Washington: An American space technology company plans to sell on-demand sunlight at night at precise locations on Earth by placing massive reflecting mirrors in orbit, using launch services from India’s Skyroot Aerospace. California-based Reflect Orbital plans to launch a constellation of satellites to provide on-demand sunlight for services such as illuminating disaster zones for search…
New Delhi: India aims to double its 5G user base from 550 million to one billion by 2030, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday, adding that the country, which was behind the world in 4G, has resolved to lead the world in 6G. Speaking at the inauguration of the 10th edition of the India…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday slammed US business tycoon Elon Musk over his allegations that Starlink’s satcom services are being blocked, and made it clear that demonstrating compliance with security norms is an absolute must for every satcom licensee in the country. The government also emphasised that a fair and non-discriminatory framework is in…
Washington: Lockheed Martin is looking to further expand its production capabilities in India if it wins the bid to supply medium transport aircraft for its armed forces, a senior official of the aerospace company said. In August, India issued a tender for procurement of 60 medium transport aircraft at a cost of USD 10.5 billion….
Chinese AI tool raises fresh concerns over misuse MS Sparsha The intensifying race in artificial intelligence between the United States and China is producing remarkable advances. But it is also exposing a darker question: what happens when increasingly capable AI systems can be persuaded to cross the very safety boundaries their developers have built to…
Singapore: Ampace, a provider of advanced lithium-ion energy storage solutions, today presented results from a large-scale fire test (LSFT) of its PU100 UPS battery system at Data Centre World Asia 2026. In a conference presentation titled “LSFT for UPS Battery System: Last Key Piece toward Ultimate Safety,” Dr. Drew Feng examined evolving fire safety requirements…
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed the “first high-value deep tech project agreement” with a start-up, collaborating for indigenous development of a dilution refrigerator — specialised cryogenic systems capable of achieving extremely low temperatures in the millikelvin range — for quantum applications, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The signing…
Bengaluru: Karnataka is preparing to scale up the second Quantum India Bengaluru Summit in 2027 into a major global platform for quantum research, innovation, industry collaboration and investment, Minister for Science & Technology Ajay Dharam Singh said on Sunday. He said the state has set a target of a USD 20-billion quantum economy by 2035….
New York: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella lauded Seattle’s burgeoning technology community and its strengthening relationship with India as he addressed leading Indian-origin tech CEOs from across sectors including AI, quantum computing and enterprise software. Nadella was the guest of honour at a special event organised by the Consulate General of India in Seattle…
For decades, Bharat’s inability to design and manufacture a powerful indigenous aircraft engine has been cited by critics as proof of the limits of its defence-industrial capability. The Kaveri story, however, is beginning to tell a very different tale. The pessimists may have had plenty of ammunition in the past. Kaveri did not meet the…
