On the one hand, headlines are filled with concerns about shifting market dynamics, workforce transitions, economic slowdowns, artificial intelligence (AI) agents and geopolitical tech rivalries. On the other hand, the demand for tech talent has never been higher. The reality is clear. Upskilling is no longer just a competitive edgeâit is a necessity for professional…
Ahmedabad, Feb 20 (PTI) Former ISRO chairman S Somanath has highlighted the cost-effectiveness of India’s space programmes and noted that for the same satellite and share of work, the country will incur five-time less expenditure compared to the US for an upcoming mission. He was referring to the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The…
Looking at 2005-20, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) evaluated 12 high-growth, dynamic industries that did the most to reshape the global economy in these years. MGI then looked at future âarenas of competitionâ that are most likely to drive outsized growth for companies over the next two decades: e-commerce, cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors,…
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj  The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and the Indian Space Research Organisation have developed an indigenous aerospace quality Shakti-based semiconductor chip. IIT Madras director V. Kamakoti led the Shakti microprocessor project at Prathap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture…
India is set to launch the Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2027, marking a significant step in the nationâs space exploration efforts. The mission aims to collect samples from the Moon and return them to Earth, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh has confirmed. The ambitious project will require at least two launches of the heavylift LVM-3…
Shubhanshu Shukla will be the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The mission will take off “no earlier than spring 2025”, NASA announced on Thursday. Shubhanshu Shukla is among four private astronauts parts of the Axiom Mission 4. He will serve as the pilot of…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 100th mission early Wednesday. The launch vehicle GSLV-F15 lifted off with NVS-02 navigation satellite into the designated orbit at 6:23 am on Wednesday. The launch took place from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR in Andhra Pradesh. This launch aims to improve…
New Delhi: The government on Monday notified rules to harmonize all Indian clocks with indigenous atomic clocks to lend the Indian Standard Time a âmillisecond to nanosecond accuracyâ. Â Â The draft Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2025, notified by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), seeks to ensure uniformity and precision in timekeeping…
M. Mohan has been appointed as director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Mr. Mohan, who is currently Director (Projects) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), succeeds V. Narayanan as the LPSC director. ISRO issued his appointment order on January 25. Mr. Mohan was director of the Human Space…
A satellite launch vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: File photo Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for the 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, which is scheduled to take place at the end of January with the launch…
