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1st supermoon of 2024 ‘looks amazing’, says Elon Musk
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1st supermoon of 2024 ‘looks amazing’, says Elon Musk

New Delhi, Aug 20: Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday called the first Supermoon of 2024, ‘amazing’ to see. From Monday to Wednesday, stargazers can witness a “full moon that is both a supermoon and a blue moon”, said NASA in a post on X.com. “The Moon looks amazing,” Musk said in a post.According to...
Musk willing to serve Trump if he wins, to lead ‘department of government efficiency’
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Musk willing to serve Trump if he wins, to lead ‘department of government...

San Francisco, Aug 20: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said he is willing to serve the country after the US presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that he will consider the tech billionaire for a cabinet role or an advisory post if he wins the election in November. Musk posted “I am...
Local manufacturing to give Rs 25,000 cr annual opportunity for Indian MCE industry
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Local manufacturing to give Rs 25,000 cr annual opportunity for Indian MCE...

New Delhi, Aug 20: As the government prioritises the infrastructure investments, component localisation in the mining and construction equipment (MCE) industry could offer Rs 25,000 crore annual opportunity to construction equipment vendors by FY30, a report showed on Tuesday. Led by components such...
Breaking free from digital dominance of the West: The case for an Indian owned messaging platform
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Breaking free from digital dominance of the West: The case for an Indian owned...

New Delhi/Rohtak, Aug 19: In an article written by Rebecca Kern published in Politico in 2024, it was alleged that WhatsApp had been operating for over eight months worldwide without explicit election disinformation policies. While Meta has implemented stringent guidelines against voter...
India-Australia RISE accelerator calls for startups, MSMEs in agritech sector
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India-Australia RISE accelerator calls for startups, MSMEs in agritech sector

New Delhi, Aug 19: The Atal Innovation Mission and Australia’s CSIRO are inviting applications from start-ups and MSMEs for the India Australia Rapid Innovation and Start-up Expansion (RISE) accelerator a programme designed to support businesses looking to expand between the two countries, the NITI...
Electronics, dairy and poultry products witness export uptick in July: Report
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Electronics, dairy and poultry products witness export uptick in July: Report

New Delhi, Aug 19: India saw an uptick in outbound shipments from several sectors in July, led by electronic goods, meat, dairy and poultry products and oil meals, a report said on Monday. Electronic goods (37.3 per cent), meat, dairy and poultry products (56.2 per cent), oil meals (22 per cent),...
Fig juice from India goes global thanks to APEDA: Centre
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Fig juice from India goes global thanks to APEDA: Centre

New Delhi, Aug 17: The Centre on Saturday informed that the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the export of India's first ready to drink fig juice, made from GI-tagged Purandar Figs, to Poland. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in...
IIT Roorkee, CONCOR to strengthen logistics sector via research, innovation
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IIT Roorkee, CONCOR to strengthen logistics sector via research, innovation

New Delhi, Aug 17: In a bid to boost research and innovation in the logistics sector, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) on Saturday said they have forged a strategic partnership to advance research and development in logistics and supply chain...
Gaming industry welcomes PM Modi
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Gaming industry welcomes PM Modi's I-Day push for sector

New Delhi, Aug 16: The online gaming industry on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for the sector, and noted that it will boost young minds to make a career in the field. In his Independence Day speech from Red Fort on Thursday, PM Modi termed gaming as a huge market in the...
Technology & social media not best tool for kids in classrooms: Study
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Technology & social media not best tool for kids in classrooms: Study

New Delhi, Aug 16: Excessive time spent on technology and social media can hinder children from forming meaningful connections, according to a US based study on Friday. The findings, based on a survey of 1,146 parents, showed that parents are concerned for their children over too much time spent...
India’s new rocket SSLV puts into orbit EOS-08 & a private satellite
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India’s new rocket SSLV puts into orbit EOS-08 & a private satellite

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Aug 16: India, on Friday, successfully orbited two satellites with its new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its third and final developmental flight, the SSLV-D3 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-08 (EOS-08) weighing about 175.5 kg, and SR-0...
ECoR adopts advanced ballastless track technology in tunnels
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ECoR adopts advanced ballastless track technology in tunnels

Bhubaneswar, Aug 14: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has adopted advanced ballastless track technology in the construction of new railway tunnel projects in its jurisdiction that will ensure safety, efficiency and sustainability of rail transport, said ECoR sources on Tuesday. The ECoR initially...
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