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Technological and Scientific Studies

Social Media in Violent Conflicts – Recent Examples

… the very technology that is cause of the problem, can be used to correct it too .. Artificial Intelligence can help social media platforms spot lies, identify doctored videos and photographs and track the dissemination of falsehoods by domestic ....

August 02, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , artificial intelligence , national security , Fake news , Information Warfare , Social Media , WhatsApp , Twitter , Facebook , Range of social interaction , Information and misinformation , Freedom of Speech , Deception through media , Mass misleading through media , Abuse of media freedom

मंगल आया पहुंच में : महिला का परिप्रेक्ष्य

Vandana M Kumar Commentary

प्रसिद्ध लेखक एचजी वेल्स का दि वॉर ऑफ दि वर्ल्डस लेख 1897 में ब्रिटेन की पीअर्सन पत्रिका और अमेरिक....

March 09, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , मंगलयान , मंगल , नंदिनी हरिनाथ , नासा , दृढ़ता , रितु करिदल

Mangal Within Reach: A Woman’s Perspective

Vandana M Kumar Commentary

In 1897, The War of the Worlds by HG Wells was published in instalments in the Pearson’s magazine in the UK and the Cosmopolitan in the US. It is a classic of the science fiction genre, about an unequal clash between us and invaders from Mar....

March 05, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Mangalyaan , Mars , Nandini Harinath , NASA , Perseverance , Ritu Karidhal

The Curious Case of Huawei

China’s journey from being an agrarian economy to one of the largest economies with a strong military and cyber capabilities is commendable. However, its military and cyber capabilities are built upon relentless efforts to steal critical military a....

February 15, 2021 China , Technological and Scientific Studies , Cyber Security , India , China , Australia , United Kingdom , United States , surveillance , New Zealand , Huawei , espionage , FiveEyes , Trojan , Reliance Jio

Rare Earth: Has US Lost the Technology Battle Against China?

“A Chinese company bought Magnequench,” “Not only did the jobs go to China, but so did the intellectual property and the technological know-how to make those magnets…. I’m not comfortable with the fact that we now have to buy magnets for ou....

February 10, 2021 Economic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , US , China , Rare Earth Elements , Mining , WTO Dispute

Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies: Maritime and Naval Operations

Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Commercial and military operations at sea and ashore across the globe are in the throes of technological and organisational transformation led by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. These are impacting every aspect of the maritime in....

February 07, 2021 Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Book Published , Maritime , Naval Operations , Industrial Revolution , Military operations , 4IR technologies

Fifth Generation (5G) Cellular Communication: Technology and Geopolitics

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak Article

What Makes 5G Wireless Communication So Different?

The steady growth from first to fourth generation mobile communication was smooth, rapid and vastly beneficial to the Information, and Communication Technology (ICT) related industries.....

January 07, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , China , Taiwan , 5G , COVID-19 , Samsung , IOT

COVID-19 has not Affected the EV Push in India

Aayush Mohanty Commentary

The lockdown period to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in India saw pollution levels dropping to the lowest levels since 2018. No economic activity from March 15-April 30 led to a reduction of 15 per cent in Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels compared to 2....

January 02, 2021 Energy Security , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , India , Climate Change , Policy , Manufacturing , EV , FAME , Battery

Designing a Foundation for Indian Innovative Ecosystem

Praveen Menon Article

Back in 2016, Elon Musk the billionaire Tesla & SpaceX CEO announced that Tesla’s Model 3 would be built in a new fully automated factory. In the most ambitious attempt at automation, Tesla floundered with severe bottlenecks and was plagued with �....

August 28, 2020 Media Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Economics , Education System , AI , innovation , Manufacturing , Science , Research , Technological progress , Ecosystem , Invention , Higher Education , Scientist , Innovator , New Education Policy , Science & Technology , IIT , IIM , Tech companies

Hydroxychloroquine: Pandemic, Parasites and Politics

Radhika Daga Commentary

In this six month long mercurial quest for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, winners are far from declared. Among the various antiviral treatments tested or deployed to inhibit the viral growth, hydroxychloroquine has had an unparalleled....

June 22, 2020 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , artificial intelligence , Donald Trump , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Vaccines , ICMR , Science