Sunita Williams’ fate hangs in balance as NASA weighs return options

Washington (IANS) NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6 and more than two and a half months later, their fate hang in balance as NASA mulls several options which can delay their…

Second Neuralink chip recipient progressing well: Elon Musk

San Francisco (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk on Thursday said that if all goes well, there will be hundreds of people with Neuralink brain chip within a few years, as the second recipient is progressing well. 

The brain-computer…

ESA’s JUICE probe aces moon and earth flyby, marking world

New Delhi (IANS) The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday said that its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe has successfully completed its flyby of the Moon and the Earth, marking a double-first in space history.  

“ESA has successfully…

8 in 10 Indian developers witness enhanced code quality due to AI tools

Bengaluru (IANS) Nearly eight in 10 (81 per cent) developers in India have experienced a perceived increase in code quality due to AI coding tools, a report showed on Wednesday. 

About 66 per cent (over six in 10) believe these tools will enhance…

Make in India: Optiemus begins telecom equipment manufacturing with Tejas Networks

New Delhi (IANS) Homegrown Optiemus Electronics on Tuesday announced its foray into telecom equipment manufacturing with Tata Group’s Tejas Networks as a manufacturing partner, at a time when the government has doubled down on indigenous designing…

Global spending on AI to reach $632 billion in 2028: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The global spending on artificial intelligence (AI), including AI-enabled applications, infrastructure and related IT and business services, is likely to reach $632 billion by 2028, a new report said on Monday. 

The rapid incorporation…

India must focus on genomic surveillance of Mpox virus to curb spread: Experts

New Delhi (IANS) India must focus on genomic surveillance to understand the Mpox virus, and develop ways to curb its spread, said experts on Monday. 

The deadly Mpox virus is seeing another outbreak, especially in Africa, where so far about…

India sees surge in super-luxury car sales amid ‘generational mindset’ shift

New Delhi (IANS) The shifting 'generational mindset' in India is fuelling the growth in luxury goods consumption and super-expensive cars are no exception. According to industry data, the sale of luxury cars from brands like Lamborghini, Ferrari,…

Going global: UAE merchants accept Rupee via UPI to attract Indian customers

New Delhi (IANS) The government of India has been promoting UPI as a global payment platform. Now merchants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are accepting payments via UPI in Rupees to attract Indian customers. 

One of the biggest retail companies…

Fig juice from India goes global thanks to APEDA: Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Saturday informed that the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the export of India's first ready-to-drink fig juice, made from GI-tagged Purandar Figs, to…