharat debunked some stereotypes" about the country.

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Centre to establish 10 AI labs in 10 colleges in Kerala, spend Rs 2,000cr for startups

Centre to establish 10 AI labs in 10 colleges in Kerala, spend Rs 2,000cr for startups

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 - The Central government on Monday announced to set up 10 artificial intelligence (AI) labs in 10 colleges here, adding that Rs 2,000 crore has been set aside to finance startups which will go as investments in startups built by

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PM Modi lauds DRDO scientists for first flight test of Agni-5 ICBM with multiple warheads

PM Modi lauds DRDO scientists for first flight test of Agni-5 ICBM with multiple warheads

New Delhi, March 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of homegrown Agni-5 ICBM with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle technology (MIRV), terming it a landmark achievement by DRDO scientists.

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150 Namo Drone Didis from UP, Bihar showcase skills to PM at Sashakt Nari – Viksit Bharat programme

150 Namo Drone Didis from UP, Bihar showcase skills to PM at Sashakt Nari – Viksit Bharat programme

New Delhi, March 11 - About 150 rural women from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar showcased their drone pilot skills to the Prime Minister at the Sashakt Nari - Viksit Bharat programme on Monday.

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Sales of new Samsung Galaxy S24 rise 8 pc globally

Sales of new Samsung Galaxy S24 rise 8 pc globally

Seoul, March 11 - Samsung's new Galaxy S24 series smartphones enjoyed a robust start in the first three weeks of release, with their sales showing double-digit growth in key markets, industry data showed on Monday.

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Elon Musk to open source Grok AI chatbot this week

Elon Musk to open source Grok AI chatbot this week

New Delhi, March 11 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that his artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI will open-source the AI chatbot Grok this week.

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Samsung to launch AI-powered washer-dryer combo globally in Q2

Samsung to launch AI-powered washer-dryer combo globally in Q2

Seoul, March 11 - Samsung Electronics on Monday said that it will launch its latest Bespoke Artificial Intelligence (AI) Combo washer-dryer globally within the second quarter (Q2) of this year.

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Gautam Adani, Qualcomm CEO discuss India’s potential around chips, AI, mobility

Gautam Adani, Qualcomm CEO discuss India’s potential around chips, AI, mobility

New Delhi, March 11 - Adani Group Founder and Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday said he met chip maker Qualcomm’s President and CEO Cristiano Amon, and had a detailed discussion around semiconductors, AI, mobility and edge appliances -- area in which India is

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SpaceX aces double launch of 46 Starlink satellites under 6 hours

SpaceX aces double launch of 46 Starlink satellites under 6 hours

New Delhi, March 11 - Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX on Monday aced double launches of 46 Starlink internet satellites in low-Earth orbit -- all under just six hours.

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IT Minister commissions ‘India Validation Centre’ to build resiliency in chip making

IT Minister commissions ‘India Validation Centre’ to build resiliency in chip making

Bengaluru, March 9 - Union IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday commissioned the India Validation Centre (IVC) at semiconductor company Applied Materials India here, which will enable early pilots, talent and capability development for the upcoming India Collaborative Engineering Centre.

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S. Korea to compensate losses from derivatives linked to Chinese shares

S. Korea to compensate losses from derivatives linked to Chinese shares

Seoul, March 11 - The financial regulator on Monday unveiled a set of plans that advise banks and brokerages to compensate losses from derivative products tracking Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong exchange

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2014 levels of mobile import dependency would have cost India Rs 14.3 lakh crore

2014 levels of mobile import dependency would have cost India Rs 14.3 lakh crore

New Delhi, March 10 - India, which is now the fifth largest export nation for mobile phones as an individual commodity, would have faced a hefty import bill of more than Rs 14.3 lakh crore, had it not achieved self-sufficiency in the last

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Samsung Display building production line for next-gen OLED

Samsung Display building production line for next-gen OLED

Seoul, March 10 - Samsung Display said on Sunday it has started building its new 8.6-generation IT organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production line, signalling a strategic move to solidify its leadership position in the global flat screen market.

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Gurugram docs give new life to taxi driver with rare brain haemorrhage

Gurugram docs give new life to taxi driver with rare brain haemorrhage

Gurugram, March 9 - A 43-year-old taxi driver who suffered a rare brain haemorrhage has been given a new lease of life, said doctors at a hospital here on Saturday.

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