Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: Odisha added 559 sq km of combined forest and tree cover between 2021 and 2023, according to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023. The report, which was released Saturday, also noted that Odisha’s forest cover alone rose by 152 sq km. Across...

Melbourne: The holiday season is here, and streets are filled with festive sparkles, twinkling lights and cheerful Christmas songs. While many of us are looking forward to spending the holiday period with family and friends, Christmas is anything but jolly for others. Some people are...

Cape Canaveral: NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing’s Starliner capsule. NASA announced the latest delay in Indian-origin Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore’s...

New Delhi: Metal recycling startup Runaya Wednesday said it has entered into a pact with Germany-headquartered ECKART to build a new aluminium powder unit in Odisha. The new facility in Odisha will produce amongst the most sustainable spherical atomised aluminium granules. These products are witnessing...

Imphal: SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Starlink satellite beams were turned off over India, reacting to claims that its device was being used in restive Manipur. The security forces recently seized some internet devices along with arms and ammunition during a raid in Keirao Khunou...

London: European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totalling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts. Ireland's Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up...

New Delhi: Taiwanese laptop maker MSI Tuesday announced the commencement of its manufacturing operations in India with its first facility in Chennai. In line with the objective of "Make in India", MSI will introduce locally-produced versions of two laptop models -- the MSI Modern 14...

New Delhi: In a significant week for the Indian startup ecosystem, nearly 40 startups secured more than $787 million in funding. These deals included 16 growth-stage deals and 23 early-stage ones. This is a massive jump from $250 million raised cumulatively across 18 deals last...

San Francisco: Suchir Balaji, an OpenAI whistleblower, has been found dead inside his apartment here, according to multiple reports. In October, the 26-year-old AI researcher raised serious concerns about Sam Altman-run chatGPT maker OpenAI "breaking copyright law". According to the San Jose Mercury News, Balaji...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said his government was committed to encouraging children in the field of science from an early age. Majhi made the statement after felicitating winners of the Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) at the Pathani Samanta Planetarium in...