Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya is a special correspondent for The Daily Star.

India announces USD 1.2 bln investment in AI projects

India has approved an ambitious and comprehensive national-level AI mission with a budget outlay of Rs.10,371.92 crore to cater to increasing demands from the country’s rapidly expanding AI start-ups and research ecosystem including Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), built through public-private partnership.

1w ago

Indian scientists discover new catalyst for energy-efficient hydrogen production

Indian scientists have identified a new catalyst that can efficiently oxidise urea and lower the energy demand for the generation of hydrogen by urea-assisted water splitting, thereby making way for improved production of green fuel.

1w ago

Green hydrogen plant in stainless steel inaugurated in India

India's first green hydrogen plant in the stainless steel sector located in Hisar, Haryana, was inaugurated today with the objective of cutting carbon emissions by nearly 2,700 tonnes per year.

2w ago

India successfully tests 'Very Short-Range Air Defence System' missile

India has conducted two successful flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile which can neutralise enemy aircraft, drones, and helicopters.

2w ago

Indian scientists discover wound dressing material from banana fibres

Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, have transformed banana pseudo stems, which are often considered agricultural waste, into an eco-friendly wound dressing material.

2w ago

Modi announces names of Gaganyaan space mission astronauts

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, today announced the names of four Indian Air Force officers who will be the astronauts in the country’s first manned mission to space, which is expected to be launched next year.

2w ago

Researchers develop first India-specific AI model to determine age of foetus

Indian researchers have developed a country-specific model to precisely determine the age of a foetus in a pregnant woman in the second and third trimesters.

3w ago

India unveils country's largest battery energy storage system

India's largest battery energy storage system, which stores power using solar energy, has been successfully commissioned with an installed capacity of 152.325 megawatts hour (MWh).

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August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

India develops tech to prevent attacks in 5G networks

Indian scientists have developed an indigenous software technology that can detect and prevent attacks in the 5G telecom networks, as per a recent statement by India's Ministry of Science and Technology.

July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Does India need a Uniform Civil Code?

In a way, the BJP’s campaign on the UCC has been in the works for several months now

June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023

Opposition unity and the challenges ahead in India

Fresh general elections in India are due early next year and the opposition parties seem to have taken a good first step

June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023

Looking back on India’s triple train crash and the safety of rail travel

The triple train accident in Balasore in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on June 2 was considered the worst in three decades involving India’s largest public transport system that ferries nearly eight billion people annually.

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

A race against time to save lives

As dawn broke at Bahanaga Railway Station in Balasore district of the Indian state of Odisha today, it looked like a tornado ripped through the area throwing the rail coaches atop each other

April 23, 2023
April 23, 2023

Memories of Punjab separatism and the rise of Amritpal

When Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was finally apprehended outside a Guruwara in Rode village in north Indian state Punjab's Moga district this morning, the contrived symbolism of the place could not be lost sight of

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Political void in Punjab: Can a radical leader again ignite separatism?

When a mob led by a radical 30-year-old Sikh preacher openly espousing to separatist cause stormed a police station in Amritsar district of India's Punjab bordering Pakistan on February 24, the incident and the man behind it revived memories of the dark days of militancy that had ravaged the state for years in 1980s

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Revitalizing Delhi’s school system: A triumphant journey

When Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit the streets in India’s national capital on January 16 this year to protest the alleged non-approval by the Lt Governor Saxena to his government’s proposal to send school teachers abroad for training,

October 28, 2022
October 28, 2022

BCCI to pay men, women equally

In a momen-tous move to kindle gender parity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted male and female players.

October 16, 2022
October 16, 2022

Why are political parties trying to woo the Prince of Calcutta?

Sourav’s stints as cricket administrator in Bengal and BCCI have ensured he remains in the media focus.

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