Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first AL-31FP Aero Engine, manufactured under the 240 engine contract, to the Indian Air Force at Koraput in Odisha. The contract for 240 AL-31FP Aero Engines for Su-30MKI aircraft was signed on September nine, Bengaluru-headquartered HAL noted in a statement on Tuesday, adding, these engines would…
Vijayawada: In a landmark effort to revolutionize energy efficiency in India’s industrial sector, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has partnered with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to launch the Demonstration of Energy Efficiency Projects (DEEP) initiative. This large-scale pilot project will focus on deploying cutting-edge global…
New Delhi: India and the UK on Wednesday launched a Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) with an aim to create a gender-inclusive environment in the field of space scienes. The initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the British Council as part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative…
Nagraj Neelakantam India’s growing partnership with the United States in technology and semiconductors marks a pivotal moment in the country’s economic and technological progress. Following discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, a significant collaboration was announced to establish a semiconductor fabrication plant in India. This initiative is set to attract…
New Delhi: A series of measures to improve ease of doing business, zero tolerance for corruption and the focused effort on emerging sectors like electronics have helped promote ‘Make In India’ and boost both domestic and foreign investments in the country, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. “We have achieved great success…
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit saw a high-profile roundtable with leading American tech CEOs, including Sundar Pichai of Google, where India’s ambitious digital and technological goals were at the forefront. Modi emphasized India’s growth prospects and the potential for stronger collaborations across technology, AI, healthcare, and more. The meeting, held at the…
Ranchi: An Election Commission team headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar arrived in Jharkhand on Monday to review the preparedness for the upcoming assembly polls, an official said. The team, on a two-day visit, will hold a series of meetings with political parties, enforcement agencies and government officials. “Four meetings are scheduled on…
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) too could be capable of ‘learning by thinking’, which is known to be core to a great discovery, according to a review. Cognitive scientists have documented how people learn from observation, in which one acquires knowledge by observing the external world. However, another way of learning — a relatively neglected…
New Delhi: In a significant step towards advancing India’s renewable energy and green hydrogen goals, NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has inked a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL). The agreement, signed on September 17th, 2024, in Jaipur, aims to develop large-scale green energy and hydrogen projects in Rajasthan,…
London: The European Union’s top court on Tuesday rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court’s earlier decision in the case, saying it “confirms…
