ICMR to advance 1st-in-human trials for Zika, flu vax, blood cancers with industry partners

New Delhi (IANS) In a significant move to strengthen India’s clinical research ecosystem, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday announced that it has partnered with industry and academics to advance first-in-human clinical trials…

UIDAI extends free Aadhaar update scheme till Dec 14

New Delhi (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday extended its free-of-cost Aadhaar update scheme till December 14. 

The date was earlier set to expire on September 14, following which uploading documents on…

96 pc of Indian midmarket firms prioritising Gen AI, faster than the world

New Delhi (IANS) About 96 per cent of Indian organisations (between 250 and 1,500 employees) are prioritising generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), compared to 91 per cent in the rest of the world, a report showed on Friday. 

Adopting…

Mission Mausam: Centre to install wider network of radars, wind profilers by 2026

New Delhi (IANS) Amid rising global warming and related climate challenges around the world, the Union government's Mission Mausam is expected to boost India’s weather and climate forecasting by 2026, said MoES Secretary. 

Approved by the…

CMFRI decodes genome sequence of Asian green mussel

Kochi (IANS) In a breakthrough in bivalve research, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has unearthed the genome secret of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis). 

This is the first-ever chromosome-level genome sequencing…

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,…