Technology

Suppose your phone rings and on the other side is an officer from CBI. The officer charges you to be part of a massive drug chain and a consignment or parcel is about to reach your home, which the officer needs to seize. You deny your involvement in any such illegal activity, but the...

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched an Advanced Earth Orbiting Satellite (EOS-08). The primary objective of the mission was to design and develop micro-satellites, with expertise in remote sensing ocean surface wind, soil moisture assessment, cryosphere studies over the Himalayan region, flood detection, and inland water body detection. However, the launch of the...

Can satellites be refuelled while they are in space? Many may jitter to answer this question. But these two young men from Chennai will not. Shaktikumar and Nikhil came up with the start-up idea of creating a tanker satellite that could be sent into space to refuel. Based on this idea, the duo started...

National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) is a campaign that aims to digitally educate at least one member of every family in rural areas. From 2014 to 2016, two Schemes titled ‘National Digital Literacy Mission’ (NDLM) and ‘Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ (DISHA) were implemented by the Government of India with a target to train 52.50 lakh...

“Winter is coming!”, said Ned Stark from the most famous series ever made, ‘Game Of Thrones’.  The line, in the series, was meant as a warning for the ‘House of The North’,  to be vigilant of the harsh cold winters. The nights become freezing and days become tough. After the end of the final...

Ahead of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation stone of about 178 projects worth Rs 1037 crore on Sunday. The CM is on a two-day visit to the city, which is significant for the Hindu community for being the birthplace of Lord Krishna and...

Imagine a breathtaking beach brimming with life, its turquoise seas gleaming in the sun. Visualize the same view turned into a wasteland of plastic bags, soda cans, and abandoned fishing nets. Unfortunately, this dismal transition is more than just a coastal tragedy. This is the reality 400 kilometres above us, where thousands of defunct...

In a sustainable step towards cleaner and greener transport solutions, the Indian Army has entered into a partnership with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for demonstration trials of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus technology. “Earlier this week, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army and the IOCL in presence of General Manoj...

In an attempt to curb cyber crime, the Government of India has issued directions to telecom service providers to block incoming international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers. “It has been reported that fraudsters are making international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers to Indian citizens and committing cyber-crime and financial frauds. These calls appear...

In the era of Artificial Intelligence and chat GPT, when every organisation and profession is increasingly being dependent on AI, why should India’s age-old Doordarshan lag behind? Doordarshan channel DD Kisan is coming up with two AI-enabled anchors, which makes it the first government TV channel of the country to do so. The two anchors...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to telecom service providers for blocking 28,200 mobile handsets and to carryout immediate reverification of 20 lakh mobile connections linked to these mobile handsets across India. If these mobile connections fail in the re-verification, then they will be disconnected as per orders of DoT. The purpose...

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has become the first Indian company to surpass 10,000 megawatts (MW) of operational portfolio. AGEL’s operational portfolio consists of 7,393 MW solar, 1,401 MW wind and 2,140 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani reacted to this achievement saying, “We are proud to be India’s first das...