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Centre doubles down on systematic overhaul of semiconductor design approach
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Centre doubles down on systematic overhaul of semiconductor design approach

New Delhi, March 21: In a bid to make chip design a strategic necessity, the government is in the process of systematic overhaul of semiconductor design approach at more than 300 organisations across the country including 250 academic institutions and 65 startups. According to the Ministry of...
Centre issues 1,298 blocking orders related to online betting, gaming
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Centre issues 1,298 blocking orders related to online betting, gaming

New Delhi, March 20: In a bid to curb the risks posed by online gaming and potential harms like addiction, the government has issued 1,298 blocking directions related to online betting/gambling/gaming websites (including mobile applications) between the year 2022-24. According to Minister of...
Empathy can help journalists beat AI: President Murmu at Ramnath Goenka Awards
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Empathy can help journalists beat AI: President Murmu at Ramnath Goenka Awards

New Delhi, March 20: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday noted that AI, which is disrupting the world with opportunities as well as challenges, has entered the field of media too but it can never replace "journalism based on human values". "Machines have already started compiling and editing...
Chandrayaan-4 to pioneer lunar docking tech, lunar sample collection: Jitendra Singh
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Chandrayaan-4 to pioneer lunar docking tech, lunar sample collection: Jitendra...

New Delhi, March: 20 The Chandrayaan-4 mission, slated for launch in 2047, will pioneer lunar docking technology, and bring back lunar samples, said Union Minister of State for the Department of Space, Jitendra Singh, in Parliament on Wednesday. Singh said the success of the upcoming Chandrayaan-4...
India AI Mission, Gates Foundation to soon collaborate on creating AI solutions: Minister
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India AI Mission, Gates Foundation to soon collaborate on creating AI solutions:...

New Delhi, March 19: Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday said a collaboration between India AI Mission and the Gates Foundation, an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is on the cards. In a post...
Centre collaborates with Meta to boost consumer protection
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Centre collaborates with Meta to boost consumer protection

New Delhi, March 19: The Centre and Meta on Tuesday announced a collaboration to empower consumers through digital literacy initiatives under the government’s flagship ‘Jago Grahak Jago’ programme. The joint campaign ‘Be an Empowered Consumer’ seeks to educate Indians on recognising online threats...
Google celebrates March’s final Half Moon with interactive doodle
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Google celebrates March’s final Half Moon with interactive doodle

New Delhi, March 19: Tech giant Google on Wednesday celebrated March’s final Half Moon with an interactive doodle. The Doodle features a celestial card game to test players' knowledge of the lunar cycle. For the game, users need to compete against the Moon. Users need to match different phases of...
NPCI in talks to remove ‘pull transactions’ on UPI to reduce digital frauds
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NPCI in talks to remove ‘pull transactions’ on UPI to reduce digital frauds

Mumbai, March 18: In an effort to curb rising digital frauds, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is reportedly in early discussions with banks to eliminate ‘pull transactions’ on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Most frauds are happening through the pull method, and NPCI is...
Hero Motors joins Germany’s STP to manufacture forged powertrain parts in India
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Hero Motors joins Germany’s STP to manufacture forged powertrain parts in India

New Delhi, March 18: Hero Motors Limited (HML) on Tuesday announced a strategic joint venture (JV) with Schmiede Technik Plettenberg (STP), Germany, to manufacture forged powertrain components in India for global markets. The manufacturing facility likely to commence production by mid-2026 is set to...
Sunita Williams set to return home today after extended ISS mission
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Sunita Williams set to return home today after extended ISS mission

Washington, March 18: Indian-descent American astronaut Sunita Williams, is scheduled to return to Earth Tuesday evening, ending an unusually protracted stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A spacecraft carrying Williams and three other astronauts will undock from the ISS in a few...
NASA-SpaceX postpone Falcon 9 mission to return stranded astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore due to technical fault
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NASA-SpaceX postpone Falcon 9 mission to return stranded astronauts Sunita...

New Delhi, March 13: SpaceX has postponed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which was scheduled to carry a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and return the "stranded" NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. The launch, originally planned for today from...
Scientists focus on a new antibody to fight treatment-resistant cancers
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Scientists focus on a new antibody to fight treatment-resistant cancers

New Delhi, March 13: A team of scientists is investigating a new type of antibody, which stimulates the immune system to target cancer cells and slows tumour growth in treatment-resistant breast and ovarian cancers. IgG is the commonly used antibody treatment that activates the patient’s own immune...
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