India’s first flying taxi prototype unveiled at auto expo 2025

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to realise the dream of air taxis and transform urban mobility in India, the country’s first flying taxi prototype, called ‘Shunya’, has been unveiled at the ‘Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025’ here. 

Precision manufacturing…

Significant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi on successful launch of Firefly

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the successful launch of India's first private satellite constellation, 'Firefly,' by Bengaluru-based space-tech start-up Pixxel, calling it a testament to India's growing…

Scientists discover new superconductor material for wider use

Tokyo (IANS) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new superconducting material which can be more widely deployed in society. 

They combined iron, nickel, and zirconium, to create a new transition metal zirconide…

Ayurveda can be new hope for Alzheimer's Disease, claims new study

New Delhi (IANS) Scientists at the Bose Institute in Kolkata, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have shown that Ayurveda can provide new hope for Alzheimer's Disease. 

The team, led by Professor Anirban…

Study decodes why sickle cell patients suffer cognitive problems

New Delhi (IANS) An ageing brain in people with sickle cell disease may be responsible for cognitive problems, finds a study. 

Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the presence of abnormal haemoglobin (Hb).

People…

SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test, loses upper stage

New Delhi (IANS) Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starship successfully aced the seventh test flight but lost the upper stage. 

Starship and Super heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas at 5:37 p.m. EST (4.07 am IST). All…

1st-ever ‘Made in India’ BMW X1 Long Wheelbase All Electric launched

New Delhi (IANS) BMW India on Friday launched its first-ever ‘Made in India’ BMW X1 Long Wheelbase All Electric at the ‘Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025’ here. The introductory ex-showroom price of the BMW X1 Long Wheelbase All Electric eDrive20L…

SpaDeX mission: India becomes 4th nation to achieve successful space docking

New Delhi (IANS) With the successful docking of the satellites of the SpaDEX mission, India became the fourth nation to ace the space docking technology, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday. 

ISRO informed the merging…

SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers from US, Japan to space

New Delhi (IANS) Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched two private lunar landers from the US and Japan to space. 

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's…

Indian scientists develop wearable devices that can detect stress

New Delhi (IANS) Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology have developed a novel wearable device that can detect stress. 

The…