Infrastructure development, education and transport are among the highlights of the Union Budget 2021-22. Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the National Infrastructure Pipeline in December 2019. This first-of-its-kind, whole-of-government exercise undertaken by Government of India was launched with 6,835 projects. The project pipeline has now expanded to 7,400 projects. Around 217 projects … Read more
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published a report advising the government to develop a new strategy for implementing new technologies, with consideration for security and competition. Last year, the government performed a U-turn and blocked network operators from using Huawei equipment in any part of their 5G infrastructure. The government said … Read more
Researchers have made strides developing ‘6G’ wireless technologies by using 300GHz terahertz waves to transfer uncompressed, 8K ultra-high definition (UHD) video with a data rate of 48Gbit/s over the air. The next-generation 6G mobile communication standard – which is beyond the present 5G system – is expected to transmit 8K and other UHD videos with … Read more
Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life, Edinburgh University researchers have said. A greater exposure to air pollution at the very start of life was associated with a detrimental effect on people’s cognitive skills up to 60 years later, the research found. The team tested … Read more
OneWeb is reportedly in talks with BT to use its satellite broadband technology to provide coverage to rural areas of the UK. The firm, which was bought by the UK government after nearly going bankrupt last year, intends to launch a network of more than 650 low Earth orbit satellites that will be able to beam down … Read more
Aero India 2021, the country’s premier aerospace and defence exhibition, is poised for take off. The event, 3-5 February, is being held in the Yelahanka Air Base in Bangalore. Due to Covid restrictions, the show is a combination of physical and virtual displays and will be the world’s first hybrid aerospace show Hailed as the … Read more
Renewables may actually keep carbon fuels going for decades to come, but a new group of energy-rich countries will emerge. The outlook for the oil sheikhs of the Middle East or the gas oligarchs of Russia looks increasingly bleak. The value of their underground resources looks poised to fall away permanently as they struggle to … Read more
An investigation by OpenAQ has found that the average level of air pollution in the world’s largest cities is nearly four times higher than the maximum levels recommended by the WHO. According to estimates, 90 per cent of the world experiences harmful levels of air pollution; the problem is particularly acute in cities in the … Read more
North Sea oil and gas firms produce annual carbon emissions equivalent to a coal plant through flaring and venting activites, an investigation has revealed. Unearthed, a journalistic investigation body funded by Greenpeace, obtained figures through Environmental Information Regulations requests which show that almost 20m tonnes of CO2 equivalent were released in the five years to … Read more
A report from BT Security has found the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has been expanding, taking on a far wider set of critical responsibilities, as cyber threats continue to grow. In its largest ever research project, BT Security carried out a survey of over 7,000 business leaders, employees, and consumers from all … Read more