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OneWeb Completes its ‘Five to 50’ MissionThe latest launch takes OneWeb’s in-orbit constellation to 254 satellites, or 40 percent of OneWeb’s planned fleet of 648 LEO satellites that will deliver high speed, low-latency global connectivity. The latest launch takes OneWeb’s in-orbit constellation to 254 satellites, or 40 percent of OneWeb’s planned fleet of 648 LEO satellites […]

AI engine used by British Army during live-firing drill The tool was used by soldiers from the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade during Exercise Spring Storm, as part of Operation Cabrit. Operation Cabrit is an annual Nato exercise which involves British soldiers working in conjunction with French, Danish and Estonian counterparts to tighten Euro-Atlantic security. During […]

Bank of England mulls tougher climate goals, while Kiwis report record warm winter Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s lead on climate change issues and its newly appointed executive director for financial stability and risk, said the Bank is having an “active debate” over plans to make goals on reducing its own carbon footprint more ambitious. Part […]

Set target date for gas boiler phase-out, industry urges A range of industry experts involved in the transition to clean, reliable and efficient energy proposed a target date for phasing out boilers and grants to help people install heat pumps in order to encourage the transition. Homes contribute around 15 per cent of the UK’s […]

Elections Bill introduced; aims for transparency in online campaigns The government said that its Elections Bill will strengthen the integrity of electoral processes and make it “more inclusive”. Among the measures in the bill will be a new “digital imprints regime” to govern online campaign materials. According to proposals detailed last year, the measures will force […]

South Downs National Park to ‘renature’ area six times the size of Westminster The UK’s newest national park currently has a quarter of its land managed for nature such as woods, heaths, ponds and nature reserves. The park authority is now hoping to create an additional 13,000 hectares – approximately the size of 21,000 football […]

View from India: Genome labs initiated to study virus mutations On the one side, the national vaccination programme is in full swing. The jab appears to be reassuring. In fact, the Centre has invited bids for drone-led vaccine delivery in remote areas and challenging locations. A standard protocol for vaccine delivery through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles […]