In a positive development, Sonam Wanghchuk, the man who inspired the character of ‘Fungsuk Wangdu’ in the movie 3 Idiots, has created solar-heated military tents to keep the jawans of Indian Army stationed in Ladakh region warm. It can be used by 10 Indian Army jawans at a time and is portable. Sharing the images […]
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ISRO offers free 12-day online course on Satellite Navigation from March 1
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is inviting applications from students, professionals and researchers for a free online course which will be conducted from March 1 to 12, 2021. The course, titled “Satellite-based Navigation: A Journey from GPS to Mobile Phone Platform”, is being offered through the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), which is […]
NASA’s rover Perseverance makes historic landing on Mars, Miss the landing? Catch the highlights here
NASA’s rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology lab ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely inside a vast crater, the first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on Mars. Rover Perseverance is the most advanced, most expensive and most sophisticated mobile laboratory sent […]
Twitter introduces Voice Messages to DMs in India, Brazil, Japan
American social network company Twitter has introduced voice messages to direct messages as a new feature for users in India, Brazil, and Japan. The new feature allows users to send a voice DM (Direct Message) or a voice clip to the Twitter contact. Voice DMs extends the ability to send voice notes as direct messages […]
Is Koo the new Twitter? Read all details & controversies about it
After the Centre rebuked Twitter for not complying with its orders to take down certain content, home-grown social media app Koo started witnessing a surge with top politicians flocking to it. After Twitter refused to block accounts of journalists, politicians, and activists tweeting on farmers’ protests, a push has been started by many to an […]
Twitter restores accounts related with Kisan agitation hours after withholding them
Social Media Platform Twitter has restored the accounts related to kisan agitation in India. Twitter had suspended around 250 accounts citing legal issues. It had said that it has received complaints against these accounts. Social media activists had termed decision of the Twitter as an attempt to suppress voice of farmers. Among those accounts that […]
US electric car giant Tesla enters India, sets up centre at Bengaluru
Ending years of wait, electric car maker Tesla has finally entered India by registering the company in Bengaluru. Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited has been incorporated and the registered address is in Lavelle Road, Bengaluru according to the details available on the Registrar of Companies website. “Company registered its Indian subsidiary with the […]
Twitter suspends 70K accounts associated with QAnon, read about it here
Twitter on Monday had announced that more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended following the riots in Washington DC stating that these accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon associated content. QAnon is often portrayed as a shadowy collection of individuals who claim President Donald Trump is secretly battling a network of paedophiles in the […]
Tata Safari to make a comeback as 7-seat SUV Gravitas, bookings to open this month
One of the most iconic SUVs of the Indian market– Tata Safari – is back. Tata Motors has decided to resurrect the iconic Safari nameplate with its upcoming flagship SUV. Introduced at the Auto Expo 2020 as the Gravitas, the 7-seat SUV will be launched as the new Tata Safari, and will arrive in showrooms […]
AIIMS, IIT Delhi operated School of Int’t Biodesign invites candidates for 1-yr fellowship
The School of International Biodesign (SiB) — jointly operated by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi — has invited online applications for a one-year fellowship ‘iFellowship’. SiB is an innovation programme implemented by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India at AIIMS, […]