New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday announced three Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence (CoEs) focused on healthcare, agriculture and sustainable cities. The CoEs will be led by top educational institutions, in consortium with industry partners and startups. "The three CoEs in AI-‘healthcare,...
Beijing: China Tuesday announced plans to launch a manned lunar mission, construct a lunar space station and explore habitable planets and extra-terrestrial life to expand its space programme in the next few decades. China's top space bodies unveiled a national mid- and long-term development programme...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 8th edition of the International Telecommunication Union-World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (ITU-WTSA) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Tuesday, emphasising India's rapid strides in telecom and digital technology. Along with the 8th edition of the ITU-WTSA, the...
Bhubaneswar: To ensure the availability of accurate and error-free information in Odia language on various search engines and digital platforms, the Odia Language, Literature and Culture department Monday held a virtual meeting with team Google India. The meeting focused on how Odia users worldwide can...
New Delhi: Odisha has been recognised as the top winner in the 5th National Water Awards 2023, with Uttar Pradesh securing the second spot, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said Monday. Gujarat and Puducherry jointly secured the third spot in the awards, which cover nine...
Bengaluru: ISRO Monday said its Chairman S Somanath has received the International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) prestigious World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3's remarkable achievement. "This recognition celebrates India's contributions to space exploration. Celebrations underway in Milan (Italy) as we continue to strive for new frontiers,” the...
New Delhi: More than 1.55 lakh candidates have applied for the Prime Minister Internship Scheme, sources said Sunday. The source added that the internships will begin December 2. The dedicated portal for the scheme went live for registration at 5pm October 12 and the target...
New Delhi: After being stalled due to hurricane Milton, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission aims to fly to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in search of life Monday, SpaceX has said. Europa Clipper will launch its first mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA Kennedy’s Launch...
Boca Chica (US): SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms. Towering almost 400 feet (121 metres), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of...
New Delhi: At least 32 domestic startups secured nearly $135 million in funding this week, which saw four growth-stage deals and 22 early-stage deals in a significant jump of over 45 per cent from last week. Deeptech startups emerged as leader this week as Industrial...
Of all the problems that India faces in its neighbourhood, the most pressing one seems to be emerging from Bangladesh...
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One American – a poet (TS Eliot) – wrote many years ago, “April is the cruellest month.” Another American –...
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Former Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to...
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