Heard of a robot that can learn things on its own, through trial and error? Well, here is one. Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error — much like humans learn things. They demonstrated their technique, a type of reinforcement learning, by […]
It is not appropriate for the Indian armed forces forever to fly their fleet to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for repairs, a top scientist said here on Friday. “The equipment repair overall, they give to the OEM, they go back to Israel or anywhere the equipment is bought from. That is not the appropriate […]
The Indian arm of Kaspersky Lab – the global software security company – intendds to provide security solutions to government bodies, industries and organisations. “We will provide a complete security solution which will deal with all kinds of cyber threats,” Altaf Halde, managing director for South Asia at Kaspersky Lab, told IANS. “As India plans […]
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced his two-day visit to Seoul Monday, South Korea has offered to set up a $10-billion fund to support several of his ambitious projects, from bullet trains to smart cities, the country’s envoy to India Joon-gyu Lee has said. “My country is offering India a financial package amounting to a […]
India and Mongolia forged a strategic partnership, building on the “bonds of hearts and minds” over the “barriers of distance”, as Narendra Modi on Sunday became the first Indian prime minister to visit the landlocked northeast Asian nation which has declared India as its “third neighbour” as well as “spiritual neighbour”. The two countries also […]
Recalling the Kargil conflict of 1999 between India and Pakistan, former military strongman Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said New Delhi would never be able to forget the three-month-long battle when his armed forces “grabbed India by the throat”. “There was a second line force, too, which caught India by the throat and that was latter […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he shares a close friendship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which he described as “plus one”. Addressing a 5,000-strong Indian community at the Shanghai Expo Centre here, Modi said ancient Chinese Buddhist scholar Hieun Tsang had written that in western India, especially Gujarat, there was a lot of […]
Twenty six pacts worth $22 billion! That was the sum and substance of the pacts signed between the businesses of India and China on Saturday, the major ones accounted for by the Adani and Bharti groups, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here. The pacts were signed against the backdrop of Prime Minister Modi […]
In a worrying start to this fiscal, India’s merchandise exports declined sharply by 14 percent in April and stood at $22.05 billion due mainly to the overall conditions in the global market, while gold imports shot up by 85 percent. The exports contracted from $25.63 billion during April 2014. According to data on exports and […]
Automobile major Volkswagen India on Wednesday announced top level management changes with the appointment of its new president and managing director from July 1, 2015. According to the company,Andreas Lauermann will take over from the incumbent Mahesh Kodumudi, who will take-over another position with Volkswagen Group of America with effect from June 1, 2015. “Kodumudi […]