88 years of service to the nation
Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
SpaceX now has 1,469 Starlink satellites active: Musk
Sci - Tech

SpaceX now has 1,469 Starlink satellites active: Musk

San Francisco, Jan 16: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 "moving to operational orbits currently. The CEO added, "laser links activate soon". In July 2021, Musk said that laser links in orbit can reduce long-distance latency by as...
I&B ministry Twitter account hacked, restored later
Sci - Tech

I&B ministry Twitter account hacked, restored later

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Twitter account of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was compromised on Wednesday.The account, however, was restored later on. The hacker renamed the account as Elon Musk and tweeted a great job. The account was restored and posts made by hackers were deleted....
Data of over 1.1 mn customers stolen at 17 well-known firms
Sci - Tech

Data of over 1.1 mn customers stolen at 17 well-known firms

New York, Jan 6: More than 1.1 million online accounts have been compromised in cyber attacks at 17 well-known companies, New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced.Without revealing the names of the companies, James released a 'Business Guide for Credential Stuffing Attacks' that details...
Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy was first employee to be hired for Tesla
Sci - Tech

Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy was first employee to be hired for Tesla's...

Houston, Jan 3: Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, who has been using social media to recruit people, has disclosed that Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy was the first employee to be hired for his electric vehicle company's Autopilot team.Ashok was the first person recruited from my tweet saying that...
NASAs James Webb telescope enroute space to probe our origin
Sci - Tech

NASA's James Webb telescope enroute space to probe our origin

Washington, Dec 26: After nearly two and a half decades of hard work, the US space agency and its partners on Saturday launched its next-generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, that will help solve mysteries in our solar system, look beyond to distant worlds around other...
Astronomers uncover largest group of rogue planets yet
Sci - Tech

Astronomers uncover largest group of 'rogue planets' yet

London, Dec 24: A team of astronomers, using data from several European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes and other facilities, has discovered at least 70 new rogue planets in our galaxy.Rogue planets, lurking far away from any star illuminating them, would normally be impossible to image....
Google invites applications for newsroom leadership programme in India
Sci - Tech

Google invites applications for newsroom leadership programme in India

New Delhi, Dec 20: Tech giant Google on Monday announced the launch of its first India-focused Newsroom Leadership programme, in collaboration with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.The six-month long programme, to be conducted virtually in this edition, aims to enhance the...
Google facing probe for how it treats Black female workers: Report
Sci - Tech

Google facing probe for how it treats Black female workers: Report

San Francisco, Dec 18: The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is probing how Google treats its Black female employees, the media reported.The US regulator has been asking Google workers questions about harassment and discrimination after receiving formal complaints, reports...
India successfully test fires nuclear capable ballistic missile
National

India successfully test fires nuclear capable ballistic missile

New Delhi, Dec 18: India successfully test fired a new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni P' on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said.The ministry said that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile...
NASAs solar probe creates history, touches Suns upper atmosphere
Sci - Tech

NASA's solar probe creates history, touches Sun's upper atmosphere

Washington, Dec 15: For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere -- the corona -- and sampled particles and magnetic fields there, the US space agency has said.The first-ever passage through the corona at...
IIT-K develops device to detect soil health in 90 seconds
Sci - Tech

IIT-K develops device to detect soil health in 90 seconds

Kanpur, Dec 13: The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) has developed a portable soil testing device that can detect soil health in just 90 seconds through an embedded mobile application.The technology titled Portable Soil Testing Device or BhuParikshak will assist individual farmers in...
Scientists find faster method of predicting space weather
Sci - Tech

Scientists find faster method of predicting space weather

New Delhi, Dec 10: Scientists have identified a faster method of predicting space weather using the Solar Radio Bursts (SRBs) from eruptions driven by Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) of the Sun that have been found to predict space weather hazards rapidly, with the help of ground-based instruments. ...
X