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Stay updated with the latest technology news, innovations, and breakthroughs from Odisha, India, and beyond. Covering AI, space exploration, cybersecurity, gadgets, and scientific advancements, this section delivers insightful updates on the evolving tech landscape.
Cosmic Close Call: Scientists Track Asteroid’s Fate!
NASA scientists have raised the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 crashing into the Moon, following new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Initially believed to have a 3.8% chance...
SpaceX’s Ax-4 Mission Postponed Due to Falcon 9 Engine Issues and Weather Concerns
SpaceX has postponed the launch of its Ax-4 mission due to technical issues with the Falcon 9 rocket and unfavourable weather conditions. The mission, originally scheduled for today, has been...
India’s Shubhanshu Shukla Completes Final Launch Rehearsal with Ax-4 Crew for Historic Space Mission
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has completed the final launch rehearsal ahead of his much-anticipated maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). As part of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, Shukla,...
PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments for New Feature Phone Users
PhonePe Limited (“PhonePe”), today announced an IP purchase of conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s proprietary ‘GSPay’ technology stack for enabling UPI-based payments for feature phones. GSPay is a mobile application built...
Low-Cost COVID-19 Detection? IIT Guwahati Finds a Solution in Clay and Salt Water
A research team at IIT Guwahati has developed a groundbreaking method for detecting the virus that causes COVID-19 using clay and salt water. This technique eliminates the need for expensive...
Elon Musk’s Starlink Gets Licence to Launch Satcom Services in India
Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, has received a satellite communication (satcom) licence from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT), according to sources cited by the Press Trust of India (PTI)....
Japan’s Moon Mission Fails Again: ispace’s Resilience Lander Crashes
Japan’s private space company, ispace, faced another setback as its Resilience lunar lander crashed during its attempted touchdown on the Moon's Sea of Cold. The failure marks the second unsuccessful...
SpaceX’s Future Uncertain as Elon Musk–Donald Trump Feud Escalates
A fierce public feud between US President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has thrown the future of SpaceX's multi-billion-dollar government contracts into jeopardy, with direct implications for NASA...
Odisha’s First AI-Powered Deep Neural Network Lab Opens in Bhubaneswar
In a significant move to enhance national capabilities in artificial intelligence and next-generation defence technologies, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo inaugurated Odisha's first state-of-the-art Deep Neural Network (DNN)...
India Fast-Tracks Electric Revolution with New EV Manufacturing Scheme
The Government of India, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a forward-looking scheme to promote the domestic manufacture of passenger cars, with a special...
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