Sci-Tech

New Delhi: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a $843 million NASA contract to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030. As part of the contract, SpaceX...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment Wednesday said it has sought a detailed report from the Tamil Nadu labour department amid reports that married women are not being allowed to work at the Foxconn India Apple iPhone Plant. Section 5 of the Equal...

New Delhi: India's spectrum auctions sold 141.4 MHz radiowaves worth Rs 11,340.78 crore, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the top buyer with airwaves worth Rs 6,856.76 crore. Reliance Jio bagged spectrum worth Rs 973.62 crore, while VIL (Vodafone Idea Ltd) bid for spectrum valued at...

New Delhi: ISRO's commercial arm NSIL said Wednesday that its newest rocket the SSLV will have its first dedicated commercial launch when it puts into orbit the Optimus -- a satellite built by Australia-based Space Machines Company. The announcement was made jointly by NewSpace India...

New Delhi: Embattled edtech firm Byju’s did not siphon off funds or manipulated accounts, a year-long investigation by the government has found. However, the company did go through lapses in its corporate governance structure, the government added. The probe by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs...

New Delhi: ISRO Chairman S Somanath Wednesday said there is not enough internal demand for the satellite launch market in India but it can be created through more work on the application of satellite technology. Addressing the India Space Congress 2024, he said big companies...

New Delhi: Almost 50 per cent of adults in India engaged in insufficient levels of physical activity in 2022, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal. Far more women in India (57 per cent) were found to be insufficiently physically active,...

New Delhi: An auction of radiowaves that carry voice and data signals for mobile phones ended within two days Wednesday, garnering less than 12 per cent of the Rs 96,238 crore minimum value that the government had estimated for the spectrum on offer. The auction,...

Washington: A US federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, Wednesday ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, should be released immediately. He will leave the court as a...

Bangkok: A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Bangkok Tuesday, as he is on the way to enter a plea deal with the US government that will free him and resolve the legal case that spanned years and continents...