India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is deepening its commitment to blockchain, the foundational technology behind Web3. This week, MeitY unveiled a suite of blockchain platforms aimed at empowering Indian developers to build secure, transparent, and reliable digital solutions. MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan, who led the launch, emphasized the potential of these platforms…

Infinix Hot 50 5G was launched in India on Thursday. The smartphone comes with a 48-megapixel dual rear camera unit and an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC paired with up to 8GB of RAM and runs on Android 14. The handset supports wired fast charging and is equipped with an…

Indian researchers at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) in Mohali, led by Dr. Bhanu Prakash, have developed a new technique to address chromium contamination in wastewater. This technique employs sunlight as a catalyst in combination with microfluidic technology to convert toxic hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] into the less harmful trivalent chromium [Cr(III)]. This…

India’s CoinSwitch crypto exchange is expanding its services portfolio to now focus on high networth individuals (HNIs) and institutional investors. In an announcement shared on Thursday, September 5 – the Mumbai-headquartered exchange said with this service, it aims to provide HNIs with personalised investment advisory and detailed risk management solutions among other inputs. In India,…

Amazfit GTR 4 New was unveiled in India on Wednesday. Compared to the older model, the New variant carries a 1.45-inch AMOLED screen and an operational physical crown. It packs a 475mAh battery that is claimed to offer a battery life of up to 12 days with typical usage. The Amazfit GTR 4 New version…

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) recently conducted a search of more than 1,300 galaxies for signs of alien life using unexplored low radio frequencies. The search was reportedly performed using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), a radio telescope located in the Australian outback. This effort targeted radio frequencies in the 80–300MHz range, a relatively uncharted…

YouTube has introduced new creator tools for Shorts – its short-form videos – on Android and iOS platforms. With the new feature, creators can now customise the thumbnails of their short videos by tweaking them with text, filters and emojis. Additionally, it is now giving them more choices when choosing thumbnails, even after YouTube Shorts…

Opera browser for Android is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will let users run search queries about images. The feature is being integrated within Aria, the browser’s native AI assistant, as a part of the company’s AI Feature Drop programme. The feature will be available in the Opera Developer build of the…

OnePlus Ace 5 series is expected to launch soon. Previous leaks have suggested that the OnePlus Ace 5 and the OnePlus Ace 5 Pro, may come with flagship Snapdragon chipsets and 1.5K LTPO displays. Design details about the purported handsets have also been tipped. A recent leak has reiterated some of the earlier claims and suggested more key…

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) aims to promote treating cryptocurrencies akin to traditional assets such as stocks and gold. As part of this effort, the FSA has reduced tax rates on income generated from crypto activities. Corporate crypto holders will face slightly higher rates, while small-scale individual investors will benefit from comparatively lower taxes. The…