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The capability has been currently enabled by Qualcomm Technologies on several of their Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile platforms and will be made available across multiple Xiaomi smartphones in India this year. read more

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has extended the last date to register for its Young scientist programme 2020 by 10 days. read more

The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 182 vacancies of Technician, technical assistant, draughtsman, and various other posts. Read on to know more... read more

ISRO will be selecting three students from each state and union territories for the programme, who will later get lectures by ISRO scientists and will also get access to the space agency’s laboratories. read more

Students who have completed their 8th standard and are currently pursuing 9th grade are eligible to apply for the programme. Read on to know more... read more

Director Jagan Shakti, who reported collapsed while he was with friends in Mumbai, underwent an operation on Monday and is reported ‘doing well’. read more

Republic Day 2020: The President listed several government programmes and said they had helped in empowering the citizens of the country and taking them out of poverty. read more

ISRO’s GPS alternative is coming to smartphones in India. Here are some of the key things you need to know about the NavIC. read more

Isro chairperson K Sivan told HT that the humanoid Vyommitra would also be able to record biological parameters. read more

The robot, called Vyomamitra, was the centre of attraction at the inaugural session of the “Human Spaceflight and Exploration - Present Challenges and Future Trends”. India’s maiden human spaceflight venture ‘Gaganyaan’ is scheduled in December 2021. read more

Isro chief K Sivan said the Gaganyaan mission not only aims at India’s maiden human flight to the space but also setting up a new space station for ‘continuous space human presence’. read more

Qualcomm, one of the world’s biggest chipset companies, is bringing ISRO’s GPS-alternative to millions of Android phones in India. Xiaomi and Realme are likely to be the first adopters of the new NavIC system. read more

NavIC (or Navigation with Indian Constellation) is a seven-satellite regional navigation system developed by the Isro (Indian Space Research Organisation) that will provide positioning services over India and countries up to 1,500km around it. read more

Realme and Xiaomi are expected to launch the first phones with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets housing ISRO’s NavIC. read more

GSAT-30 will enhance and take over the services of Isro’s ageing communication satellite INSAT 4A, whose official mission life ended in December 2017. read more