TECHNOLOGY

Students of IIIT-Delhi showcase innovative projects

New Delhi, Nov 15: From letting Delhi Metro users track live announcements to developing an app for managing scrap at home, students from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) showcased 18 innovative projects at an event held here on Friday.

India may again attempt soft landing on Moon next November

Bengaluru, Nov 14: After an unsuccessful bid two months ago, India may attempt another soft landing on the Moon by next year-end, probably in November, sources in ISRO said on Thursday.

PM Modi hopes BRICS summit will boost economic, cultural links

Brasilia, Nov 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hoped that the BRICS summit will enhance the economic and cultural linkages between the member nations as he arrived in the Brazilian capital to take part in the two-day meeting. "Reached Brazil to take part in the BRICS Summit. Will also meet various world leaders during this visit," Modi tweeted after his arrival here.

DRDO stall at science festival draws huge crowd

Kolkata, Nov 8: Night sight device used in Army tanks, exhibited at a DRDO stall, is drawing a huge crowd. Environment-friendly explosives and models of missiles on display as part of the India International Festival here is also a big attraction among the people. The advanced night sight device enables the Army personnel in the tank to locate an object in pitch darkness before launching an attack, a DRDO official said on Thursday.

IIT Roorkee working with ISRO, DRDO for cutting edge space, defence tech

Noida (UP), Nov 8: IIT Roorkee is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to design and develop cutting edge technology for space and defence projects, officials said.

GHMC introduces robotic manhole desilting machine

Hyderabad, Nov 6: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has procured a manhole-cleaning robot called 'Bandicoot', which would help end the practice of manual scavenging. GHMC Mayor B Rammohan inaugurated the "bandicoot" robotic manhole desilting machine at the Biodiversity junction at Gachibowli in the city on Tuesday, GHMC said in a release.

Country's first indigenously designed standing wheelchair launched

Chennai, Nov 5: Premier technical varsity, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on Tuesday launched the country's "first indigenously" designed standing wheelchair, which will enable a differently-abled person to shift from sitting to standing position. Named 'Arise', the standing wheelchair was launched in the presence of Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot at the institute here.

NASA's Voyager 2 becomes second spacecraft to reach interstellar space

Washington, Nov 5: More than four decades after beginning its epic journey, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has crossed the elusive boundary that marks the edge of the Sun's realm and the start of interstellar space, scientists have announced.

Bureau of Indian Standards in Association With Godrej Security Solutions Hosts Security Conclave 2019

MUMBAI, Nov. 5: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), in partnership with India's leading security solutions provider, Godrej Security Solutions, today hosted the BIS Security Conclave 2019 reflecting upon the existing security challenges and emerging needs in the banking and non-banking sector.

ZorroSign Announces the Launch of its Mobile Apps

MUMBAI, Nov. 4: ZorroSign, the pioneer of real electronic signature, document fraud and tampering detection system built on Blockchain, recently launched the next major revision of its mobile app. The app is available immediately for download for Apple and Android devices running iOS 11 and Android Jelly Bean or later.

Will put in all efforts to demonstrate soft landing in space, Chandrayaan-2 not end of story: Sivan

New Delhi, Nov 2: The Indian Space Research Organisation will put in all efforts to demonstrate soft landing in space in the near future and Chandrayaan-2 is not the end of the story, ISRO Chief K Sivan said on Saturday. He said a large number of advance satellite launches are planned in the coming months. "You all have heard about the Chandrayaan-2 mission.

IIT Delhi to set up space technology cell in collaboration with ISRO

New Delhi, Nov 1: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here is going to set up a space technology cell in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The announcement was made on Friday by IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao, a day ahead of the varsity's 50th annual convocation where ISRO Chief K Sivan will be the chief guest.

NASA finds no trace of India's Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander in latest pics by Moon orbiter

Washington, Oct 23: NASA has found no evidence of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander in the latest images captured by its Moon orbiter of the lunar south pole region where India's ambitious mission attempted a historic soft landing, the US space agency said on Wednesday. On September 7, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) attempted a soft landing of Vikram on the uncharted lunar south pole, before losing communication with the lander.

