INDIAN SPACE CONCLAVE
India's 'audacious' goals key to lunar mission success, says Ex-NASA astronaut Steve Smith
Former NASA astronaut Steve Lee Smith praised India's Chandrayaan-3 mission for its audacious goals and success in landing a spacecraft on the lunar South Pole region. Speaking at the GenAI Conclave, Smith emphasized the importance of resilience and grit in advancing India's space program and leveraging AI technology for progress.
Kerala teams up with IBM to host Gen AI conclave at Kochi on July 11-12
The conclave is intended to establish a platform for business decisions, learning, networking, and partnerships, benefiting various enterprises, including technology-based startups and MSMEs. IBM leadership, industry thought leaders and Indian tech business leaders will share their insights and future vision for AI, the minister informed ET.
People's enthusiasm, excellent work to make India developed nation our biggest strength: PM Modi
According to the letter shared by organisers of the 7th foundation day of JITO Incubation and Innovation Fund (JIIF), the Prime Minister lauded the values of the Jain community for their work and efforts made in the field of education, health and other areas through JITO.
Indian market has maintained certain level of sanity, says FM
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said despite huge fluctuations globally, the Indian stock market has maintained "a certain level of sanity" and the market should be allowed to play on its own.
SIDBI ET MSME Conclave: Entrepreneurs in Bhubaneswar get a helping hand to improve access to finance
At the ET SIDBI MSME Conclave held in Bhubaneswar on January 19, government officials explain how working capital woes are being addressed; the city's airport is ready to handle direct export and import.
Why Indore was the right place for this tea-chain to start its journey
The city with a flavourful food business, Indore has been an enabling ecosystem for many small businesses. The food sector is also known for being ruthless and cutthroat.
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Indian talent aligns well innovation & tech achievements of Nordic-Baltic region
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's synergy with Baltic e-governance and innovation during the CII-Nordic Baltic conference in New Delhi. Stressing on strategic ties, he outlined economic collaboration, trade statistics, and growing Indian presence in the region. Discussions spanned sectors like renewable energy, maritime cooperation, technological advancements, and India's keen interest in Arctic collaborations, aiming for a robust partnership.
Keen to fly to outer space with Indian astronaut: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet
Addressing the Indian Space Conclave organised by Indian Space Association (ISpA), Pesquet also recalled his year-long stay on the International Space Station spanning across two separate missions and stressed the need for protecting the earth, which looks fragile from outer space. "India is on the cusp of achieving an important milestone - the Gaganyaan mission which is to send humans into space - this is extremely impressive and noticed across the world," he said.
Tri-services conclave deliberates on synergy of operations, ways to boost military prowess
The defence ministry said the commanders "reviewed the current geopolitical situation, deliberated on the means to enhance operational preparedness and synergy of operations in the area of interest." "Discussions were also held on ensuring integrity of our borders and mitigating threats. Involved discussions and free exchange of ideas took place amidst an environment of bonhomie," it said in a statement.
Indo-Pacific emerged as pivotal theatre in contemporary geo-strategic canvas: Army Chief Gen Pande
The Army Chief of India, Gen Manoj Pande, emphasized the importance of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity in the Indo-Pacific region during the 13th Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs' Conference. He highlighted the significance of the region, which accounts for a large portion of the world's population, GDP, and maritime trade.
India over the moon about Chandrayaan-3; lunar landing cheers spacetech industry
As the lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission touched down on the lunar surface at around 6:04 pm on Wednesday, India entered the elite club of countries that have successfully landed on the moon. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) second attempt at the landing was successful, making India the first country to land on the satellite’s south pole, and light up the dark side of the moon. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
PM Modi hails jump in QS world ranking of Indian varsities
“Due to the futuristic educational policies and decisions being taken, recognition of Indian universities is increasing,” Modi said, adding that while in 2014, in the QS world ranking there were only 12 Indian universities, today this number has reached 45. He credited India’s youth force as the guiding force for this transformation.
ET MSME Day 2023: Why cobots are the future of automation
With its ability to be positioned directly next to humans, for collaborative work opportunities, cobots are transforming manufacturing processes by enhancing productivity and efficiency.
We are looking at regional solutions to regional problems: Navy chief Admiral Kumar
Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Saturday stressed that contemporary challenges in the maritime domain could be best addressed by "issue-based convergences" among like-minded countries, while highlighting the advantages of "regional solutions to regional problems".
