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May 29, 2026 7:11 PM

Mission Mausam gets major boost as India launches first SkyCast system at IGI Airport

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh on Friday inaugurated India’s first “SkyCast” aviation weather monitoring system at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, saying the coun...

May 29, 2026 4:42 PM

Scientists develop light-powered nano-catalyst for cleaner and energy-efficient chemical manufacturing

Researchers at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) have developed a novel light-driven nano-catalyst that could make the manufacturing of medicines and industrial chemicals cleaner, faster and more energy efficient by reducing depende...

May 29, 2026 3:22 PM

Odisha govt signs semiconductor substrate manufacturing pact with Intel, 3DGS: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Odisha government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intel and 3D Glass Solutions (3DGS) to bring substrate manufacturing technology to India, according to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishna...

May 29, 2026 2:50 PM

India’s 47% of total additional data center capacity to be in Mumbai over the next five years: Report

Mumbai continues to hold the dominant position in the data center race in India, currently accounting for approximately 50 per cent of the total data center capacity in the country. The State benefits from submarine cable landing stations, a reliable...

May 29, 2026 2:49 PM

Samsung ships next-generation AI chip samples to global customers

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has begun shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, marking the world's first shipment of the next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) memory product. The move come...

May 29, 2026 12:03 PM

CNN files lawsuit against Perplexity alleging unlawful content distribution

CNN on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Perplexity in New York federal court, alleging the AI search engine provider is unlawfully distributing its copyrighted content, marking the latest legal tussle between the AI firm and a news publisher. The co...

May 29, 2026 11:18 AM

Anthropic nears $1 trillion-dollar valuation, surpasses OpenAI in latest funding round

Anthropic has reportedly reached a valuation close to $1 trillion after raising $65 billion in its latest funding round, surpassing rival OpenAI as both companies prepare for potential stock market debuts. The funding round, led by Altimeter Capital...

May 29, 2026 10:02 AM

Blue Origin rocket explodes during test, setback for bid to catch Musk’s SpaceX

An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s IPO-bound SpaceX. Video posted by NASASpaceflight, a Yo...

May 27, 2026 1:43 PM

NASA outlines vision for lunar ‘city’ amid renewed moon race

NASA has outlined an ambitious long-term vision for establishing a sustained human presence on the Moon, signalling a shift from the short-duration Apollo-era missions toward the development of a permanent lunar settlement. During a presentation at ...

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