The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......
We must seize the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 crisis to kick-start indigenous research efforts, recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a......
In a major onslaught against the Haqqani group of Taliban fighters, American drones fired a salvo of missiles at their hideouts in Pakistan's tribal region in the north-west, killing 12 militants.......
Three persons were shot dead by suspected Maoist activists at a village in Bihar's east Champaran district, the police said on Friday. Heavily armed activists of the banned outfit descended on......
The United States military has tested a 'smart' bullet that can change direction mid-air after it has been fired to hit its target. The precision guided bullet will make it harder for a soldier to......
India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines? asks Ajit......
'Perhaps a better question to ask would be: Is this 'Made for India'?' asks AI expert Ganesh Mani.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com At a recent workshop I co-organised in Bangalore, with......
The ‘Make in India’ concept in the defence sector has the potential to help India meet 70 per cent of its defence needs in a few years. Today, domestic production meets only 30......
A 2005 photograph of Gordon E Moore While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore’s Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time......