New Delhi: India on Sunday carried out a successful trial of a laser-directed energy weapon system, joining a select group of nations with the new-age armament used to bring down hostile drones and unmanned aircraft. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the weapon system was tested at Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool. India is among…
Mumbai: Maharashtra has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s state-owned company ROSATOM to develop a small modular reactor based on thorium fuel. This is perhaps the first time a state government will be venturing into the arena of nuclear energy, which has otherwise been exclusively under the control of the Department of Atomic…
New Delhi: The evaluation of AI-Large Language Model applications is in the final stage, and over the next few weeks, the government will shortlist entities that will receive funding under the India AI Mission, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. Vaishnaw was speaking at an event to inaugurate the Vinod Dham Centre of Excellence…
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the army conducted four successful flight-tests of the army version of the medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) from an island off the coast of Odisha on April 3 and 4, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. The four operational flight trials were carried out against high-speed…
United Nations: India and China are the only developing countries in the world with significant private investments in AI in 2023, according to a UN report. India ranks tenth. The 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, issued by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), also states that India ranked 36th in 2024 on the ‘Readiness for Frontier…
New Delhi: The CBI should look for collaborations with the academia and industries in the light of the changes being brought about by Artificial Intelligence in economic, social and technological fronts, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Delivering the 21st D P Kohli memorial lecture on the 62nd Foundation Day of the Central…
Bengaluru: Isro has announced significant progress in the design and development of a Semicryogenic engine or Liquid Oxygen / Kerosene engine with a high thrust of 2,000 kN (kilonewton) that will power the Semicryogenic booster stage of the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3). The first breakthrough in the semicryogenic engine development programme was achieved on March…
New Delhi: The government on Friday approved a long-awaited non-semiconductor electronics component production-linked incentive scheme with an outlay of Rs 22,919 crore, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The Union Cabinet in its meeting here on Friday, approved the proposal. The minister said that the scheme will attract investments of around Rs 59,350…
New Delhi: Vodafone Idea on Wednesday launched its 5G services in India, starting from Mumbai with five more cities up next, as the telco bets on the new offering to arrest subscriber churn and place it on a firm footing against larger rivals in the world’s second-largest telecom market. For now, Vodafone Idea’s 5G services…
New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday welcomed Elon Musk’s Starlink to India and said it will help railway projects in remote areas of the country. “Starlink, welcome to India! Will be useful for remote area railway projects,” Vaishnaw posted on social media platform X. Vaishnaw is also the minister for information and broadcasting, as…
