Washington: NASA's Perseverance rover which will search for signs of past microbial life on Mars and also collect samples for future return to Earth has got its wheels and parachute. Perseverance is scheduled to liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from...
Read moreSan Francisco: A third prototype of Elon Musk-run SpaceXs next-generation rocket Starship 'SN3' broke apart during a pressure test at the companys test site in Boca Chica, Texas. "We will see what data review says, but this may have been a test configuration mistake," Musk...
Read moreBengaluru: Digital payments major PhonePe Friday announced the launch of a national movement called #i4India after its #100CrorePledge to help India fight the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic went viral last week. The #i4India movement is an appeal to every Indian to support...
Read moreHyderabad, April 3 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad-incubated startup Aerobiosys Innovations has developed a low-cost, portable, emergency-use ventilator, the institute said on Friday. Called "Jeevan Lite," the device developed by the Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) at the institute offers protection to healthcare providers as...
Read moreBengaluru: With the 21-day COVID lockdown disrupting supply chain since March 25, a city-based techie developed an application (app) to enable the people locate essential supplies in the neighbourhood, said his start-up on Friday. "The app innovated by our techie Kiran Anto, helps customers to...
Read moreNew Delhi: Self-drive car rental startup Revv Friday said it will offer over 1,000 cars at zero fee to assist healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. This service is now live in five cities -- Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune, the company said in a...
Read moreNew Delhi: While several industries reel under the COVID-19 lockdown impact in India, PC and laptop majors like HP and Lenovo have seen a massive surge in bulk buying from corporates and enterprises to keep their workforce stay home, safe and connected. Chromebooks and business laptops...
Read moreSantiago: The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the world's largest radio telescope, has temporarily closed operations due to the spread of COVID-19 in Chile, the observatory said in an announced. "We made the unprecedented decision to shut down ALMA for the well-being and health of...
Read moreNew Delhi: Disney Friday launched its streaming service Disney Plus (Disney+) in India via Hotstar, a popular on-demand video platform, at a starting price of Rs 399 a year. The subscribers of the revamped streaming service, now called Disney+ Hotstar, will get access to Disney...
Read moreSan Francisco: Google has announced that it is shutting down its Q&A social app Neighbourly May 12, as the project did not take off as expected. The search engine giant unveiled the app in May 2018 as a test in Mumbai to let users explore...
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For many babus, rules are only for others not for the heaven-born. An IAS officer in Kerala skipped home quarantine...
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The Centre has slashed interest rates on popular small savings schemes – a mainstay of nearly half of the nation’s...
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We select one disease to be mortally afraid of – and ignore all the diseases that we should be scared...
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The unplanned manner in which Prime Minister Modi declared the COVID-linked 21-day lockdown is taking a harsh toll. For instance,...
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