Sci-Tech

September 21, 2025 3:02 PM

India is producing more energy than ever before: Hardeep Puri

India is producing record levels of energy to achieve self-reliance in the power sector, supported by a diversification of its supply sources, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at an industry event. “India is producing more energy than ever before… With the rapidl...

September 20, 2025 1:08 PM

Cyberattack causes disruption at European airports including Heathrow, Brussels

A cyberattack targeting a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London's Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, causing flight delays and cancellations, the operators said. The attack has rendered automated systems inoperabl...

September 18, 2025 7:30 PM

Govt has big focus on AI skilling, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Information and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the government is placing a strong emphasis on skilling in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking at the inauguration of the pre-event ceremony of the AI Impact Summit 2026, organised by the Ministry of Electro...

September 17, 2025 10:02 AM

Indian scientists map Milky Way’s dusty veil using 6,000 star clusters

Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have created a detailed map of cosmic dust in the Milky Way, using data from over 6,000 open star clusters. The study offers fresh insights into how interstellar dust is distributed across the galaxy and could help ...

September 16, 2025 2:57 PM

Uttarakhand gets first NVIDIA-powered AI-HPC facility at Graphic Era University

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, on Tuesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, Skill Development, and Innovation at Graphic Era University in Dehradun. Spread across 1.5 lakh sq. ft., the facility is equipped with Utta...

September 16, 2025 12:53 PM

Australia wants ‘minimally invasive’ age checks under teen social media ban

Australia urged social media platforms on Tuesday to employ "minimally invasive" methods to check the age of users covered by its world-first teen social media ban, which take into account artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioural data. Governments and tech firms worldwide are closely watching A...

September 15, 2025 7:43 PM

AI to add $2 trillion to Indian economy by 2035: NITI Aayog CEO

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play a transformative role in shaping India’s economic growth and job creation in the coming decade, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Monday. He was speaking at the launch of the Roadmap for AI for Viksit Bharat and the NITI Frontier Tech Repository in N...

September 15, 2025 7:24 PM

India to host AI Impact Summit in February 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India will host the next edition of the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday. The summit will focus on the safety and impact of artificial intelligence and follows the previous edition co-chaired by Prime Mi...