New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed making the acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) mandatory for all electric cars, buses, and trucks with effect from October 1, 2027, keeping road safety in mind. The ministry in a draft notification, said that all new models of electric passenger and goods vehicles manufactured…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil state-owned BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G network, marking India’s entry into a coveted league of nations that produce and manufacture telecom equipment. The India-made network is cloud-based, future-ready, and can upgrade seamlessly to 5G, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. BSNL’s 4G stack will be rolled out on September 27…
India has just crossed another milestone in its long march toward strategic self-reliance. With the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully developing mobile launch systems for the Agni series of ballistic missiles, the country has joined an exclusive club of military powers, till now restricted to the United States and China. For once, this…
(Special Correspondent) On October 6, 2025, the Indian Navy will add a sharp new blade to its arsenal when Androth, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), is commissioned at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. The event, to be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, marks not just…
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday inaugurated ARM’s new office in Bengaluru and said the company will design two-nanometer chips at its new unit. He said India has made significant progress in the semiconductor sector since 2014 due to a stable and forward-looking policy framework under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Washington: President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. “This is taking our country to a new level,” he said at the center of a long table surrounded…
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) licensed nine cutting-edge technologies to industry partners under its Medical Innovations-Patent Mitra initiative, at an event in Bharat Mandapam here on Thursday. The India MedTech Expo 2025 resulted in 17 licensing deals for innovations developed by various ICMR institutes in the areas of infectious disease diagnostics,…
New Delhi: India is likely to seal two mega submarine deals worth over Rs one lakh crore by the middle of next year to crank up its undersea warfare capabilities against the backdrop of China’s increasing naval prowess, authoritative sources said on Sunday. The first project that is being negotiated is for the procurement of…
Noida: Union Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inaugurated Optiemus Infracom’s tempered glass screen protectors factory here with an outlay of Rs 870 crore. Earlier this month, the company launched RhinoTech — Made-in-India tempered glass screen protectors, which use glass engineered by US-based Corning. Optiemus Infracom has invested Rs 70 crore in the…
Odisha: India on Saturday successfully carried out the maiden flight tests of its indigenously developed Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), marking a breakthrough in the country’s quest for a self-reliant, multi-layered shield against aerial threats. The tests were conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) off the Odisha coast around 12:30 pm….
