International Astronomical Union approves Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’

Bengaluru (IANS) The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name 'Shiva Shakti'.

The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement following the success of…

Study shows how to track valuable 'green' metals from depths of Earth

Sydney (IANS) Australian researchers have in a new study discussed how low temperature and carbon-rich melts can help bring concentrations of valuable metals, used in renewable energy technologies, from deep within the Earth's interior mantle.

ISRO's step towards realising Indian space shuttle 'Pushpak'

Chennai (IANS) India progressed further in its attempt to realise a reusable launch vehicle (RLV)/ rocket named 'Pushpak' by successfully test landing RLV LEX-2 on Friday at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka's Chitradurga.

Lava launches new smartphone with 128GB storage, 6.5-inch display

New Delhi (IANS) Domestic smartphone brand Lava on Friday launched a new smartphone -- O2, with 128GB storage and a 6.5-inch HD+ Punch Hole display.

Lava O2 will be available in three colour variants -- Majestic Purple, Imperial Green and Royal…

Top photographers share Holi tips & tricks for iPhone lovers in India

New Delhi (IANS) With the festival of colours round the corner, leading photographers on Thursday shared some useful tips and tricks using the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max on how to click breathtaking photos during the celebration.

Gursimran Basra,…

Agnikul’s suborbital rocket launch postponed

Chennai (IANS) Private rocket maker Agnikul Cosmos Private Ltd has postponed the sub-orbital launch of its rocket Agnibaan scheduled for Friday.

“Holding our launch out of an abundance of caution based on certain minor observations from the…

5G data consumption 4 times faster than 4G in India: Report

New Delhi (IANS) 5G users in India are using approximately 3.6 times as much mobile data traffic compared to 4G since its launch in October 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a report showed on Wednesday.

The average monthly data traffic…

India successfully test-fires indigenous 1500 HP engine for Main Battle Tanks

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday said that it has successfully test-fired the first indigenous 1500 Horsepower (HP) engine for Main Battle Tanks at BEML’s Engine division in Mysuru complex.

The MoD said that the first test-firing…

SK hynix begins mass production of latest high-end chips

Seoul (IANS) South Korean chipmaker SK hynix said on Tuesday that it has started mass production of the latest high band width memory (HBM) chips, solidifying its leadership position in the high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) memory semiconductor…

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip for flagship Android phones

New Delhi (IANS) Chip-maker Qualcomm on Monday announced Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Android flagship smartphones.

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 will be adopted by major players including Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi and Xiaomi, with commercial…