Category: Technology

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted high-altitude trials of an indigenous life support system for pilots onboard Tejas light combat aircraft. The defence ministry said cutting-edge life support systems have been designed to generate and regulate breathable oxygen for pilots during flight, eliminating dependence on traditional cylinder-based oxygen. The…

NEW DELHI: More than 500 million verifications for over 3,000 clients! Fuelled by regulatory requirements and digital transformations, the demand for identity verification and digital credentialing will grow further for background verification platform OnGrid, says its co-founder and CEO Piyush Peshwani. Founded in 2016 by IIT Bombay graduates Piyush Peshwani and Vineet Bansal, OnGrid describes…

Washington:  Calling for ramping up collaboration in space exploration, including on long-duration human spaceflight missions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump hailed 2025 as a “pioneering year for US-India civil space cooperation.” The two leaders, who also launched the INDUS Innovation bridge, held wide-ranging talks on Thursday (Friday IST) focussing on broadening the…

Washington: India and the US unveiled an ambitious plan to ink a new 10-year defence partnership and pursue co-production of key weapons and platforms with President Donald Trump announcing that Washington would increase sales of military hardware to New Delhi by millions of dollars including possible supply of F-35 stealth combat jets. After their wide-ranging…

Bengaluru: On the final day of Aero India 2025, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has announced that the HAL Management Academy, its nodal training agency, and the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad have signed a MoU to strengthen industry-academia collaboration in advanced technologies. The partnership will focus on joint research, internships, and technical education in areas…

Bengaluru: Maker of Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas,’ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Tuesday assured it will soon start delivering the airplane to the Indian Air Force with the technical difficulties now being resolved, amid reports of concerns raised by IAF chief AP Singh in this connection. HAL Chairman and Managing Director D K Sunil said, “The…

Paris: The ongoing AI Action Summit has added yet another aspect to the “growing India-France strategic partnership”, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said here on Tuesday. The plenary session of the mega event was co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. At a briefing held here on the prime minister’s visit to…

:New Delhi A range of naval aviation assets, including MiG-29K — a fourth generation carrier-borne fighter aircraft — Seaking 42B and anti-ship helicopters will be showcased by the Indian Navy at the Aero India 2025, officials said on Sunday. Besides, the Navy will also display the Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) in the exhibition area. The…

Bengaluru: The prowess and agility of India’s defense aircraft, built mostly with indigenous components, will be on display in Bengaluru on Monday, the inaugural day of Aero India 2025. The aerial display will start at 10.20 am on the inaugural day. Six acts are planned for the inaugural aerial display, including intricate maneuvers by HAL…

New Delhi: India’s AI story is not just about replicating the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, but going beyond to create “headlining discoveries” with the right strategic funding, says Prayank Swaroop, partner at leading venture capital firm Accel. The DeepSeek moment of innovation has succeeded in sparking global interest around the…