Indian Sub-continent's Most Comprehensive B2B Shows for Food, Health and Packaging

MUMBAI, Oct. 22: Informa Markets in India (formerly UBM India) a leading B2B Events organiser, successfully kicked off the 14th edition of the Food Ingredients India & Health Ingredients (Fi India & Hi) as well as the 2nd edition of ProPak India today, both B2B platforms for the food, health, packaging and processing industries. While Fi India & Hi was inaugurated by Dr. Pallavi Darade FDA Commissioner of Maharashtra; Dr.

PM highlights efforts to improve ease of doing business in India

New Delhi, Oct 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the steps taken by his government to improve the ease of doing business in the country when members of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) called on him here. The prime minister also referred to the evolving start-up ecosystem in the country, highlighting the entrepreneurial risk-taking capacity of India's youth.

Chitkara University Student Invents a Single-use Plastic Substitute

CHANDIGARH, India, Oct. 18: Taking forward the spirit and vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and joining him in the drive to eliminate single-use plastic, a Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh campus student; Pranav Goyal (B.Tech, 2nd Year) has invented a purely biodegradable and environment-friendly substitute for the purpose.

JD Institute of Fashion Technology organizes Fresher's Day

Jammu, October 15: JD Institute of Fashion Technology, one of India’s leading fashion and design education institutes, hosted a Freshers’ party for the 2019-2021 batch. Students wore cosplay costumes in vibrant and vivacious colours inspired by their favourite characters from well-known Hollywood series. Students performed dances, sang and played music, and participated in a ramp walk.

Tejas Networks Launches World's Largest Disaggregated Packet-optical Switch at India Mobile Congress 2019

NEW DELHI, Oct. 15: Tejas Networks (BSE: 540595) (NSE: TEJASNET) today announced the launch of TJ1600S/I, which is the world's largest disaggregated multi-terabit packet-optical switch optimized for 5G, cloud and broadband networks.

Story PageMore companies back away from Facebook's Libra coin

San Francisco, Oct 12: Facebook's digital currency alliance lost more companies on Friday amid heavy criticism from regulators around the world on the planned Libra global cryptocurrency. Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard, online marketplace eBay and digital payments firm Stripe each announced they had changed their minds about being founding members of the Libra Association assembled to promote the digital currency.

Rajnath Singh calls on French defence industry to make India its production base

Paris, Oct 9: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday made a clarion call for French companies to make India their base for the production of defence equipment, not only for India's large market but also for export to other countries.

Regulatory issues due to technology convergence need to be addressed: I&B Secy

New Delhi, Oct 9: Regulatory issues arising out of the convergence of technologies need to be addressed, Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Amit Khare said on Wednesday, seeking suggestions on the issue of regulation of over-the-top platforms and digital media.

NHA, Google sign SoI to strengthen implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme

New Delhi, Oct 5: The National Health Authority (NHA), the apex body responsible for implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with Google to collaborate and strengthen the implementation of the programme, an official statement said on Friday. The two organisations will be working closely to explore various use cases for increasing process efficiencies in day-to-day applications.

Facebook suffers legal blow in top EU court over hate speech: statement

Luxembourg, Oct 3: Facebook on Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU's top court, which said that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to remove defamatory content worldwide. In a closely watched judgment, the European Court of Justice said EU law "does not preclude" courts from ordering "the removal of information or to block access worldwide," a statement said.

New book on digital transformation features chapter on AI written by AI

New Delhi, Oct 2: There is no dearth of books on Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a new book on the subject can safely claim to be one of a kind, as it features a chapter on AI written by AI itself. Titled "The Tech Whisperer", the book has been penned by digital transformation expert Jaspreet Bindra.

ISRO has not given up efforts to regain link with lander

Bengaluru, Oct 1: The ISRO has not given up efforts to spring Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram lying on the lunar surface back to life after a hard-landing more than three weeks ago, senior officials indicated on Tuesday. The Indian Space Research Organisation said on September seven ground stations lost communication with Vikram (with rover Praygan tucked inside it), minutes before its planned soft-landing on the lunar surface.

