Washington, July 28 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said India and the United States must do more to confront the China challenge, calling for deeper cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, clean energy and security.“I think India, like the United States, needs to step up to the challenge. Okay. It’s not doing enough. It can do more,” Krishnamoorthi said in an interview with IANS.He described the strategic competition with China as a defining t…
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Washington, July 25 (IANS) The Trump administration this week defended an ambitious overhaul of America’s scientific research enterprise, arguing that artificial intelligence, quantum computing and advanced manufacturing will be central to keeping the United States ahead of China in technologies that will shape the coming decades, a strategy with implications for key partners such as India.Appearing before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, White House Office of Science and Te…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Central government’s Technology Development Board (TDB) has approved 22 projects with a total project cost of Rs 4,744 crore, extending RDIF support of Rs 2,192 crore to them, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) shortlisted another eight projects for support under the RDIF, involving an amount of Rs 390.35 crore, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said in the Rajya Sabha.TDB and the Biotechnology Industry …
Washington, July 22 (IANS) China has emerged as the first peer-level competitor to the United States in research spending, the White House said in a major science policy report, warning that Beijing’s coordinated drive is rapidly expanding its capabilities in critical and emerging technologies.The assessment appears in “Science: A New Golden Age,” released Tuesday by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a blueprint for restructuring America’s roughly $200 billion an…
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The United States faces a new generation of security threats led by China and accelerated by artificial intelligence, cyber operations and attacks on critical infrastructure, national security experts told Congress, nearly 25 years after the September 11 attacks.The warnings came at a House Intelligence Committee hearing examining whether the US intelligence community has adapted since the 2001 attacks. Lawmakers and witnesses said terrorism remained a danger, but the …
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) US-based technology giant IBM’s Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna has admitted that the company underestimated the scale of customers’ shift in spending towards artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and failed to adapt quickly enough, saying we faltered in the second quarter as the trend weighed on its revenue.In a letter to investors released alongside selected preliminary second-quarter results, Krishna said IBM had expected some supply chain-related disruption bu…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Secretary, Technology Development Board (TDB) Rajesh Kumar Pathak on Tuesday said central government plans to boost research and development spending to about 2 per cent of GDP and invited private sector to tap Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development & Innovation Fund (RDIF) that can underwrite up to half of project costs.“The objective of the RDIF is to encourage the private sector to scale-up R&D spending, currently at around 0.65 per cent of GDP. The role of t…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The proposed Centre for Emerging Technologies will be set up at Tamil Nadu Knowledge City in Tiruvallur and will operate from a dedicated 20,000-square-foot research and teaching facility within the precinct’s knowledge tower.The collaboration aims to advance research and innovation in areas such as quantum computing, agri-tech and other emerging technologies, while fostering stronger links between academia and industry. The partnership will focus on collaborative resear…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the success of 11 years of the ‘Digital India’ initiative has given the country a new identity worldwide. PM Modi said this feat reveals the resolve of the countrymen to take the nation to new heights by embracing innovation and technology.“Digital India is the strong foundation of a developed and self-reliant India. Over the past 11 years, it has played a crucial role in empowering the poor and deprived, while makin…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) India has evolved from being merely an important global partner to becoming an “indispensable anchor” of the international order, driven by sustained economic growth, trusted partnerships and technological transformation, India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra said.Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Kwatra said India’s economic rise under Prime Minister Narendra Modi had positioned the country to play a …