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November 26, 2024 12:22 PM
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received approval from the Indian government for its upcoming Venus Orbiting Satellite mission, named Shukrayaan, which is slated for launch in 2028. This announcement was made by Nilesh Desai, Director of ISRO, during a recent media interaction. "T...
November 25, 2024 6:18 PM
The government is set to announce startups selected for support under the newly-established guidelines as part of the National Quantum Mission. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, will unveil the startups in the field of quantum technologies ...
November 25, 2024 3:27 PM
Riding on the government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, Apple’s iPhone production in the country has reached $10 billion in the seven months of this fiscal (FY25), with $7 billion in exports alone which is a record, the Centre said on Monday. The tech giant manufactured/assembled $14...
November 25, 2024 9:52 AM
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users, as part of what the government says is a world-leading ban on under-16s using the services. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that m...
November 24, 2024 4:16 PM
The Indian agritech sector shows immense potential to bridge the technological gap in agriculture, with 19 agritech soonicorns and 40 minicorns leveraging emerging technologies like AI and innovative business models, according to a new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) paper. While only one unicorn has b...
November 24, 2024 4:02 PM
A team of scientists has uncovered new regions of the brain that support social interactions and are in constant communication with the ancient amygdala region—a discovery that could help treat psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression. In a study conducted by Chicago-based Northweste...
November 24, 2024 3:42 PM
The internationalisation of the unified payments interface (UPI) is progressing rapidly, as India emerges as a world leader in leveraging digital technologies for transformative change, according to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report. The UPI hit a milestone of 16.6 billion transactions in a mont...
November 24, 2024 2:40 PM
The decision by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to ban the use of certain antibiotics in animal food products is expected to curb the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a new report. In October, the FSSAI banned the use of specific antibiotics in...
November 24, 2024 1:23 PM
Driven by 5G service expansions, mobile broadband services revenue in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from $229.6 billion in 2024 to $296.2 billion by 2029, according to a new report. This growth will primarily be driven by the increasing ...
November 23, 2024 3:02 PM
Astronomers have spotted orbiting around a young star a newborn planet that took only 3 million years to form - quite swift in cosmic terms - in a discovery that challenges the current understanding of the speed of planetary formation. This infant world, estimated at around 10 to 20 times the mass ...
