Sci-Tech

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has launched a first-of-its-kind BTech programme in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics from the upcoming academic year 2024-25, officials said. The course will have 50 seats and the admissions will be through the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE),...

New Delhi: As millions of people in India grapple with blistering heat intensified by climate change, a new report has said extreme weather events have caused over $41 billion in damages globally since the international climate talks in Dubai (COP28) in December last year. The...

New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday said the government will push ahead with its tech-driven agenda of cementing India's global lead in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, and as a technology and digital hub. Taking charge of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) -- a...

New Delhi: Fintech firm One97 Communications, owner of Paytm brand, is laying off an undisclosed number of employees and claimed that it is providing outplacement support for their smooth transition, according to a company statement. Paytm's sales employee headcount in March 2024 quarter dropped by...

Bengaluru: ISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft's two onboard remote sensing instruments have captured the recent solar fury, the space agency said Monday. India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reached the Lagrangian point (L1) January 6 this year, 127 days after it was launched September 2, 2023. L1 is...

New Delhi: As India embarks on its ambitious semiconductor journey, the country will require 2.5-3 lakh skilled professionals by 2027 across Research and Development (R&D), design, manufacturing and advanced packaging domains, a report showed Monday. De-risking initiatives by the world’s leading electronic manufacturers, coupled with...

New Delhi: Lauding the Indian-origin engineer Ashok Elluswamy, who was the first recruit of Tesla's Autopilot team, Elon Musk Sunday expressed gratitude towards him, saying that "without him and our awesome team, we would just be another car company looking for an autonomy supplier that...

New Delhi: Hemesh Singh, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of edtech company Unacademy, Saturday announced that he would move on in an advisory role. In a post on social media platform X, Singh said after almost a decade of building Unacademy with Gaurav Munjal and...

New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem, the world’s third largest, saw $97.3 million in funding across 10 deals this week as Lok Sabha election results were declared, paving the way for the BJP-led NDA to return to power. The fintech sector led the overall startup...

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has approved Elon Musk's Starlink to launch satellite service in the country, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said. Taking to social media platform X.com, Ranil said: “Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has given the green light for Starlink to launch...