The GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation (GAGAN) –
The Indian satellite based augmentation system (SBAS),
Has widely been used in aviation since its inception.
However, the applications in non-aviation segments
Such as railways, surveys, marine, disaster management, LBS, research …
Have been not only been encouraged but also publicised time to time
Like Real Time Train Information System, Gagan Message Service (GAMES) …

It feels like being inside an oven,
With erratic temperature setting,
Being roasted – slowly and slowly.
The frequent heat waves engulfing the globe,
From Algeria, China, Morocco to Portugal, Spain, Thailand, the USA…
Will have inevitable multi-dimensional cascading effects
On health, livelihood, agriculture, economy, …
Where poor and vulnerable facing the major …

The European Union takes the lead
In bringing out ‘The AI Act’ – the first ever law anywhere to regulate Artificial Intelligence.
The proposed Act prohibits the use of the AI,
Where the risks of using it is unacceptable
such as real-time facial identification system etc.
As the policy makers all across the globe …

The concerns regarding Generative AI keeps widening –
From cheating on home assignments in education sector
To further proliferation of fake news, copyright issues, employment concerns and so on.
Open AI CEO Sam Altman in his representation before the US Congress
Reportedly emphasized on the importance of government intervention
In reducing the implications …

Several tech doyens have called for a six-month pause on AI chatbot research.
The UNESCO has urged the governments around the world to implement an ethical framework for AI systems.
Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns.
Few other countries are regulating, legislating or may even follow Italy’s path.
An Australian mayor threatens to …

GPT-4, Google Bard AI, Character.AI, Bing AI Chat, YouChat, …
These growing and evolving bots,
Have already encroached the cognitive domain,
Are gearing up for a fierce battle of supremacy among themselves,
And eventually some of them,
May rein in the world of the technology,
And in due course, the humankind
Who apparently has …

On February 6th, when the earth trembled for a few seconds,
Cities collapsed in southern Turkey and northern Syria,
Thousands perished.
It happened not for the first time and nor will be the last,
But stories unfold in the similar manner in most of the cases.
A repeated reminder to all of us sitting on …

Many residents of Joshimath, a small town in Uttarakhand, India,
Are compelled to leave as it sinks.
Some consider it as a consequence of reckless developmental activities,
Whereas some opine it as a natural disaster, instead of man-made.
Meanwhile, a recent ISRO report that mentioned the rapid subsidence of the city,
Has been taken off …

A long and much sought after goal has been achieved when,
The researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California,
For the first time managed to produce more energy than it takes in,
In a nuclear fusion reaction.
This remarkable feat, which is both impressive and promising,
Has the potential to transform …

The euphoria around the creation of the Loss and Damage Fund
At the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)
Has limited justifiability.
Though even to achieve this has been a herculean task, it is still not sufficient.
The objective of such negotiations should be simple. …