Coming soon: All-civilian trip to space

SpaceX announced it’s aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth’s orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft.

Railways conducts vendor development meet

A vendor development meet was conducted by Materials Management Department and Central Workshop GOC in association with ICF, CORE, RDSO, RITES and SBI at Ponmalai workshop recently for the benefit of BHEL Small Industries Association (BHELSIA) and other district associations in and around Trichy as per the directives of Railway Board.

Canon expands product portfolio

Strengthening its product portfolio in the ink tank printer segment, Canon India has expanded its PIXMA G Series lineup with the launch of seven new printers.

Haier bets big on technology

Home appliances and consumer electronics major Haier has unveiled 14 new variants of direct cool refrigerators in 5 star range.

TMB’s net doubles to Rs 181 crore

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has reported a 96 per cent growth profit of Rs 180.81 crore during the quarter ended December 2020 from Rs 92.42 crore, a year ago.

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO and become executive chairman, naming the head of its lucrative cloud computing division as successor in a sign of the company’s transformation from web retailer to internet conglomerate.

Editorial: Google, gender

Google will pay $ 2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state.

Aero India 2021 kicks off at Bengaluru today

The country’s premier aerospace and defence exhibition, Aero India 2021 takes off in Bengaluru today amidst the Covid-19 pandemic with buzz around ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ and ‘Make in India’ push.