Software development at ISRO has always been an internal responsibility, driven by our own scientists and engineers across domains from environmental science to physics, computer scienceand more, the space agency's former chief S Somanath said.
"We don't outsource these critical software systems because the deep integration between science, technology, and applications requires intimate domain understanding" he said at Software Product Management (SPM) Summit held by IIMB.
The two day summit was held on February 28 and March 1, celebrating its 7th edition around the theme 'Software Product Management Excellence at Scale'.
Somanath elucidated the evolution of software product management and development for space programs, emphasising the shift from environmentally focused missions to commercially operated systems.
"Every piece of software, whether for satellite operations, data analysis, or mission simulations, is built in-house to ensure accuracy, security, and scientific rigor. Ov

S Somanath, Somanath, ISRO Chairman

Somanath elucidated the evolution of software product management and development for space programs, emphasising the shift from environmentally focused missions to commercially operated systems

Indian entities are expected to lose Rs 20,000 crore due to cyber crimes this year, cyber security intelligence firm CloudSEK said in a report.
The company claims to have done a detailed analysis of 200 companies across sectors, over 5,000 domain takedowns, data of about 16,000 brand abuse, official data from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) documenting nationwide cybercrime patterns and financial impacts etc for artificial intelligence based projection.
"The biggest revelation from our research is the sheer scale of financial losses of over Rs 20,000 crore due to cybercrime, of which Rs 9,000 crore is due to brand name abuse alone. The fact that brand abuse is implicated in nearly one-third of all cybercrime incidents and a staggering 70 per cent of high-value scams is a wake-up call for India," Pavan Karthick M, Threat Intelligence Researcher at CloudSEK said.
Cybercrime complaints are expected to exceed 25 lakh, with 5 lakh explicitly mentioning brand ...

India faced more than 1.2 billion cyberattacks in the third quarter of 2024, marking a 92 per cent increase from the year before. The onslaught included 271 million attacks on APIs, according to report by application security firm Indusface. API is s

The company claims to have done a detailed analysis of 200 companies across sectors, over 5,000 domain takedowns, data of about 16,000 brand abuse

Global tech giant Google is building a digital agri-stack using satellite imagery and has started with a base layer that will help identify farm boundaries, a senior official said on Saturday.
Data and analysis of this base layer of the stack can be used in a slew of applications like bettering the subsidy payments, farm insurance or farm loans, Manish Gupta, a senior director at Google DeepMind said.
".. we have built the first such model that using satellite imagery analysis can now start to identify field boundaries based on usage pattern start to identify what crops are being grown and so on," Gupta said, speaking at the Mumbai Tech Week here.
The model has taken inspiration from UIDAI's Aadhar, ascribing a unique ID to each farm and is intended to act as a base layer of the "digital agri stack", he said.
Gupta said it is upon the startups and other agri-tech players to build solutions which will provide loan crop insurance and also subsidies using the data churned out by the .

Farmers, Farmer, agriculture

Data and analysis of this base layer of the stack can be used in a slew of applications like bettering the subsidy payments, farm insurance or farm loans

Bengaluru-based Krutrim has about 1000 employees and about 20 people including executives and senior employees may have left in the last one year, according to the sources

AI, artificial intelligence

"The labour ministry budget for this fiscal year is at a historic high. Around Rs 20,000 crore belong to these three schemes. So, this should give you a clue," she said

Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra

The Hunyuan Turbo S artificial intelligence model is designed to respond as instantly as possible, distinguishing itself from the deep reasoning approach of DeepSeek's eponymous chatbot

Tencent

In India, startups have already developed products based on quantum technology that can be deployed in areas such as financial systems, defence and security, Chowdhry said at the event

HCL cofounder Ajai Chowdhry at the second edition of Manthan, Business Standard's annual summit

Samsung Galaxy M16 5G smartphone will be available in India from March 5, while Galaxy M06 5G will go on sale starting March 7

Samsung Galaxy M06 5G and Galaxy M16 5G

The latest MSI RTX 50 gaming laptops will be available in India from March 2025, starting at Rs 2,99,990

New MSI laptops

The latest MSI RTX 50 gaming laptops will be available in India from March 2025, starting at Rs 299,990

The Midnight Black DualSense Edge controller is priced at Rs 18,990, the same as the original white version

Sony DualSense Edge controller in Midnight Black

Priced at Rs 18,999, the THOMSON 43-inch QLED TV powered by JioTele OS will be available in India through e-commerce platform Flipkart from February 21

THOMSON 43-inch QLED TV powered by JioTele OS

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 stand out with their distinctive ear-hook design and inclusion of an heart rate sensor for workouts. While these features enhance their utility, they also introduce drawbacks

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2

Vivo V-series smartphones focuses on design and imaging, and the Vivo V50 is no different. Though not perfect, the smartphone ticks the right boxes and is a competent model in its segment

Vivo V50 in Starry Night colourway

The Galaxy S25 Plus offers a large display and great battery life, while the Galaxy S25 delivers matching performance and features in a compact form factor

Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus

With a lighter build, smarter software, and camera tweaks, the Galaxy S25 Ultra pushes refinements - does Samsung's flagship still stand out?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

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