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US researcher to share Chemistry Nobel with UK duo
10 Oct 2024
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 to David Baker of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
US, Canadian researchers awarded Physics Nobel for laying foundation for machine learning
09 Oct 2024
John J Hopfield of Princeton University, New Jersey, USA and Geoffrey E Hinton from University of Toronto, Canada are the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Piyush Goyal pitches for a new Silicon Valley for India
17 Sep 2024
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has called for the setting up of an entire township dedicated to start-ups and innovators that would give India its own Silicon Valley similar to the tech hub in California, USA
WEF to relaunch Medellin Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in Colombia
15 Sep 2024
A meeting of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, decided to re-establish a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in collaboration with the City of Medellín, in Colombia.
Reliance Jio offers Netflix with unlimited 5G prepaid plans
29 Aug 2024
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom service provider, has come out with unlimited 5G prepaid plans that offer free subscription to entertainment platform Netflix.
India developing Zn-ion battery technology for low-cost energy storage systems
26 Aug 2024
India is in the process of developing indigenous Zn-ion battery technologies using new variant of zinc for low-cost grid-scale energy storage systems.
C-DOT teams up with IIT Roorkee and IIT Mandi for developing ‘Cell-Free’ 6G access points
27 Jul 2024
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the R&D arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi)
Woman-led start-up develops ‘Divya Drishti’, a versatile AI tool for personal identification
17 Jun 2024
Ingenious Research Solutions Pvt Ltd, a start-up established by woman entrepreneur, Dr Shivani Verma, has successfully developed an AI tool `Divya Drishti`
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Microsoft, Google challenge Delhi HC order to remove non-consensual content
09 May 2024
Aggrieved by a single-judge order to remove all non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet irrespective of whether such images have been challenged by parties concerned, Microsoft and Google
Greaves Electric Mobility launches high-performance family e-scooter Ampere Nexus
03 May 2024
Greaves Electric Mobility Private Limited (GEMPL), the electric two-wheeler manufacturing unit of engineering form Greaves Cotton Limited, on Tuesday announced the launch of its high-performance family electric scooter, Ampere Nexus.
CCI to engage agency for launching market study on AI
23 Apr 2024
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has proposed to launch a market study to understand the ecosystem around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative influence on the market.
SWIFT to launch new platform for central bank digital currencies
27 Mar 2024
Global bank networking system SWIFT will be building a new platform for digital currencies issued by central banks, over the next two years.
Intel gets US govt funding for $100 billion revamp, expansion programme
25 Mar 2024
Intel is embarking on a major expansion and upgradation programme, involving investment of $100 billion, by setting up manufacturing facilities in four US states and upgrading existing facilities
India’s patent office grants 1 lakh patents in one year
19 Mar 2024
The Indian Patents Office granted over one lakh patents in the one year period between 15 March 2023 and 14 March 2024, ie, around 250 patents each working day, as the number of patent seekers peaked.
Nissan, Honda to jointly explore future automobile technologies
19 Mar 2024
Japanese car makers Nissan Motor Co and Honda Motor Co have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility of a strategic partnership in the areas of vehicle electrification and the use of artificial intelligence.
C-DOT, Qualcomm team up to stimulate India’s telecom ecosystem
04 Mar 2024
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a research institution under the ministry of telecommunications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qualcomm Technologies Inc for the development of innovative communication technologies.
C-DOT, Qualcomm team up to stimulate India’s telecom ecosystem
04 Mar 2024
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a research institution under the ministry of telecommunications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qualcomm Technologies Inc for the development of innovative communication technologies.
C-DOT, IIT Roorkee to jointly develop 140GHz transreceiver module for 6G
13 Feb 2024
C-DOT, the premier R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R) have signed an agreement for developing a 140GHz fully integrated transmitter and receiver module
Israel's Tower proposes $8 bn chip manufacturing facility in India: report
12 Feb 2024
Israel-based chipmaker Tower Semiconductor has proposed to set up an $8 billion chip fabrication facility in India, under the $10 billion chip manufacturing scheme of the Government of India
Team led by IIT Bangalore’s COMET Foundation develops ORAN base station for affordable 5G connectivity
11 Feb 2024
A team of engineers spearheaded by IIT Bangalore’s COMET Foundation has come out with a niche technological solution for Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) base station
ICF, Chennai developing hydrogen-powered train
10 Feb 2024
The Indian Railways has designed a train which will run on hydrogen fuel cell and the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai has taken up a project for development of a train using hydrogen fuel cell
Number of star-ups in India rises to 1,17,254 by December 2023
04 Feb 2024
The number of start-ups recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has gone up to 1,17,254 as of 31 December 2023
US solar EV maker Aptera forms alliance with CTNS for battery pack production
31 Jan 2024
US start-up Aptera Motors has entered into a strategic alliance with South Korean battery pack producer CTNS, in a move aimed at scaling up production of its transformative solar-powered electric vehicle.
CeNS researchers use organic molecule to tune optical properties of liquid crystals
27 Jan 2024
Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) have successfully tuned the unwanted bands of wavelength in liquid crystals by doping it with organic molecules
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