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Himachal govt committed to promote science among youth, says CM Sukkhu

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state government is organising the 32nd Himachal Pradesh Children's Science Congress (HPCSC)-2024 and is committed to promoting science among youth.He said that the Children's Science Congress reflects the government's strong commitment to the popularisation and promotion of science among the youth. The theme for this year's Children's Science Congress is 'Traditional Knowledge Systems and Modern Science.'He said that this mega event has commenced on October 18. Approximately 22,000 students and 8,000 teachers are participating in this mega event and program, which is being held in all 73 sub-divisions on 18th, 19th, 21st and 22nd October and across all 12 districts on 6th and 8th November, 2024, a release said.A grand state-level celebration will be held on November 13 & 14.While extending best wishes to all participating teachers and students, the Chief Minister said that their enthusiasm and dedication would undoubtedly shape ...

L&T Semicon expects chip production to start in 2 yrs; to set up unit later

Fabless chip company L&T Semiconductor Technologies expects manufacturing of semiconductor products designed by it to start in the next two years, a top company official said. While speaking to PTI, L&T Semiconductor Technologies CEO Sandeep Kumar said the company will set up its chip manufacturing plants after achieving a threshold revenue in the range of USD 50 million to USD 1 billion for different semiconductor technologies. The company is building teams to handle around 15 different products in parallel, and it is already halfway on that journey, he added. "We will have the full force ready in the next six months. By the end of this year, we will be able to handle 15 parallel product designs. Since we have half the team, roughly six product designs have already started. Those designs will launch sometime by the end of next year, and production will start in two years from today," Kumar said. He said the company is of the view that starting as a fabless chip firm is ...

OpenAI discusses giving CEO Sam Altman 7% stake in for-profit shift

OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit research organization with the goal of building artificial intelligence that would be safe and beneficial to humanity

SC reserves verdict on review plea of customs dept against 2021 judgement

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will be providing some details next week concerning the collegium's recommendations on the appointment of chief justices in several high courts in the country. The submissions to this effect were made by Attorney General R Venkataramani before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud while seeking an adjournment of the hearing on a PIL which is listed for hearing on Friday. "I will be providing some details about the collegium's recommendations. Please list the plea (which is listed on Friday) after a week," the top law officer told the bench which also comprised justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The bench said the submissions for the adjournment can be made on Friday itself as the matter is already on board. Meanwhile, the CJI told the top law officer that the Jharkhand government has filed a contempt petition against the Centre for not appointing the Chief Justice in the high court in the state. The Hemant Soren

How technology is helping D2C brands hitch ride on quick commerce

Digital commerce has evolved with payment gateways becoming faster, simpler and user-friendly

History in making: SpaceX mission crew complete first commercial spacewalk

The crew of four on board SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission soared to a record 1,400 km above Earth - the farthest humans have travelled since the Apollo programme over 50 years ago

Voyaging into eternity: Nasa switches thrusters of probe 24 billion km away

After travelling over 47 years in space, Nasa's Voyager 1 spacecraft thrusters have reportedly been clogged with silicon dioxide impairing its communication with earth

Biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan to be awarded 1st Vigyan Ratna award

Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan has been selected for first Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, the top most science award instituted by the government this year. The government on Wednesday announced 33 Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskars, which include 18 Vigyan Yuva Puraskars for young scientists and 13 Vigyan Shri Puraskars and a Vigyan Team award that went to Team Chandrayaan-3. Earlier this year, the government had instituted the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar recognizing outstanding and inspiring scientific, technological and innovation contributions of researchers, technologists and innovators in the field of science, technology and innovation. The Vigyan Shri awardees are astrophysicist Annapurini Subramanian, agriculture scientist Anandharamakrishnan C, Avesh Kumar Tyagi (Atomic Energy), Prof. Umesh Varshney and Prof. Jayant Bhalchandra Udgaonkar (both in the field of Biological Sciences), Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi (Earth Sciences), Prof. Bhim Singh (Engineering Sciences), Prof. ..