The Future of Internet Content Consumption in India Will be Driven on the Back of Video-first, Variety, and Vernacular Content, Says Zinnov

Zinnov, a leading global management consulting firm, released a report titled, 'The Future of Internet Content Consumption in India - Frictionless Consumer Experience for Mobile-only India and Bharat', today. The study analyzes the changing content consumption patterns of Indian consumers, the rise of Indian content platform players, and the intersection of content and commerce as well as other evolving business models.

Vikram had hard landing, NASA releases high-resolution images of Chandrayaan 2 landing site

Washington, Sep 27: Vikram had a "hard landing", NASA said on Friday, as it released high-resolution images captured by its reconnaissance orbiter of the Moon's unchartered south pole where the Chandrayaan 2 lander attempted to soft-land during the ambitious mission three weeks ago.

Russia joins Paris climate accord

Moscow, Sep 23: Russia's prime minister on Monday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement, just hours ahead of a key summit trying to tackle ever increasing gas emissions. The document signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says that Russia is formally accepting the 2015 Paris agreement and will now "allocate financial resources... to developing countries for prevention of and adaptation to climate change.

Panasonic strengthens it washing machine portfolio, launches new models featuring 'flexible 2 way washing technology'

Pak's first female astronaut congratulates ISRO on Chandrayaan-2; says 'giant leap' for South Asia

Karachi, Sept 9: Amidst the Indo-Pak war of words over Kashmir, Pakistan's first female astronaut Namira Salim has congratulated India and ISRO for its Chandrayaan-2 mission, saying the attempt to make a landing on the Moon was itself a "giant leap" for South Asia and as well as for the entire global space industry.

Performance on Chandrayaan-2 orbiter front makes ISRO salvage

Bengaluru, Sep 9: Flawless and precise launch and efficient management of the Chandrayaan-2 mission ----till the lander 'Vikram' lost communication with ground-stations --, has paid rich dividends to the ISRO on the orbiter front. The 2,379 kg orbiter whose mission life was designed to be one year would now be able to function for almost seven years. "Enough fuel is available with the orbiter.

ISRO not losing hope

Bengaluru, Sep 9: Not losing hope, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) continued to make all-out efforts to establish a link with Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' lander, now lying on the lunar surface after a hard-landing. Vikram, with rover 'Pragyan' housed inside it, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface, in the early hours of Saturday.

Modi launches BEML-built coach for city's metro

Mumbai, Sep 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched an indigenously-built metro coach to be used by the upcoming Mumbai metro network. The coach, the first in the list of 500 to be delivered to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, has been built by Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) at its Bengaluru facility in flat 75 days. Accompanied by state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Modi launched the coach.

There will be a new dawn: Modi on Chandrayaan-2

Bengaluru, Sep 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be "new dawn" ISRO's plan to soft-land Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module on the Lunar surface did not go as per script in the early hours of Saturday, with the lander losing communication with ground stations during its final descent.

LMES IConnectWe goes live in Jammu, launches digital connectivity services

Jammu, September 6: LMES IConnectWe, an organization committed to bridging the rural and urban digital divide in India has launched its digital connectivity operations in Jammu. In a partnership with Express Wi-Fi by Facebook, LMES aims to change the lives of people in the state by bringing its data services to urban and rural areas.

Jio beats Airtel, Voda Idea to be top telecom revenue earner at Rs 10,900 cr in June qtr

New Delhi, August 28: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio pipped Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea in April-June as top revenue earner from telecom services at Rs 10,900 crore within three years of commencing commercial operations, according to the latest financial data released by telecom regulator Trai.

Microsoft announces digital governance tech tour to help accelerate Digital India

Jammu, August 28: In line with the government’s Digital India vision, Microsoft India today launched the Digital Governance Tech Tour, a National program to deliver critical AI and intelligent cloud computing skills to the Government officials incharge of IT across the country. The initiative comprises a series of physical and virtual workshops and aims to train 5,000personnel over a period of 12 months.

