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Story of NavIC
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Story of NavIC

Science & Tech 06/02/25 09:46 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India’s space agency reported the partial failure of its NVS-02 navigation satellite due to the non-firing of its engines in space.' This was the latest in a series of setbacks suffered by t Read More...

Isro’s 100th launch
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Isro’s 100th launch

Science & Tech 30/01/25 09:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'With the first launch of 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation achieved the significant milestone of having carried out 100 launches.' The GSLV-F15 put in orbit the navigation satellite NVS Read More...

GSLV-F15 launched successfully from Sriharikota
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GSLV-F15 launched successfully from Sriharikota

Science & Tech 29/01/25 10:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02  at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking ISRO's 100th rocket mission.' This rocket was o Read More...

What is DeepSeek?
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What is DeepSeek?

Science & Tech 28/01/25 09:46 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to up Read More...

TRAI combating spams
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TRAI combating spams

Science & Tech 22/01/25 09:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will be using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to register spam preferences from customers.' In order to fight the deluge of spam messages, TRAI Read More...

Meta shutting down fact-checkers
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Meta shutting down fact-checkers

Science & Tech 15/01/25 09:54 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will get rid of fact-checkers and simplify content policies by removing restrictions on topics as it is “out of touch with mainstream discourse.' Me Read More...

ISRO to attempt ‘docking’ satellites in space
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ISRO to attempt ‘docking’ satellites in space

Science & Tech 13/01/25 10:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'ISRO SpaDeX Docking Mission: Over the next few days, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will bring two small satellites closer together and then join them in space, demonstrating “do Read More...

Genome India project
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Genome India project

Science & Tech 13/01/25 09:14 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Department of Biotechnology recently announced its new platform and framework for sharing its 10,000 human genome dataset.' The sequences of healthy individuals — from 99 ethnic populati Read More...

Airline pilots’ body calls attention to lithium battery fire risk
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Airline pilots’ body calls attention to lithium battery fire risk

Science & Tech 08/01/25 17:23 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) issued three position papers on the fire risk due to the use of lithium-ion batteries in airport and aircraft se Read More...

V. Narayanan, who is set to take over as ISRO Chairman
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V. Narayanan, who is set to take over as ISRO Chairman

Science & Tech 08/01/25 17:00 PM IST
by Mahesh

'V. Narayanan, a noted rocket and spacecraft propulsion expert, is set to succeed S. Somanath as the next Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).' Dr. Narayanan, who who was born i Read More...