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Ransomware hit more than 78 percent of Indian companies last year, up from 68 percent in 2020, shows a survey by research firm Sophos. The findings say that about 78 percent of Indian firms whose data had been encrypted, paid a ransom to get it back, compared to a global average of 46 percent. The average ransom paid by Indian companies stood at $1,198,475 (roughly Rs. 9,155 crore), notes the report. Sophos has surveyed 5,600 organisations to get insights from 31 countries. These include 300 companies from India.An annual…

Two Indian student groups have won the NASA 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge to recognise a new generation of potential space explorers.Announced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during a virtual awards ceremony on April 29, the challenge involved as many as 91 teams, including 58 colleges and 33 high schools.Decent Children Model Presidency School from Punjab was the winner of the STEM Engagement Award in the High School division. The team from Vellore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu was…

Two Indian student groups have won the NASA 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge that involved as many as 91 teams, including 58 colleges and 33 high schools. According to the PTI news agency, Decent Children Model Presidency School from Punjab was the winner of the STEM Engagement Award in the High School division. And, a team from Vellore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu was declared the winner in the College/University division in the Social Media Award. The…

Image for representation.Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, announced on Monday it will reopen the route to India this week as eased Covid-19 restrictions unleash pent-up demand.IANS Last Updated:April 26, 2022, 13:47 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, announced on Monday it will reopen the route to India this week as eased Covid-19 restrictions unleash pent-up demand.Asiana will offer one flight a week on the Incheon-Delhi route starting from Friday after…

The remaining flight was completed with just one functional engine.The Indian Air Force (IAF) completed repairs of the runway at Bagdogra airport in north Bengal on Tuesday, allowing civil flights to operateIANS Last Updated:April 27, 2022, 11:37 ISTFOLLOW US ON:The Indian Air Force (IAF) completed repairs of the runway at Bagdogra airport in north Bengal on Tuesday, allowing civil flights to operate. This airport, used jointly by the IAF and passenger flights, had been closed for nearly two weeks after cracks were…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Chief of Army Staff and top officers of the Indian Army were given a demonstration of electric vehicles (EVs) in New Delhi on April 22. Tata Motors, Perfect Metal Industries (PMI), and Revolt Motors all displayed their EVs and were briefed on the advancements in technology and range of operations gained over the last few years.The Indian Army’s initiative to introduce EVs and minimise reliance on fossil fuels in accordance with government policies has been praised by Singh. This news…

Finding traces of life on other planets is one of the most intriguing and exciting aspects of astronomy. Scientists have long aspired to identify planets that may one day be habitable. With that distant goal in mind, a group of Indian researchers – two students and a professor -- has found not one but 60 planets, out of a total of 5,000 known, that may be potentially habitable. To reach this conclusion, the group relied on an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based method named Multi-Stage Memetic Binary Tree Anomaly…

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a one-of-its kind technology that rates the motors and batteries of Electric Vehicles (EVs) based on Indian drive-cycles.According to officials, the electric vehicles currently available in the market do not take into account the different climatic conditions in India, and the drive cycles developed are not focused on rural and urban drive-cycles.A drive cycle is typically represented by a series of data points which plots vehicle speed…

Over 97.5 percent of fixed broadband connections in India meet the 2Mbps speed threshold recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) earlier this month, telecom network intelligence firm Ookla said on Thursday. The regulator proposed to revise the minimum broadband speed to 2Mbps from 512Kbps. Ookla stated that the revision didn't shift the needle much. As per the data shared by the Seattle, Washington-based company, as much as 60 percent of the Indian broadband consumer base received the basic 2- to…

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled 23 Indian movies for next two years — that includes three originals, two co-productions, and one “special collaboration”. The remaining 17 licensed films come from the likes of Karan Johar-owned Dharma Productions, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment, Ajay Devgn's Ajay Devgn FFilms, and the Aditya Chopra-run Yash Raj Films. These will premiere in theatres before exclusively streaming on Prime Video globally. Madhuri Dixit Nene-led comedy-drama Maja Maa leads those…