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ISRO offers a free online course for students above 10 yearsThe aim is to educate students about space science and technologyThe course is available for both Indian and foreign studentsIt is conducted by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)Both Indian and foreign students can join the courseParticipants should register at the IIRS websiteThe 10-hour course is from June 6, 2022, to July 5, 2022Videos are in English; a quiz will be organised at the end of the courseIndia’s eminent space scientists will lead the courseA certificate will be provided once the course is overStudents need 70% attendance and a minimum of 60% in the quiz for the certificate
For entrepreneurs Mabel Chacko and Deena Jacob, co-founders of Open Financial Technologies, it is a moment of ecstasy. Their venture has become India’s 100th unicorn on May 3 after raising $50 million from Mumbai-based IIFL Finance in a Series D funding round. Registered in Malappuram and headquartered in Bengaluru, Open was founded in 2017 by Anish Achuthan, Mabel Chacko, Deena Jacob, and Ajeesh Achuthan. Mabel, a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of expertise in fintech, is the COO of Open while Deena, who previously worked with Tapzo and TaxiForSure, is the CFO of Open. Aneesh brings to the table…
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla would not enter IndiaThe Electric Vehicle (EV) company will not set up any manufacturing plant hereThis came as a response to a question by a Twitter userEarlier, it was said that Tesla had put on hold its India plansTesla’s talks with the Indian government had gone futileTesla wanted the government to reduce import duties on carsHowever, the government asked Tesla to set up a manufacturing plant
Commonly, it is believed that your data is collected only if you hit the ‘submit’ or similar button on a web page. But, you may be wrong. Because, that is not always the case with the web, says new research. According to the new study, many websites collect some or all of your data as you type it into a digital form. Researchers from KU Leuven, Radboud University, and the University of Lausanne studied 100,000 websites in two scenarios – visiting a site from the European Union and visiting a site from the United States. And, they found out that…
Pekka Lundmark, the president and CEO of Nokia, has predicted that 6G networks will reach the market around 2030. This will happen alongside the expansion of the “industrial metaverse.” He made the comments during a Davos panel discussion on “Strategic Outlook on the Digital Economy.” Lundmark also said that by 2030, the smartphone we use now won’t be sufficient. It won’t be the most common interface. 6G would require more expansive computational resources, including networks that are faster than 5G. It will bring about technological advancement in quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence. In his opinion, that time will see physical…
Hackers have developed a new way to steal people’s information. According to researchers from Trustwave SpiderLabs, they use fake DHL chatbots to trick people. What is the consequence? Those who fall for it will provide their personal information. The fraud process begins when a person clicks on the mail that comes with the subject ‘failed DHL delivery.’ If the person clicks on the mail, he or she will be directed to a fake DHL customer support page. There, the user will get an option to click ‘fix delivery’ or ‘the link given.’ Both will redirect to the same website. Once…
According to The Atlas of Affluence (AOA), 2022, created by The Voice of Fashion, a digital magazine by Reliance Brands, India’s fashion scenario is changing. The study has been conducted across six Indian cities to understand metro and non-metro differences. As per the findings, the concept of influence has changed during and after the pandemic. For instance, 57 per cent of men claimed that they started spending more on fashion. Compared to 2019, the men’s brand portfolio grew 46 per cent. For women, it is 14 per cent. In another finding, it has been reported that 65 per cent of…
At a time when investors are reluctant to spend more money on startups, General Atlantic, a global private equity firm, said it plans to invest $2 billion into India and Southeast Asia over the next two years. According to Sandeep Naik, head of General Atlantic’s business in India, the firm is in early-stage investment talks with about 15 companies from various sectors such as technology, financial services, and retail and consumer. General Atlantic is yet to reveal the names of the companies it considers. The news comes as a relief to the Indian Startup Ecosystem which is currently on a…
Reports say that Metropolis Healthcare is looking for a $300 mn funding through the issuance of fresh shares and selling of shares of some of its existing investors. Now, e-commerce giants, Flipkart and Amazon are in talks to acquire a minority stake in this Mumbai-based diagnostic chain. Amazon has organised preliminary talks with the chain while Flipkart and Apollo Hospitals have signed a non-disclosure agreement with it. This is part of both Flipkart and Amazon’s attempts to expand their healthcare segment in India. As part of it, Flipkart launched a health tech app called ‘Flipkart Health+ last month. It helps…
Researchers at Tesla have unveiled a design for a new electric vehicle battery that could last up to 100 years before needing to be replaced The Tesla Advanced Battery Research division partnered with Dalhousie University in Canada to come up with a nickel-based battery It offers far greater longevity compared to batteries currently used in electric vehicles Tesla currently manufactures and uses a type of lithium-ion battery called lithium iron phosphate (LFP) LFP offers high energy density that allows a longer range between charges The mission to build an ultra-long lasting battery could ultimately reduce manufacturing costs Significantly reduce the…