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December 13, 2024 1:04 PM

Genomes reveal timing of Homo sapiens interbreeding with Neanderthals

Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on Earth, thanks to interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. New r...

December 12, 2024 3:30 PM

Firefly Sparkle galaxy offers a taste of the infant Milky Way

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle because its gleaming star clusters resemble the bioluminescent bugs - in a discovery that is giving astronomers a peek at what our Milk...

December 11, 2024 8:23 PM

8.6 lakh candidates enrolled in ‘IndiaAI Future Skills’ initiative: IT Minister

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that 8.6 lakh candidates have enrolled in the IndiaAI Future Skills platform, a program aimed at democratizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and skillin...

December 11, 2024 12:55 PM

India to build Bharat Antariksha Station by 2035, to land an Indian on Moon by 2040: Jitendra Singh

India is set to achieve groundbreaking milestones in space exploration with plans to establish its own space station, Bharat Antariksha Station, by 2035 and to land an Indian astronaut on the Moon by 2040. Union Minister of State for Science & Te...

December 11, 2024 10:22 AM

Gaganyaan: First uncrewed spaceflight mission likely this month

Over the next three weeks, India is targeting to send its first uncrewed or experimental mission as part of Gaganyaan - which envisages a demonstration of ISRO’s human spaceflight capability - while a crewed spaceflight mission is targeted for Octo...

December 10, 2024 11:59 AM

Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip

Google announced on Monday that it has overcome a significant challenge in quantum computing with the introduction of a new generation of chips. The company demonstrated the ability to solve a computing problem in five minutes that would take a class...

December 10, 2024 11:07 AM

India’s digital transformation: strengthening infrastructure and governance

India has emerged as a global leader in digital adoption, with significant advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and digital governance. These developments have strengthened the country’s digital econ...

December 8, 2024 1:40 PM

ISRO shares video of PSLV-C59/Proba-3 mission’s successful liftoff

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday released a video showcasing the successful liftoff of the PSLV-C59/Proba-3 mission, along with key moments like PSOM separation, stage ignition, and satellite deployment. Sharing the video ...

December 7, 2024 3:03 PM

ICRISAT trains scientists to model climate-smart solutions for mixed farming systems

Twenty-three agricultural scientists from six countries in Asia and Africa received training in advanced modeling tools from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). This initiative is part of the CGIAR Initiati...

December 6, 2024 7:59 PM

Hanle in Ladakh prime candidate for quantum communications tech: Indian researchers

India’s unique geographical diversity could play a critical role in transmitting quantum signals into space for more efficient satellite-based quantum communications, researchers from Bengaluru’s Raman Research Institute (RRI) said on Friday. Th...

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