San Francisco: Taking a step towards advancing lunar exploration, NASA has chosen three companies – Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab – to develop a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that will facilitate astronauts’ movement across the Moon’s surface during the Artemis missions. The selection of these companies underscores NASA’s commitment to enhancing scientific research…
New Delhi: Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX, announced on Thursday the activation of the Community Notes feature by his X platform in India. This move comes as the country gears up for its upcoming general elections. The Community Notes feature, described as a user-based fact-checking program, aims to foster a more…
New Delhi: Congress MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, formally entered the electoral fray on Wednesday by filing his nomination papers for the upcoming general elections. In accordance with the election process, Gandhi disclosed his assets, revealing a total worth exceeding Rs 20 crore. According to the affidavit filed from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi’s assets comprise movable…
Bhubaneswar: The World Skill Center (WSC), Bhubaneswar, hosted the highly anticipated SWAKALPA SAHAJOGA II event, a culmination of six months of dedicated mentorship through the Swakalpa program. This gathering brought together 100 nano entrepreneurs, mentors, partners, and industry experts, underscoring a collaborative effort to boost nano-business development in Odisha. Organized by Palladium India, the lead…
New Delhi: In a historic moment for India’s medical field, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the country’s first indigenous gene therapy for cancer at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay today, April 4, 2024. Addressing the gathering, President Murmu hailed the launch of India’s first gene therapy as a significant breakthrough in the nation’s…
New Delhi: The Army Commanders’ Conference, a biannual event aimed at discussing key security-related aspects, concluded in New Delhi. The conference, held in a hybrid format due to the ongoing circumstances, witnessed extensive deliberations on ongoing transformation initiatives, leveraging technology for capability development, enhancing operational readiness, and addressing emerging security challenges. Chaired by General Manoj…
Gujarat: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Station Pipavav undertook a daring rescue operation to evacuate a critically injured fisherman from the Indian Fishing Boat named Pushkar Raj, located 50 kilometers from the coast in the Gulf of Khambat on April 3, 2024. Upon receiving distress signals, the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, Pipavav, swiftly diverted the ICG…
Bhubaneswar: India achieved a significant milestone in its defence capabilities with the successful flight-testing of the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime off the coast of Odisha. The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the successful trial of the missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island at…
Bhubaneswar: Sonali Sahoo, the spokesperson of the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has tendered her resignation from the primary membership of the party, citing concerns over its approach towards women. In her resignation letter addressed to Manmohan Samal, the BJP State President, Sahoo expressed her disillusionment with the party’s stance on women’s…
Bhubaneswar: In an administrative reshuffle, the Odisha government has appointed Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, a 2012-batch IAS officer, as the Collector and District Magistrate of Jajpur district. The appointment, made under section 20(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Act II of 1974), was announced through a notification issued by the General Administration & Public…
