‘Naughty Boy’ GSLV rocket now smart, disciplined & mature: ISRO
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 17 - The successful orbiting of India's third generation weather satellite INSAT-3DS in a copybook style on Saturday has enhanced the confidence about the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket for the next prestigious launch, said officials of Indian
India successfully puts into orbit its 3rd Gen Meteorological satellite – INSAT-3DS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 17 - India successfully put into orbit its third generation meteorological/weather satellite INSAT-3DS on Saturday evening in a copybook style. The 2,274 kg INSAT-3DS was carried by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket code-named as GSLV-F14.
Indian rocket GSLV lifts off with weather satellite INSAT-3DS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 17 - Indian rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) on Saturday blasted off successfully with the country's third generation weather satellite, INSAT-3DS from the rocket port here.
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year
New Delhi, Feb 17 - Twenty leading tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, Google, X, Amazon and OpenAI have pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content, or deepfakes, from interfering with global elections this year, including in India.
Sony launches new lightweight wireless microphone in India
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Sony on Friday launched the new wireless/streaming microphone -- ECM-S1, with high-quality sound and lightweight design in India.
Microsoft fixes bug in Edge browser that ‘stole’ Chrome tabs, data
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Tech giant Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in its Edge browser that was reportedly stealing Chrome tabs and data.
After Sam Altman, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son joins AI chip race
New Delhi, Feb 17 - As the generative AI race heats up, SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is reportedly aiming to raise about $100 billion for his AI venture, in a bid to take on graphics chip giant Nvidia.
OSIRIS-REx brought back 121.6 grams of sample from asteroid Bennu: NASA
Washington, Feb 17 - The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back 121.6 grams of material from asteroid Bennu -- doubling the sample return goal, NASA has announced.
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar sample-return mission to lift off in May: Report
Beijing, Feb 16 - China is expected to launch its next lunar sample-return mission, Chang'e-6, planned to the far side of the Moon, in May, according to a media report.
Paytm QR, Soundbox, Card Machine to work beyond March 15; nodal accounts moved to Axis Bank
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Leading payments and financial services company Paytm on Friday reassured its users that its mobile app, including the widely-used Made in India QR code, Soundbox, and Card Machine will remain operational without interruption even after March 15.
India partners Colombia on sharing open-sourced digital public infrastructures
New Delhi, Feb 16 - In a bid to promote digital transformation via India stack's capacity-building programmes, India and Colombia on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at population scale for
ISRO again skips ‘unlucky’ 13 while numbering its rocket
Chennai, Feb 17 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has done it again. It has skipped the number '13' -- generally considered "unlucky" -- while numbering its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, which is set to fly on Saturday evening with
Satellite Cartosat-2 successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere: ISRO
Chennai, Feb 16 - India’s cartograph satellite Cartosat-2 launched in 2007 successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday.
Tech industry in India hits $254 bn in revenue in FY24, adds 60K employees
New Delhi, Feb 16 - The technology industry in India reached $253.9 billion in revenue with an addition of $9.3 billion incremental revenue in FY2024 (estimated), growing at 3.8 per cent from FY23, a Nasscom report said on Friday.
US FDA okays Lupin’s Minzoya tablets to prevent pregnancy
New Delhi, Feb 16 - The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has on Friday granted approval for drugmaker Lupin's Minzoya tablets to prevent pregnancy.
India’s wearable market rises 34% in 2023 to 134mn units: Report
New Delhi, Feb 16 - India's wearable device market registered 34 per cent growth in 2023 to a record 134.2 million units, a new report said on Friday.
Sam Altman responds to CRED’s Kunal Shah query, creates AI video via Sora
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Kunal Shah, founder and CEO of fintech unicorn CRED, has received a response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after he asked for a specific video crafted using the company's newly launched text-to-video model 'Sora'.
India 3rd largest digitalized country among G20 nations: Report
New Delhi, Feb 16 - India now ranks as the third largest digitalised country among the G20 nations after US and China, when compared by the aggregate level of digitalisation, a new report showed on Friday, stressing that India's global ranking significantly improves
Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate ‘Made in India’ Indus Appstore: PhonePe
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is set to inaugurate Indus Appstore -- the first-ever ‘Made-in-India’ Android-based app store -- on February 21, leading fintech and digital payments leader PhonePe said on Friday.
Countdown for India’s Feb 17 rocket launch to begin at 2.05 pm today
Chennai, Feb 16 - The Indian space agency ISRO will begin the countdown on Friday afternoon for the Saturday evening launch of the country’s latest weather satellite INSAT-3DS, said a senior official.