China's secretive spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology: Experts

The U.S. first launched its uncrewed Boeing X-37B spaceplane in 2010, while Russia has recently launched several satellites that U.S. officials suspect may be weapons, a charge Russia has denied

Vaishnaw takes charge of IT ministry, to focus on tech, manufacturing

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the government will push ahead with its tech-driven agenda of cementing India's global lead in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and as a technology and digital hub. Taking charge of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), he said the Modi government's Digital India initiatives have empowered the common man, bringing transformative changes through Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and other enabling programmes over the last 10 years. Vaishnaw retained his electronics and IT portfolio in Modi 3.0 government. He took charge as the minister of electronics and IT on Tuesday morning, after assuming charge of the railways as well information and broadcasting ministries. The minister said his efforts will be to ensure that technology continues to bring positive changes in lives of people in the country, and empowers youth with a promise of a future driven by new-age tech.

CUET UG 2024 exams: 79.5% attendance recorded on 2nd day, higher than first

The CUET UG 2024 attendance was higher than what NTA had recorded on the first day (75%), held on May 15, 2024. The first day was held for Biology, Chemistry, English and General Tests

National Pi Day 2024: Everything you need to know about the special day

Pi Day 2024 is celebrated every year on 14 March. This day is dedicated to the mathematical constant pi (3.14), and it is a time to celebrate the excellence of maths and its applications

National Science Day 2024: All you need to know about Raman Effect

National Science Day 2024 is celebrated on February 28 to honour Dr. CV Raman for his discovery of the Raman Effect. National Science Day is a great day for all researchers and science lovers

Tech cos using content without consent: IPA prez Pansa on AI material

The International Publishers' Association (IPA) president Karine Pansa accused big technology companies of using copyrighted content "without permission" for AI-generated materials and urged publishers to raise their concerns. Pansa, who recently visited India for the ongoing New Delhi World Book Fair, said the IPA is holding discussions with its member countries, including India, on how to deal with the big tech companies for infringing publishers' copyrights by "reproducing their materials without permission" for AI training. "The big tech companies are using the content available on the internet to regenerate the new content without consent, and part of this content is books, the content of which belongs to the publishers. It is being used without their permission, consent, licensed payment, and remuneration. "So it is an important part of the IPA's job to discuss how each country is going to deal with this new technology and this new copyright infringement," Pansa told PTI, addi

DST mulls over positioning India as global S&T leader for Viksit Bharat

Secretary DST suggested organising brainstorming sessions to further dwell on such plans and prepare a work programme on some key areas, the statement added

AI-powered deepfakes rise in 2023; concerns of its impact on privacy

From politics to films and even war, the year 2023 has demonstrated that not everything one sees or hears on the internet may be real. With the ever-evolving Artificial Intelligence technology rapidly becoming a part of people's lives, a sharp rise in deepfakes has raised concerns in the country about its potential to influence electoral politics, especially during the Lok Sabha polls slated to be held next year. Deepfakes are manipulated videos or other digital representations that use artificial intelligence to create cogent videos or audio of individuals they never did or said, posing a risk of spreading misinformation and damaging their reputation. According to the '2023 State of Deepfakes Report' by 'Home Security Heroes' -- a US-based web security services company -- deepfake videos saw a five-times increase since 2019. In 2023, India witnessed scores of troubling instances related to deepfake videos, like the one involving actor Rashmika Mandanna, whose face was superimposed

Chandrayaan-3 to brain decoder, top 10 scientific achievements of 2023

Year ender 2023: Here, we look at some of these achievements, which serve as beacons of inspiration, symbolising the determination of the human spirit in the face of unprecedented challenges

Oxyzen Express raises $3 million to invest in next-gen logistics tech

The company operates within the highly competitive express logistics industry which boasts a total addressable market opportunity in excess of Rs 1.5 trillion

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju launches maiden Indian Winter Arctic Expedition

Speaking on the occasion, Rijiju said that it will be interesting to see how the first batch of four researchers will function there in winter

Fakes that are deep trouble: The fightback against misinformation menace

Powered by artificial intelligence, deepfake videos, images and audio are being used to harass and create mischief