Rajnath Singh to host Defence Ministers' conclave at Aero India
Noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a campaign for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), in Defence sector, the release said it aims to increasing indigenous defence manufacturing and production capability to develop a self-sufficient defence ecosystem; involving likeminded nations in developing a reliable supply chain free of exploitation and disruptions by certain players.
Space sector associations from Indo-Pacific join hands to explore new opportunities
"The formation of ASEIP shall broaden the scope of international space activity, open up a dialogue on the issues faced by the stakeholders, explore collaborative opportunities and models, and synthesise a way forward for all collectively and serve as a cohesive voice for orchestrating international space cooperation," ISpA Director Wg Cdr Satyam Kushwaha (Retd) said.
Security environment in neighbourhood far from ideal, must prepare for hybrid warfare: IAF chief
"The impact of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is being felt the world over. The world is staring at an economic recession, with many smaller countries already facing the brunt of political and economic instability caused by hyperinflation. In this environment, India continues to be an outlier as our economy has shown a robust recovery," he said at the India Defence Conclave here.
For FDI, FII or debt investment, India one of the very few options left in the world: Shankar Sharma
“The flow of capital has so few good homes today in this world… There are very few options left other than India – whether you are talking about FDI investments or FII investments or even debt investments. It is just a beautifully sweet spot in the economic history of the world. Almost every factor you want to look for in an investable market is right here in India.”
TCS could become the largest IT company in the world: Rajesh Gopinathan
“Today we are a $25-billion company. There are many companies in the world which are $50 billion, $100 billion in size. So there is no reason why we should not aspire to be double, triple, quadruple times the size we are today. The real question is how should we go about it? The opportunity is unbounded both on the demand side as well as on the supply side. We are sitting in a sweet spot.”
HDFC-HDFC Bank combined m-cap to put it among world’s top 10 most valuable banks: KV Kamath
“The mid-tier banks will have to show a greater level of agility. They will have to embrace technology in a much larger context, much more quickly than what they might have been doing today. Probably there is an interesting path here where they could be the acquirers for some of the fintech start-ups that are coming.”
Sunil Mittal on 5G ecosystem, crypto & digital economy driving GDP growth
“India today has come to a point where it is producing multi-100 billion dollar companies. Give India 10-15-20 years and we will start to see $100-billion companies in scores. Probably half a trillion dollar company or a trillion dollar company will be emerging out of India, hopefully in my lifetime.”
CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal on why crypto is essential for Blockchain and Web3
“I am really hopeful that companies like Truebill and Microsoft, Facebook which today dominates most of the internet – in the new Web3 world – would be built on Blockchain and that would hopefully come from India. It would not only create value in India but dominate the world also. I am very very hopeful that in the next 10 years, we would see major companies being built on Blockchain and that would come hopefully from India itself.”
India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report
According to Orbital Debris Quarterly News issued in March by NASA, India had 103 spacecraft, including active and defunct satellites, and 114 space debris objects, including spent rocket bodies orbiting the earth. So, the country has a total of 217 space objects orbiting the earth.
India jumps 2 places to rank 46 on Global Innovation Index
“India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021,” the Aayog said on Monday. The Aayog, along with the Confederation of Indian Industry and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), will host the virtual launch of India GII 2021 and the Global Innovation Conclave on Tuesday.
90% of India's students go to colleges where there is little research done: PSA VijayRagahvan
“Ninety per cent of the research support goes to those laboratories where 10 per cent of our students go. Ninety per cent of our students go to universities/colleges where there is little research. Yet, they are literally from stone's throw away from the best places of research and this is something that has to be rectified,” the official said.
We want customers to keep coming back to us rather than look anywhere else: Sanjiv Bajaj
We have started the process of strengthening our capabilities in the investment space. We have applied for a mutual fund licence and we will expand our activities there in the next three to five years. We also continue to build on a phygital model, says the Chairman & MD of Bajaj Finserv and Chairman of Bajaj Finance.
Hero has a huge focus on global business: Pawan Munjal
The CMD and CEO of Hero Motocorp wants to continue with the company’s generous dividend policy and be able to manage the big investment required for electrification as well.
ISRO readying for low cost satellite launch vehicles
ISRO has earmarked $1,600 million for launch vehicles, of which $870 million will be for PSLV and the remaining for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, he revealed. ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years. The Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model is picking up very well in the space and defence sectors.
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