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SatSure's 4 small satellites being made in Europe, to launch from India in 2025
Prateep Basu, CEO and co-founder of Bengaluru-based space tech startup SatSure, said their satellites are being assembled in UK, and that the supply chain is spread across Europe
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Mumbai-based tech startup Manastu Space raises $3 million in pre-series A round to tackle space debris
Ashtesh Kumar, Co-founder and CTO of Manastu Space said that there are currently over 160 million pieces of space debris travelling at speeds as high as 8 km/s, and that a collision with a satellite can create even more debris
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Malware targets Indian Android users, takes photos, makes illegal payments: Govt advisory
The malware was being circulated by a cybercriminal group over Telegram under the guise of legitimate applications such as ChatGPT, the Opera Mini browser, premium versions of YouTube, and other popular apps and websites.
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Aditya-L1 payload to study solar storms that knocked out Musk's satellites
On the heels of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation is set to study the sun's atmosphere and magnetic waves, necessitated by the growing reliance on space-based assets for communications.
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Meta revises sexual content policy over Indian woman's assault video
The recommendation to change the policy was made by Oversight Board, and the video in question is from 2022, when an Instagram account with around 30,000 followers, posted a video showing an Indian woman being sexually assaulted and harassed by group of men.
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Ahead of satellite launch in 2024, GalaxEye launches drone-based imaging prototype
IIT Madras-incubated space tech startup patented Drishti, a camera that fuses multiple sensors to produce accurate imagery, last year.
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Bengaluru-based space tech startup SatSure raises $15 million in series A
With this investment, SatSure plans to launch a fleet of four high resolution optical and multispectral satellites by Q4 2025, the startup said
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Strict budgeting, cooperation with Indian industry behind ISRO’s cost-effectiveness: Former budget director of ISRO
The sanctions put by several countries on India as a result of the country's first nuclear test in 1974 forced ISRO to look towards domestic players for supply of technologies, which contributed majorly in driving its cost of operations lower, P Sudarshan, the former budget director of ISRO said
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Calling Chandrayaan-3 'failure-based design' is not accurate: Former ISRO Chairman K Sivan
K Sivan, former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation said that Chandrayaan-3 fixes the errors of Chandrayaan-2 and improves on its various parameters
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India takes a moonwalk: Pragyan rover touches down on lunar surface
On August 23, India made history after Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander became the first to land safely on the South Pole of the Moon
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Indian space tech startups hail ISRO for historic feat
While congratulating Indian Space Research Organisation, space tech industry body Indian Space Association said that inclusion of private players and space tech startups will be necessary in the coming years to make India a leader in the global space economy.
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India is now on the Moon: Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing on lunar south pole
ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully completed its month-long journey from Earth to the Moon, making a soft landing on the lunar south pole. This is the same region where its predecessor, Chandrayaan-1, discovered the presence of water molecules.
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Chandrayaan-3: Success could mean commercialisation of landing tech
A successful mission would also enable India to send more instruments aboard the lander and rover that can conduct further experiments. A failure would see ISRO focusing more on the Lunar Polar Exploration mission, jointly planned with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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This Chennai startup wants to give children exclusive view of Moon landing by Chandrayaan 3
Space Kidz India will be attempting to directly connect with Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft with their antennae installed in Chennai to give children an unique view of the spacecraft's attempted landing on the Moon. Startups such as Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos are also holding viewing sessions for their employees
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EU analysing India's digital data protection law amid privacy concerns
Under European Union rules, personal data can only be transferred to countries with protection laws equivalent to its own General Data Protection Regulation
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Email attachments from 'bonafide' IDs can be malicious, government alerts officials
A cybersecurity circular issued by government asks officials to be careful while opening email attachments or links provided from bonafide gov.in/nic.in email IDs
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Agnikul Cosmos comes closer to maiden launch, begins integration of Agnibaan rocket
In February, the Chennai-based space startup successfully completed a test of Agnilet, a 3D printed rocket engine that is being used in their launch vehicle Agnibaan
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Rights groups deliberate legal challenge to India's data protection law amid privacy concerns
Significant concerns have been raised against provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act that give wide exemptions to the government from its provisions, permit processing of personal data without a user's consent, and "weakens" the RTI Act.
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India's digital public infrastructure being offered to other countries as part of G20: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said that India's digital public infrastructure played a key role in India's fight against Covid-19
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Companies face tall task in complying with new data protection law
Consulting firm Deloitte urged organisations to conduct gap assessments to evaluate their readiness for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
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Tech industry seeks clarity from MeitY on DPDP Bill's interplay with sectoral laws
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is set to become a law after it was passed by both houses of the Parliament
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Explained: What the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill means for you
The provision of the Bill will apply to personal data collected in a digital format, and in a non-digital format, if it is subsequently digitised. The Bill has seen brickbats and bouquets coming its way. For the Bill to become a law, it has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha next
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How India's DPDP Bill may impact cross border data transfer with EU companies
Govt exemption, interception provisions will be among the main objections, they say. Under EU rules, personal data can only be transferred to countries with protection laws equivalent to its own GDPR
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Lower age of children to 15: Opposition MPs propose amendments to data protection bill
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw will move for the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to be passed in Lok Sabha on August 7.
