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March 19, 2024 9:35 AM

South Korea hosted summit warns of AI risks to democracy

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as some officials attending a global summit accused Russia and China of conducting malicious propaganda campai...

March 15, 2024 9:45 PM

Govt approves EV scheme to attract global manufacturers

The Union government has approved a scheme inviting global manufacturers of electric vehicles to establish production facilities in India. The scheme, offering import concessions, aims to position India as a “manufacturing destination” for elect...

March 15, 2024 12:26 PM

SpaceX Starship disintegrates after completing most of third test flight

SpaceX's Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight through space on its third try on Thursday, getting farther than ever before, but disintegrated on its return to Earth. D...

March 13, 2024 4:30 PM

India will soon commence production of semiconductor chips: PM Modi

India will soon start commercial production of semiconductors and related products, becoming a global powerhouse in the sector, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he laid the foundation stone for three new semiconductor plants on Wednesday. "Today...

March 13, 2024 12:51 PM

PM Modi lays foundation stone for three semiconductor plants worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore

In a move to enhance India’s semiconductor ecosystem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for three new semiconductor plants - two in Gujarat and one in Assam. Tata Group will set up two out of the three plants. PM ...

March 11, 2024 7:46 PM

PM Modi hails Mission Divyastra: First Flight Test of Indigenously Developed Agni-5 Missile with MIRV

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for their remarkable achievement in the successful execution of Mission Divyastra. This historic mission marked the maiden flight te...

March 11, 2024 5:22 PM

Elon Musk takes another swing at OpenAI, makes xAI’s Grok chatbot open-source

Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would open-source its ChatGPT challenger "Grok" this week, days after he sued OpenAI for abandoning its original mission in favor of a for-profit model. The billionaire has warned on s...

March 11, 2024 1:57 PM

PM Modi felicitates “Namo Drone Didis” and “Lakhpati Didis”

In a bid to empower women living in rural areas by training them to become drone pilots for agricultural tasks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed drones to 1,000 “Namo Drone Didis” in the national capital on Monday. The NaMo Drone Didi...

March 6, 2024 4:34 PM

India eyeing a five-fold increase in its share of global space economy by 2030, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

India is targeting a five-fold increase in its share of the global space economy by 2030, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, was speaking at the launc...

March 6, 2024 1:12 AM

Meta platforms worldwide outage: Users frustrated, Elon Musk takes a Jab

Facebook and Instagram services were restored after an outage was reported in India and many other parts of the world Tuesday evening. Users complained about log in issues on both these social media platforms. They were logged out of both Facebook a...

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