Sci-Tech

New Delhi: Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to promote manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets with an outlay of Rs 7,280 crore. The 'Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets' was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The atmosphere at SAI International School crackled with curiosity and excitement Wednesday as students gathered for SAITED, the school’s flagship science and technology festival. But the event soared to an entirely new dimension when ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force test...

Rourkela: A natural compound found in long pepper can be an effective and cost-efficient agent against colon cancer cells, said researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela Tuesday. Colon cancer is a disease in which the cells grow uncontrollably in the large intestine...

New Delhi: India's average temperature increased by 0.89 degrees Celsius during 2015-2024, compared to the first quarter of the twentieth century, with temperature extremes becoming more frequent across parts of the country, according to a study. An additional warming of 1.2 to 1.3 degrees Celsius...

Beijing: China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's space station. The Shenzhou 22 will be used sometime in 2026 by the three astronauts who docked on the...

Belem (Brazil): India Sunday expressed 'strong support' to Brazil for the inclusive leadership of the COP30 Presidency and welcomed several decisions adopted at the just concluded climate summit. Though New Delhi expressed satisfaction with many decisions, it did not specifically call the COP30 a success...

Belem: United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to extreme weather. But the catch-all agreement doesn't include explicit details to phase out fossil fuels or strengthen countries' inadequate emissions-cutting plans, which dozens of...

Johannesburg: A new trilateral technology and innovation partnership was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday after a meeting with his Australian and Canadian counterparts on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg. “We are delighted to announce an Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation...

Belem (Brazil): United Nations climate talks appeared to be nearing a conclusion after spilling into overtime Saturday, with a result likely to disappoint countries and advocates for stronger action to wean the world from the coal, oil and gas that is heating the planet. Several...

New Delhi: A US bankruptcy court has ordered Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran to pay over $1.07 billion, holding him personally liable for the movement and concealment of funds from Byju’s Alpha, the company’s US-based financing arm. The default judgment, issued by Judge Brendan Shannon of...