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Bhubaneswar: The Health department is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting January 15 to address concerns regarding Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the state and to prepare strategies to implement guidelines, if issued, by the Centre. The meeting assumes significance as deliberations will be made with...

Bengaluru: ISRO Sunday said the two satellites launched to perform space docking experiments were brought within three metres and then moved safely back in a trial attempt. The space agency also said the docking process would be done after analysing the data further. "A trial...

New Delhi: Focus on the quality of work and not on the quantity, as one can change the world in 10 hours, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said on Saturday, joining the debate on a 90-hour work week. Speaking at the National Youth Festival in...

Berhampur: The mother of Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S Saturday expressed happiness that her son was conferred the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award. Ravi Kumar who is originally from Berhampur in Ganjam district was among 27 people in the Indian diaspora who received the award...

Bengaluru: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites that ISRO is hoping to unite are at a distance of 1.5 km and will be brought much closer January 11, the space agency said Friday. The SpaDeX space docking experiment has so far missed two publicly...

Bhubaneswar: Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday to discuss the development of the American IT firm's biggest campus in India in the state, a statement said. At the meeting, Majhi said the state government would allot land in...

New Delhi: India's industrial production (IIP) growth accelerated to a six-month high of 5.2 per cent year-on-year in November 2024, riding on the increased festive demand and pick up in manufacturing sector, according to the official data released Friday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP)...

New Delhi: The government's artificial intelligence programme unit IndiaAI and Microsoft have partnered to train 5 lakh individuals, including students, educators, developers, government officials, and women entrepreneurs on AI by 2026, a senior company official said Wednesday. Microsoft India and South Asia President, Puneet Chandok...

New Delhi: Farm workers and drivers will figure among the fastest growing jobs over the next five years, while roles of cashiers and ticket clerks will see the largest decline, a new study showed Wednesday. In its Future of Jobs Report 2025, the World Economic...

New Delhi: V. Narayanan has been appointed as the next chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and  Secretary of the Department of Space, according to an official announcement made Tuesday. He is set to take over from the current ISRO chief, S. Somnath,...