VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Indian Army signs a $20 million contract with ideaForge to procure SWITCH UAV:  The   Indian Army   has signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of   ideaForge's SWITCH UAV   which will be delivered over a period of 1 year. ideaForge has been awarded this contract after it emerged as the only vendor that qualified the operational requirements in an evaluation done in real-world conditions, for a fast-track procurement. The contract marks a strategic shift in the Indian defence procurement process as the Indian Army goes on an aggressive modernization drive. It has also cemented ideaForge’s position as India's largest manufacturer of drones for defence, homeland security and industrial applications.   SWITCH UAV is an indigenous system built to cater for the most demanding surveillance operations of the Indian Forces. This Fixed Wing VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) UAV can be deployed at high alt...

Through non-profit arm, Elon Musk contributes $5 million to Khan Academy:  Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO   has donated $5 million to   e-learning platform Khan Academy .   Sal Khan, Founder, Khan Academy   in a video posted on Twitter said he wants to give a huge shout and thank you to Elon Musk and everyone at the Musk foundation.   Khan said, "For their credible generous support for Khan Academy, they just recently gave a $5 million donation to Khan academy. This is going to allow us to accelerate all sorts of content and engage millions of students around the world. We have about 200 million hours of learning. I view this type of investment in what we're doing is really foundational for us to be able to build a multi generational institution, so that future Elon Musks of the world are also able to tap into their potential.”   As millions of kids take online school classes from home globally including in India, the government along with the private...