India’s growing space sector is attracting global attention, but a key challenge threatens to slow its upward trajectory — a lack of manufacturing capacity. Former ISRO chairman S. Somanath highlighted this critical gap during a panel discussion at the Accel Advanced Manufacturing Summit held in Bengaluru on August 5, 2025. Somanath, who led the Indian…
India has taken a monumental leap toward its ambition of sending humans to space. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established the HOPE (Himalayan Outpost for Planetary Exploration) station in the remote Tso Kar Valley of Ladakh. Situated at a staggering altitude of 4,530 meters, the site mimics the extreme conditions of the Moon…
In a landmark development for India’s tech infrastructure, global tech giant Google is set to establish its largest data center outside the United States in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh. The announcement was made by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who revealed that the mega facility would be the centerpiece of a sprawling 500-acre technology cluster…
Samsung India has witnessed an overwhelming response to its newly launched foldable smartphone series—Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7, and the Galaxy Flip7 FE. Within just 48 hours of the official launch, the tech giant received a staggering 2.1 lakh pre-orders, marking one of the most successful foldable phone debuts in the Indian market. The…
A viral image of a notice board titled “MOBILE APPS BANNED IN INDIAN ARMY” has ignited widespread discussion across social media platforms. The board lists over 80 mobile applications that Indian Army personnel are reportedly prohibited from using, citing serious national security concerns. The list, which includes widely used apps such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,…
Chennai, July, 2025 — India is set to emerge as a developed nation in the field of space by 2040 and will launch its own independent space station by 2035, according to V. Narayanan, the newly appointed Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Speaking at the inauguration of the O-ARM, a stealth technology…
Skywatchers, mark your calendars: a rare and spectacular total solar eclipse is set to occur on August 2, 2027, offering the longest duration of totality visible from land between 1991 and 2114. The astronomical event will plunge parts of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East into complete darkness for up to 6 minutes…
China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), nicknamed the “artificial sun,” made global headlines in 2021 by sustaining plasma at an unprecedented 70 million degrees Celsius for 1,056 seconds—about five times hotter than the core of the Sun. This milestone marked a crucial step forward in the quest for clean, limitless energy through nuclear fusion. The…
In the world of mega machines, few can rival the sheer size and capability of the Bagger 288, a massive bucket-wheel excavator built by the German company Krupp for the energy and mining firm Rheinbraun in 1978. Weighing a jaw-dropping 13,500 tons, this behemoth is officially the heaviest land vehicle ever constructed, holding a world…
Geoffrey Hinton, widely recognized as the “Godfather of AI,” has issued a stark warning about the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence and its potential to disrupt traditional white-collar employment. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Hinton expressed deep concern that AI systems could soon take over a wide range of intellectual yet repetitive jobs, displacing…