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How IIIT-B’s algorithms are teaching the grid to think green

November 3, 2025 admin

Researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) are using machine learning and mathematics to tackle one of renewable energy’s toughest problems – how to generate enough clean power without driving up costs or risking grid instability. By developing optimisation models that balance carbon reduction with affordability, their work aims to make India’s transition to solar…

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A call for sustainability in space science

October 30, 2025 admin

The Karman Project is a global non-profit foundation that promotes peace and security in space through international cooperation. How sustainable is space science? This was the subject of a debate at the Karman Week 2025, hosted by SatSure, an earth observation data refinery platform, on Thursday here. “It is time that we mitigate space debris,” said Susmita Mohanty, head of…

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Karnataka invites ETH Zurich’s quantum pioneer to next Quantum India Summit in Bengaluru

October 19, 2025 admin

: The State government has deepened its international scientific engagement with ETH Zurich — one of the world’s leading institutions in quantum science and technology — through a visit to the ETH Quantum Center and an invitation for its leadership to participate in the Quantum India Summit 2026 in Bengaluru. During his visit, N.S. Boseraju,…

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NISAR satellite sends first radar images of Earth’s surface

September 26, 2025 admin

Captured on August 21, this image from NISAR’s L-band radar shows Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Green indicates forest, while magenta represents hard or regular surfaces, such as bare ground and buildings. The magenta area on the island’s northeast end is the town of Bar Harbor. Photo: Special Arrangement The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Earth-observing…

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IIA and French team develop new method to compute more realistic properties of stellar atmospheres

August 25, 2025 admin

The new method developed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, France, is said to open the door to more realistic simulations of stellar spectra. A researcher from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), working with collaborators from Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, France, have…

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PixxelSpace India-led consortium to establish India’s first commercial earth observation satellite constellation

August 12, 2025 admin

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Tuesday announced the selection of the PixxelSpace India-led consortium to design, build, and operate India’s first fully indigenous commercial earth observation (EO) satellite constellation under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The Bengaluru-based PixxelSpace India consortium comprises Piersight Space, Satsure Analytics India, and Dhruva Space. IN-SPACe…

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Innovators come together in Bengaluru to find ways to ensure access to effective antibiotics

February 21, 2025 admin

The workshop was organised by the Trinity Challenge, a charity supporting the creation of data-driven solutions to help protect against global health threats, and the One Health Trust to explore community access to effective antibiotics. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only Healthcare leaders, researchers, tech specialists, and other experts came together at a workshop…

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Wastage Of Drinking Water Will Draw Steep Fine In Bengaluru

February 17, 2025 admin

Bengaluru: The city of Bengaluru, after suffering massive water crisis last summer, has announced that wastage of drinking water now will draw a steep fine. The use of drinking water for other purposes – including car wash and gardening — will draw a fine of Rs 5000, the city water board said. There will be…

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NIMHANS releases Pre-CURB, a digital learning resource on prevention of cannabis use

February 13, 2025 admin

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru | Photo Credit: File photo A team of researchers from Bengaluru-based NIMHANS have developed Pre-CURB, a digital learning resource for youth on prevention of cannabis use and responsible behaviour. This digital resource, released at a workshop conducted for college students by the Departments of Nursing…

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State Cabinet approves â¹12,150 crore Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township project in Ramanagara

January 31, 2025 admin

The township will connect with major transportation routes, including the Bengaluru-Mysuru national highway (NH-275), Bengaluru-Dindigul highway (NH-209), and NICE Road. | Photo Credit: file photo The State Cabinet approved a Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) proposal toÂ establish the Greater Bengaluru IntegratedÂ Township in Ramanagara district, on Thursday. The integrated township in Ramanagara and Harohalli taluks…

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