SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct historic 'all-civilian' spacewalk

New Delhi (IANS) SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn astronauts on Thursday created history by successfully conducting the first-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk.  

The first commercial spaceflight mission carrying billionaire Jared Isaacman lifted…

1 Cr fraud numbers disconnected via Sanchar Saathi: DoT

New Delhi (IANS) The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Wednesday said that its Sanchar Saathi portal has disconnected ‘one crore fraud numbers’. 

DoT’s Sanchar Saathi portal is a citizen-centric web portal created to fight cyber fraud, enabling…

Every device in the world will have an Indian-made chip: PM Modi

Greater Noida (IANS) Our dream is that every device in the world will have an Indian-made chip and 100 per cent of electronic manufacturing should happen in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. 

Inaugurating the ‘Semicon…

Apple Intelligence coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac next month

Cupertino (California) (IANS) The iPhone maker on Monday announced that Apple Intelligence, its personal intelligence system, will start rolling out next month with iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, with more features launching in the…

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn launches crew for 1st-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk

New Delhi (IANS) Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Polaris Dawn spacecraft on Tuesday launched the first-ever crew for 'all-civilian' spacewalk. 

The first commercial spaceflight mission with a spacewalk carries billionaire Jared Isaacman,…

Cost of EVs to match petrol, diesel vehicles in about 2 years: Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi (IANS) As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) increase in the country, the cost of EVs will almost match petrol and diesel vehicles within the next two years, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Monday. 

Mpox in India: ‘No need to panic, as chances of Covid-like pandemic is minimal’

New Delhi (IANS) Amid one suspected case of Mpox detected in India, health experts on Monday advised not to panic as the monkeypox virus (MPXV) has minimal pandemic potential. 

The government on Sunday informed a suspected case of Mpox in a…

Aiming to launch first uncrewed Starship mission to Mars in 2 years: Musk

San Francisco (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the first uncrewed Starship mission will be launched to the Red Planet in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. 

Starship is the world's most powerful…

Lack of green spaces, long-term air pollution exposure up hospitalisation risk

London (IANS) Lack of green spaces and long-term exposure to air pollution increase the risk of hospitalisation for respiratory conditions, a new study has said. 

Traffic-related air pollution is also strongly linked to the progression from…

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth safely without crew

New Delhi (IANS) Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on Saturday landed back safely on Earth without astronauts, after a three-month trip to the International Space Station (ISS). 

"Touchdown #Starliner," Boeing posted on social media platform…