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October 15, 2024 4:12 PM

PM Modi calls for global standards for AI and data privacy at IMC 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasized the need for global standards on artificial intelligence (AI) and data privacy. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024, where he addressed industry leaders, tech innovators, and startups, ...

October 15, 2024 4:12 PM

AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster

When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been predicted by sophisticated forecasting systems enhanced with artificial intellige...

October 15, 2024 11:21 AM

PM Modi inaugurates 8th edition of ITU-WTSA, to showcase global telecom innovations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 8th edition of the International Telecommunication Union – World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. After the inauguration, he inspected the ex...

October 14, 2024 9:43 PM

Tillman Global Holdings president lauds India’s wireless ecosystem at USISPF summit

Tillman Global Holdings President Sachit Ahuja praised India’s advancements in telecommunications at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Annual India Leadership Summit in New Delhi on Monday, emphasizing the country’s progress in bu...

October 14, 2024 9:15 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024 in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024 on Tuesday at 10 AM at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. During the same event, he will also launch the 8th edition of the India Mobile Congress...

October 14, 2024 3:16 PM

NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa can harbor life

NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of our solar system's most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn whether this ice-encased world believed to harbor a vast underground ocean is habitable. ...

October 14, 2024 2:46 PM

SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test

SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket's towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company's push to bu...

October 14, 2024 12:05 PM

India’s space strategy: harness data and tiny satellites to capture market beyond SpaceX

India has a plan to carve out a beachhead in the battle for commercial space, officials say: crunching space data, building small satellites and launching them cheaply into orbit rather than challenging heavyweights such as SpaceX head-on. In partic...

October 14, 2024 11:22 AM

5G to inject USD 450 billion into Indian economy by 2040: Telecom Minister Scindia

Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday that the adoption of 5G technology in India is expected to contribute an estimated $450 billion to the country’s economy by 2040. Speaking at the Global Standards Symposium, one ...

October 14, 2024 12:21 PM

Moon race, private competition in focus as space powers gather in Milan

The world's space agencies are meeting in Milan this week as geopolitical rivalry fuels a new global race in Earth's orbit and on the moon, with heavy involvement from a private sector toiling to keep pace with Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX. The Inter...

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