Category: Science & Technology

The Indian Air Force is working on a project to develop an indigenous jammer pod for the homegrown TEJAS MK-1A fighter aircraft, IAF officials said on Saturday.  “IAF’s Base Repair Depots have been tasked to indigenize many of the equipment required on its fighter and transport aircraft and other weapon systems and cut down imports,” officials added.  The LCA Mk1A is an improved variant of the indigenously developed LCA MK1.   It has additional features and improvements such as a Self-Protection Jammer.  The Indian Air Force is working on a…

Promoted to the role of Chief Technology Officer in May 2022, Mira Murati, 34, has been instrumental in steering OpenAI’s strategy to test its tools publicly. She has effectively operated as the company’s head of operations, according to current and former employees. She ensured the timely development of ChatGPT versions by the engineering team, managed OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft, an investor, and partner deploying its technology, and played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s artificial intelligence policy in Washington and Europe. While advancements in AI research, particularly in understanding…

ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Friday sacked CEO Sam Altman as it “no longer had confidence in his ability” to head the Microsoft-backed firm.   OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman on Saturday issued a joint statement, hours after the ChatGPT-maker sacked its CEO and top executive, respectively.  Altman helped start OpenAI as a non-profit research laboratory in 2015.  He predicted AI will prove to be “the greatest leap forward of any of the big technological revolutions we’ve had so far.”   OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman said he…

Discussions on, a study group formed over the entry of transgenders in the Armed Forces.  Currently, neither transgenders nor those who identify as homosexuals are accepted into the Armed Forces.  The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and its implications are being examined by the Indian Armed Forces in order to determine potential employment opportunities and roles for transgender individuals.  According to highly placed sources, the Principal Personnel Officers Committee (PPOC) formed a joint study group after its August meeting.  Among the suggestions received, some insisted on not providing…

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched the software application “Dashboard” portal of the Ministry of Science & Technology for real-time, prompt and effective Parliament business including Parliament Questions, Acts of Parliament and Gazette Notifications of Govt. of India as well as Cabinet Notes. Earlier, the Minister laid the Foundation Stone of the new Auditorium-cum-Guest House Complex in the premises of the “Technology Bhavan” which is the headquarters of the Department of Science…

US, Russia eagerly await India sharing information of Chandrayaan-3: Jitendra Singh Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday (November 10) said that even the United States and Russia are eagerly awaiting for India to share information on Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1 while also crediting the success of these projects to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy of “unlocking the space sector” through public-private partnerships. Singh stressed that India’s lunar and solar missions symbolise the country’s fast-growing development. “Our missions started almost simultaneously. Chandrayaan-3’s notable aspect was its landing on the southern pole…