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Countdown Begins For Launch Of Earth Observation Satellite: ISRO
Countdown Begins For Launch Of Earth Observation Satellite: ISRO

Bengaluru: The countdown for the November 7 launch of earth observation satellite EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites on board launch vehicle PSLV-C49 has begun, ISRO said on Friday. The launch is scheduled at 15:02 Hrs IST on Saturday. “PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Mission: The countdown for the launch of PSLV-C49/EOS-01 mission commenced today at 13:02 Hrs […]

India's One More Eye In Sky, Radar Imaging Satellite And 9 Foreign Sats
India's One More Eye In Sky, Radar Imaging Satellite And 9 Foreign Sats

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky — a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (formerly RISAT-2BR2) — and nine other foreign satellites in a text book style. India’s new earth observation satellite up in the sky will send good clarity images which will be used […]

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Fortnite Giving 2-Month Disney Plus Subscription Free For In-Game Purchases

San Francisco: The popular mobile game Fortnite developer Epic Games announced a new promotion that allows players who make a real-money purchase in-game and are new Disney Plus subscribers to get up to two months of the streaming service for free. The offer is valid November 10th starting at 7 P.M. Eastern Time (ET) through […]

'Rising CO2 Levels, Plastics Posing Combined Threat To Marine Environment'
'Rising CO2 Levels, Plastics Posing Combined Threat To Marine Environment'

Tokyo: An international team of researchers has found that the combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans. The study, published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, found that after three weeks of being submerged in the ocean, the bacterial diversity on plastic bottles […]

Yahoo Mail To Suspend Automatic Email Forwarding For Free Users
Yahoo Mail To Suspend Automatic Email Forwarding For Free Users

New Delhi: Yahoo Mail will discontinue automatic email forwarding for free users from January 1 next year, in order to reduce hacking attempts. Verizon, which bought Yahoo in 2017, announced the move in an update and the existing users will need to get a Pro account, which costs $34.99 per year, or $3.49 a month. […]

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Facebook To Send Groups On Probation For Violating Content Rules

San Francisco: Facebook has announced to send Groups that violate its content rules on a sort of probation, like forcing Group moderators to manually approve all posts for 60 days. The move is to slow the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook told The Washington Post on Sunday. Facebook will restrict all Groups with […]

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WhatsApp Shopping Button Now Live In India

New Delhi: Facebook on Tuesday made a new shopping button in WhatsApp live globally, including in India, to help people check out available products and make purchases right from a chat. The tool will make it easier for people to discover a business’ catalog so they know what goods or services it offers. Previously, people […]

Instagram Launches AR Filter To 'Light Up' Diwali Posts
Instagram Launches AR Filter To 'Light Up' Diwali Posts

New Delhi: Photo sharing app Instagram on Tuesday introduced an augmented reality (AR) filter “Share Your Light” giving people a fun way to share their thoughts during the upcoming festivals. Launched ahead of Diwali, the AR filter is inspired by mandalas, diyas, festive lights and colours. Once you open the Effects Gallery, you can look […]

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YouTube Faces Massive Outage In India, Back Now

New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube experienced a major outage in India and elsewhere on Thursday morning and the users were unable to watch videos owing to loading issues. DownDetector website showed severe user reported problems with YouTube, indicating the problem was widespread and numerous users on Twitter reported that YouTube wasn’t working for them. “If you’re […]

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Google Makes Diwali Virtual With AR Experience, Interactive Tools

New Delhi: In a bid to recreate some festival fervour in the social distancing times, Google has created a virtual Diwali experience that everyone can be a part of — via a new Augmented Reality (AR) experience. Google Arts & Culture has partnered with over 20 cultural heritage organisations to launch Diwali @Home. “Striking images […]

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Google Photos To End Its Free Unlimited Storage On June 1, 2021

New Delhi: Google has announced that it will soon start charging for Google Photos storage once users upload more than 15GB onto their accounts. Starting June 1, 2021, all new photos and videos backed up in high quality will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with Google Account or any additional storage […]

PUBG To Be Back In India With Indian Subsidiary
PUBG To Be Back In India With Indian Subsidiary

New Delhi: Bringing cheers to Indian mobile gamers ahead of Diwali, PUBG Corporation on Thursday said it is making a comeback to the India market with the creation of an Indian subsidiary and a new game. With its South Korean parent company Krafton, Inc., PUBG Corp also plans to make investments worth $100 million in […]

Novel Method To Preserve Vaccines Without Refrigeration Developed By Scientists
Novel Method To Preserve Vaccines Without Refrigeration Developed By Scientists

Washington: Chemical engineers have developed a novel method to stabilise vaccines with proteins instead of relying on refrigeration. The innovation may help to reduce wastage of the therapeutic during transportation and storage. The scientists, including those from the Michigan Technology University in the US, said vaccines typically require shipping temperatures ranging from two to eight […]

Modern Human Brain Originated 1.7 Mn Years Ago In Africa
Modern Human Brain Originated 1.7 Mn Years Ago In Africa

London: Modern human brain structures developed 1.5 to 1.7 million years ago in the African Homo populations and after they had already begun walking on two feet and had even…

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Facebook's Vanish Mode Feature Arrives On Messenger, Instagram

New Delhi: Facebook has rolled out Vanish Mode on its Messenger and Instagram services that will let users send text, photos and voice messages which will disappear once seen and the chat window is shut down. Currently, the Snapchat-inspired Vanish Mode will work on individual chats and not group chats, reports The Verge. Vanish Mode […]

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