Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, Monday wrote to Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, urging continued support for the UNESCO Kalinga Prize, a prestigious international science award. Patnaik expressed concern over the Union Ministry of Science and Technology's alleged...

New Delhi: Telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal's conglomerate will buy a 24.5 per cent stake in Britain's largest broadband and mobile company, BT Group, worth about $4 billion. Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, will buy 9.99 per cent stake in BT...

New Delhi: Nowadays, in the fitness-obsessed world, it is not an uncommon sight to see people looking repetitively at their smartwatches to meet their desired step target/ burn calories etc, without knowing that this can trigger anxiety, experts said Saturday. Wearable devices, particularly medical-grade ones,...

New Delhi: Susan Wojcicki, once a key figure in Google's history, passed away after a two-year battle with cancer, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai informed Saturday. Wojcicki played a foundational role in shaping YouTube’s trajectory. “Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend...

New York: Billionaire Elon Musk-run X social media platform has been sued by a former Twitter board member for $20 million. Omid Kordestani, former Twitter (now called X) executive chairman, has sued the social media platform, claiming that Musk refused to cash out more than...

New Delhi: PhonePe Friday announced the launch of a ‘pre-approved term life insurance’ feature on its platform. The feature aims to make insurance coverage more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians by waiving the requirement for proof of income at the time of policy...

New Delhi: Population decline is rapidly increasing, said tech billionaire Elon Musk Thursday. “Population collapse is accelerating,” Musk said in a post on X, citing a population chart by the New York Times which showed how birth rates decline in a year. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1821408782712291808   The...

Bhubaneswar: The ICMR started work for the National Health Research Priority Project, aiming to develop advanced emergency care systems, including immediate treatment of heart attack or brain stroke patients, officials said Wednesday. As a pilot, the project will be taken up in five places --...

Bengaluru: ISRO Wednesday said its latest earth observation satellite EOS-08 will be launched onboard the third and final developmental flight of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 August 15. The primary objectives of the EOS-08 mission include designing and developing a microsatellite, creating payload instruments...

New Delhi: Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan has been selected for first Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, the top most science award instituted by the government this year. The government Wednesday announced 33 Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskars, which include 18 Vigyan Yuva Puraskars for young scientists and 13 Vigyan...