Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preparing to launch an American communications satellite. With this satellite, phone calls can be made directly from space. This will be a more innovative and modern method of communication than the existing satellite telephone services. This is the first time that an American company is launching a major communications…
India has made considerable progress in space-related missions in the last few years. In this series, preparations are being made by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to make the Gaganyaan mission successful. ISRO has started assembling the Human Rated Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (HLVM3) for this mission. This assembly is being done at ISRO’s Satish…
Bharti Airtel, one of the big telecom companies, said on Thursday that it has paid the spectrum outstanding amount of Rs 3,626 crore to the Telecom Department. This spectrum was purchased by the company in 2016. Bharti Airtel had to pay an interest rate of more than eight percent for this outstanding amount. The company…
The return to Earth of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for the last several months, has been postponed till March next year. In June this year, both these astronauts reached ISS via Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. American space agency NASA has said that their return has been…
Sah’AI’yak chatbot will be used in the Maha Kumbh Mela to be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh next year. It is a platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve communication with devotees. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 167 development projects worth about Rs 5,500 crore in Prayagraj on Friday. Prime Minister Modi described the…
The number of subscribers of government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has increased in the last few months. One of the main reasons behind this is the expensive tariff plans of private telecom companies like Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. BSNL has presented a new challenge for private telecom companies. The company has…
The country has made considerable progress in space missions in the last few years. India now plans to build its own space station. Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday that the name of this station will be “Bharat Space Station”. It can be established by 2035. Singh gave information about the country’s…
In the last few years, the problem of spam calls and messages on mobile has increased rapidly. Some measures have been taken to curb this problem. The new rule of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) called message traceability is being implemented from December 11. This rule will help in reducing spam messages. This rule…
Some new facts about the Moon have come to light in the last few years. A new study has revealed that time moves faster on the Moon than on Earth. The reason for this is that the force of gravity on the Moon is weaker than that on the Earth. Clocks on the Moon move…
South Korean electronics maker Samsung has been fined about $118 million in the US for patent infringement. The case concerns technology to improve data processing in high-performance memory chips. Samsung will have to pay this fine to computer memory firm Netlist. Last year also, the company was ordered to pay more than $300 million in…