VCs step up wealthtech bets; Blinkit freezes new launchesInvestors are pouring fresh capital into wealthtech startups as demand for financial products grows. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
25 Aug, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
NASA abandons attempt to rescue aging space telescope from atmospheric re-entryNASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have ended their mission to save the Swift Observatory. Persistent attitude-control failures on the Li...
21 Aug, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogsThe rise of Unitree, a Chinese company known for its impressive robot dogs, can be attributed to research breakthroughs funded by the US mi...
18 Aug, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
USS Benfold lost power in South China Sea, leaving crew of the US Navy warship without toilets, hot food and AC for 4 daysAfter enduring a four-day power outage in the South China Sea, the USS Benfold found itself in a precarious situation, lacking vital servic...
17 Aug, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Boeing 737 Ryanair engine damage: What NTSB found after July incident left passenger partially sucked through windowA Ryanair engine experienced a malfunction after bird remains were discovered within it, leading to a drop in cabin pressure and necessitat...
14 Aug, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
Yellowstone supervolcano: What happened 631,000 years ago and what if it erupts again?The last significant eruption of Yellowstone happened around 631,000 years ago, resulting in the formation of the caldera. Experts argue th...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
China awards two village boys, one studied by lamplight to power a third of world's EVs, the other cracked English in two months to give fighter jets x-ray visionTwo Chinese scientists received China's highest science award for their significant contributions. Chen Liquan developed the nation's first...
10 Jul, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Pilots' body FIP seeks B787 simulator tests to verify certain aspects in Air India plane crash probePilots' group FIP urged the AAIB to conduct simulator tests for the AI171 plane crash. They want to verify the connection between RAT deplo...
14 Jun, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
DGCA asks Air India to reinspect RAT on planes with replaced PCMIndia's aviation regulator, the DGCA, has requested a detailed report from Boeing regarding the uncommanded deployment of the Ram Air Turbi...
12 Oct, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
'Ground Boeing 787 aircraft for electrical checks': Federation of Indian PilotsThe Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) is demanding the grounding of all Air India Boeing 787 aircraft due to recurring electrical system fa...
12 Oct, 2025, 10.43 AM IST
Pilots' body demands grounding of Air India 787s after electrical snagsThe Federation of Indian Pilots has called for grounding Air India's Boeing 787 fleet and a special audit due to recurring electrical and a...
11 Oct, 2025, 01.06 AM IST
DGCA will do thorough study to find root cause for uncommanded RAT deployment in AI plane: NaiduCivil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu announced that the DGCA will conduct a thorough study into the uncommanded Ram Air Turbine (RAT) d...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
AI plane: RAT gets deployed 'uncommanded' minutes before landing at Birmingham; DGCA probes incidentAn Air India Boeing 787 flight from Amritsar to Birmingham experienced an unexpected Ram Air Turbine deployment during its final approach o...
05 Oct, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Air India flight deploys emergency engine just like crashed AI 171, pilot body says checking fuel switch not enoughThe Federation of Indian Pilots urged DGCA to investigate the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 aircraft in India. This follows an Air I...
05 Oct, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
Simulation of crashed Air India jet puts focus on technical flawInvestigators are exploring the possibility of dual engine failure as a key factor in the Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad, which ki...
01 Jul, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
Air India crash: What is emergency power, activated after a dual engine failure?Investigators probing the Air India 787-8 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad are focusing on the aircraft's emergency power generator, which was...
18 Jun, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
Air India plane tragedy: Crash of a fail-safe aircraft baffles pilots and investigatorsThe Boeing 787 aircraft have clocked millions of flying hours without being in a fatal crash.
13 Jun, 2025, 05.32 PM IST