Articles by Prathapan Bhaskaran

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) engineers set Chandrayaan-2 on a course that will take it beyond the Earth's gravitational field early on Wednesday, putting it on a translunar trajectory. The spacecraft is expected to arrive on the Moon's orbit

Chandrayaan-2 set on course to leave Earth orbit; put on risky lunar trajectory

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was pushed out of the Earth's gravitational field early on Wednesday on a linear path; timing critical for spacecraft's arrival on lunar orbit on August 20.

Aug 15, 2019

Space

All you need to know about Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission

India's biggest launcher GSLV Mk-III will carry Chandrayaan-2 that includes a lunar lander and a rover to explore the dark side of the moon facing away from the earth for the first time.

Jul 13, 2019

Huawei thumbs nose at Trump with 100% refund warranty on phones for 2 years

Special warranty to be launched in the Philippines initially will kick in if key apps of Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp cease to function in two years after purchase

Jun 21, 2019

Facebook may unveil its cryptocurrency on June 18; Bitcoin fans unfazed

Facebook plans to make the cryptocurrency transferrable with zero fees via Facebook products including Messenger and WhatsApp.

Jun 9, 2019

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Chinese smartphone vendors begins losing buyers

Does Huawei's Russia 5G deal signal a new world trade order split down middle?

Chinese giant ties up with Russia's MTS to deploy 5G technology as Xi begins three-day Russia visit for a summit with Putin amid escalating US-China trade war.

Jun 6, 2019

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Supreme Court elicits the central government's views on a petition seeking guidelines for regulating the streaming content that is becoming increasingly popular.

May 12, 2019

Scientists found 13 bones and teeth fossils of a mystery dwarf humans in Callao Cave in the Philippines island of Luzon. The new species of humans has been named Homo luzonensis.Courtesy: Callao Cave Archaeology Project

Newly found hobbit-like mystery species lived beside, mated with humans

Homo luzonensis named after Philippines island of Luzon, where 13 bones have been unearthed, lived alongside other modern humans some 50,000 years ago, scientists say.

Apr 22, 2019

Archaeology

Jet Airways folding up the Kingfisher way? Here are the strange similarities

Jet Airways registered itself on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2004, a year before Kingfisher took off, and launched the IPO in 2005, raising Rs 1,890 crore.

Apr 19, 2019

ISRO's spy in the sky: All you need to know about India's intel satellite EMISAT

Historic PSLV-C45 flight places India's 'spy detector' satellite on orbit to act as a force multiplier by monitoring electromagnetic radiation indicating radar activity.

Apr 1, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with NCC Cadets, NSS Volunteers, Tableaux Artists and tribal guests, at Teen Murti Bhawan

Mission Shakti: Will India's anti-satellite (ASAT) test trigger space arms race in the region?

India's new capability achieved with Mission Shakti will drive China to further develop its anti-satellite weapons system, which is already watched with grave suspicion by the US.

Mar 27, 2019

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Could a software upgrade have prevented Ethiopia Airlines crash and saved 157 lives?

Boeing started working on software changes due for release in April after Lion Air crash probe indicated anomalies in the onboard system's reading of the angle of climb.

Mar 13, 2019

India will become world's fastest growing economy in 2019-20: IMF

India's growth could rise from an estimated 7.3% in the current financial year to 7.5% in 2019-20 amid a global slowdown.

Jan 23, 2019

IndiGo's poor customer care record forces parliamentary panel to flag airline

Committee raps low-budget carrier's policies towards excess baggage, approach to customer complaints and festival season fares.

Dec 29, 2018

Retailers retaliate: Offline vendors stop stocking Bosch, Siemens products

Brick-and-mortar chains will not stock German manufacturer's products after it failed to stop online deep discounts

Dec 28, 2018

Tata Consultancy Services ranked 'Top Employer' in Asia Pacific region

Top Employer Institute certifies the Indian IT major as number one in several countries across the region including Australia, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore

Dec 20, 2018

Chinese firm's plan for free Wi-Fi worldwide may trigger security concerns

A constellation of 272 satellites that will serve even areas without mobile networks could pose threat to national security unless closely monitored

Dec 2, 2018

Interpol elects South Korean as president

Kim Jong-yang's election is marred by acrimony over the US campaign against the Kremlin insider and Russia's allegations of interference.

Nov 23, 2018

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 13, 2018.

Cryptocurrency: Tale of IMF support that turned a deadly trap

Legarde's historic call for central banks' foray into sovereign cryptocurrencies turns sour for blockchain pioneers like Bitcoin

Nov 21, 2018

India's manned space flight ambition passes crucial test

Indian space agency ISRO's plans for a manned space flight gets a boost with GSLV Mk3 launch that placed GSAT-29 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

Nov 16, 2018

India suffers WTO setback in Japan's challenge on steel import duty

India fears a WTO ruling on safeguard tariff following a Japanese challenge on steel import duty will have an impact on import from other sources.

Nov 8, 2018

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