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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the Indian Navy’s GSAT-7R (CMS-03) communication satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh Sunday, which would strengthen the Navy’s space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities. This would be...

Bhubaneswar: Power electronics chip company SiCSem performed groundbreaking ceremony in Bhubaneswar Saturday for setting up the country's first end-to-end silicon carbide semiconductor production plant, entailing investment of about Rs 2,000 crore. The integrated facility, expected to be operational by 2027-28, will have a capacity of...

New Delhi: In a significant move to provide digital convenience to Aadhaar cardholders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced major reforms to make Aadhaar updates faster, simpler, and entirely online, effective from Saturday. The new changes will allow cardholders to update key...

New Delhi: Air pollution remains the single largest health risk for people in Delhi, accounting for nearly 15 per cent of all deaths in 2023, according to an analysis of the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data. The analysis of the GBD 2023 data,...

New Delhi: OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman Friday claimed that he has been waiting more than seven years for a Tesla car he booked, and still hasn’t received it. Altman said he paid $45,000 as a reservation fee for the electric vehicle but has...

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian Friday launched the National Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025 in Kochi, moving the marine fishing sector from paper-based to fully digital household enumeration. The minister also launched the VyAS-BHARAT and VyAS-SUTRA mobile...

Mumbai: In a significant step toward its highly anticipated satellite broadband rollout in India, SpaceX-owned Starlink has started its first round of hiring in the country. As part of its hiring campaign, the Elon Musk-run company has posted openings for several positions on its LinkedIn...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said that it will hear November 4 a batch of transferred petitions challenging an online gaming law which prohibits "online money games" and bars banking services and advertising related to them. A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and...

Beijing: China is advancing its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030 and has outlined a packed schedule of development and testing for its ambitious crewed lunar programme, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Thursday. A series of crucial upcoming tests include...

New Delhi: China Thursday announced that it will suspend certain export restrictions, including export control on rare earth minerals, for one year. The development came after US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to ease trade tensions between the world's two...