PTron launches ZAP- Qualcomm Bluetooth 5.0 Neckband earphones with the longest playtime of 22 hours

Jammu, August 02: India’s fastest-growing mobile accessories brand, PTron, has introduced - ZAP, classy neckband earphones with the longest playtime and talk-time. Bluetooth earphones have become a part of our everyday lives because of their functionality, but what bothers users is the need to charge it frequently.

Lessons learnt from Chandrayaan are faith, fearlessness: Modi

New Delhi, July 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the two "greatest lessons" he learnt from the Chandrayaan-II mission are "faith and fearlessness" and also announced a quiz competition whose winners will get an opportunity to visit Sriharikota to witness the moment the spacecraft will land on moon in September.

Rostec Is Ready to Expand International Cooperation in 5G

MOSCOW, July 24, 2019 - The enterprises of Rostec State Corporation have started creating Russian equipment for fifth generation mobile communications. The equipment will comply with international 3GPP standards, and will also be compatible with the devices of other vendors.

TECNO launches new mobile "PHANTOM 9', enters e-commerce

Jammu, July 11: TECNO Mobile, the global premium smartphone brand today announced its plan to enter the e-commerce space with the launch of Global Flagship ‘PHANTOM 9’ a new mobile which will be available on Flipkart. The launch also marked the ‘renewed multi-year global partnership’ between TECNO Mobile, and the Premier League’s Manchester City.

'Agent Smith' malware infected 15 million Android devices in India

Agent Smith is a new Android malware that has infected around 25 million devices globally that includes 15 million devices spread through third-party app stores like 9Apps, a malicious virus is infecting Android phones by hiding itself in apps like WhatsApp.

Google celebrates Amrish Puri 87th birthday with a doodle

Mumbai, June 22: On legendary Indian actor Amrish Puri's 87th birth anniversary on Saturday, search engine Google paid tributes to the character artiste with a special doodle. The doodle created by Pune-based guest artist Debangshu Moulik celebrates the life and legacy of the renowned actor.

UC Browser Generates over 300 Million Content Consumption during the India - Pakistan Match

Jammu, June 20: In a clear success of its strategy for digitizing sports, UC Browser - world’s No.1 third-party mobile browser and a content platform, celebrates the on-going ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, along with cricket content consumers and sports enthusiasts. The recently-commenced highly-tracked India Pakistan match saw over 300 million content consumption on the UC Browser platform.

Samsung Galaxy Fold ready to hit the market soon, display problems almost fixed

The anticipated Galaxy Fold will release soon as Samsung seems to have ironed out "most" of the display issues that caused the company to delay its original April launch timeline. While a July release may not happen, there are reports that the company will launch the Galaxy Fold alongside or soon after the Galaxy Note 10 in early August.

Tata Sky Launches 'Room TV Service' Ahead of June 15 Deadline for Multi-TV Subscribers

New Delhi, June 14: Tata Sky last week announced that they'll be stopping their multi-TV subscription service plans from June 15. As per the announcement, now subscribers will have to pay separately for every connection they have, and not just one tariff plan. Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV also revamped their multi-TV plans and policies so as to comply with TRAI directives.

PUBG Mobile update 0.13.0 to brings new Deathmatch mode and Godzilla theme

PUBG MOBILE is collaborating with the latest Godzilla movie to bring some new themed gameplay as well as in-game items. That update is rolling out now and the PUBG MOBILE team has listed one new exciting addition to the game - the Deathmatch mode. Here's a brief changelog for the version 0.13.0 update: - Added MVP showcase system at the end of each match. All players will receive a default MVP pose.

Vodafone Idea, Microsoft partner for cloud services

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea and software major Microsoft recently announced partnership for cloud services. "We are happy to partner with Microsoft to support our customer as they move towards a cloud-centric approach to their businesses. Cloud adoption is a 'when' and not an 'if'," Vodafone Idea Chief Enterprise Business Officer Nick Gliddon said in a statement.

PUBG LITE is coming to India soon for Low-End PCs

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Lite is finally making its way to India. After launching in countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, and Bangladesh, the lightweight version of the game will be soon released in one of the biggest markets for the battle royale game. The makers of PUBG have been working on a lighter version of the game for a while under the title of PUBG LITE.