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In 1793, England completed an inclined plane that carried canal boats 207 feet uphill on wheeled cradles before returning them to the water- To overcome technical hurdles, ISRO flew NVS-03 satellite with pyro valves open: Narayanan
- In 1835, Maryland built a curved railway bridge from 63,000 tons of granite - critics thought it would collapse, but trains still cross it today
- In 1982, NASA engineer George Alcorn invented an imaging spectrometer designed to analyze high-energy sourcesGeorge Edward Alcorn's groundbreaking invention of the X-ray imaging spectrometer has revolutionized the field of space exploration, allowi...24 Oct, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
- Ukrainian negotiator says local humanitarian ceasefire with Russia will start on TuesdayA ceasefire in the Kherson region of Ukraine will commence to enable humanitarian efforts in Oleshky. Melania Trump has played a crucial ro...24 Oct, 2026, 06.40 AM IST
- Voice-first India is reshaping OpenAI’s priorities: Applications CTOIndian users frequently switch between English and Hindi during the same conversation, a behaviour OpenAI wants its models to understand an...16 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- Meet Pritish A R, the teen drummer who set a World record with 2,370 beats in one minutePritish A R, a young drummer from Australia, set a record for the most drumbeats in one minute with drumsticks, with 2,370, turning his chi...15 Oct, 2026, 01.21 AM IST
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover sets new driving record on Mars, reaching 45.2 kilometresNASA’s Perseverance rover has travelled 45.2 kilometres in Mars, setting a fresh record for the farthest distance driven by a vehicle on th...13 Oct, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
- Meet Bodhana Sivanandan, the British chess prodigy who defeated a grandmaster and earned the Woman International Master titleHarrow, North West London. Introducing 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan, a British-Indian chess prodigy who is making waves with her great sh...13 Oct, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
- Noah Williams learned C++ at 6 and set a Guinness World Record at just 8: Meet the youngest computer programmerAt just 8 years old, Noah Williams from Melbourne, Australia, became the youngest person to programme computers (male), according to Guinne...10 Oct, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
- For centuries, Sacsayhuamán’s giant interlocking stones have puzzled observers; today, archaeologists are still investigating how Inca builders moved and fitted the largest blocksSacsayhuaman is famed for the giant stones and the weird zigzagging walls and is still one of the finest examples of Incan engineering. Its...09 Oct, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
- Proofpoint doubles down on India amid rising cybercrimes, calls AI agents the new insider riskProofpoint is stepping up its India focus as AI adoption accelerates and cyber threats become more sophisticated. In an interview with ET, ...05 Oct, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
- There could be a pretty big global shock, says Nobel laureate & economist Michael SpenceMichael Spence highlights the economic growth of India and China, noting India's potential growth trajectory. He emphasizes India's advance...04 Oct, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
- NASA is preparing the Moon for humans: Three new missions will search for underground shelter, water ice and hidden hazardsNASA is planning three investigations on the Moon to gather essential information for a future lunar outpost. These investigations will mon...01 Oct, 2026, 09.56 PM IST
- Pushing back against AI 'doomsday narratives', Nvidia creates platform to keep rogue agents in checkNumerous instances have been reported by AI leaders Anthropic, OpenAI and Google's Gemini team of their agents going rogue and breaking thr...29 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
- Why bringing back the woolly mammoth isn’t a simple cloning job — scientists are solving a massive genetic engineering puzzleColossal Biosciences is working to introduce woolly mammoth traits into Asian elephants through genetic modifications. Researchers are usin...29 Sep, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
- ‘MLA Jarnail Singh sought commission’: Parvesh Verma hits back as AAP demands minister’s arrest over slap videoDelhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma faced accusations of assaulting a local man during a road inspection. AAP MLA Jarnail Singh claimed that V...27 Sep, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
- Embraer says Mahindra will be its partner for IAF's 60 transport plane tender, to partner with Adani for commercial planesBrazilian aerospace firm Embraer has partnered with Indian Mahindra Group for the Indian Air Force's transport aircraft programme. The part...27 Sep, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
- Tata Aeris vs Maruti Dzire: Mileage, price, engine, dimensions, fuel options and transmission comparisonTata Motors has unveiled the Aeris, a sleek compact sedan set to rival Maruti Suzuki's Dzire. While both vehicles share attractive features...25 Sep, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
- In 1869, New Hampshire opened a cog railway where normal trains could not climb; more than 150 years later, its toothed track still reaches Mount Washington’s 6,288-foot summitIn 1869, New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Cog Railway became the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway, using a toothed track to reac...23 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
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