Sci-Tech

New Delhi: ISRO will launch Earth observation satellite NISAR Wednesday. Developed with NASA, the satellite aims to improve the management of natural resources and hazards. The observations of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite will be available to policymakers across the world, which will...

New Delhi: India's top IT services firms delivered single-digit revenue growth in April-June, capping off a mixed, somewhat-sobering quarter as macroeconomic instability and geopolitical tensions weighed on global tech demand and delayed client decisionmaking. Management commentary painted a mixed picture, caution prevailed, yet industry CEOs...

New Delhi: India's largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is set to lay off about 2 per cent, or 12,261 employees, of its global workforce this year, with the majority of those impacted belonging to middle and senior grades. As of June 30,...

Drass (Kargil): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi Saturday launched three projects, including a portal where people can pay 'e-shradhanjali' to martyrs, as part of the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas. The others were a QR code-based audio gateway, on which people can listen to...

New Delhi: Covid-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of sudden deaths, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said in the Parliament Friday. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon session, Nadda noted the role of underlying health issues, as well as genetic links...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government gave approval to solar and wind projects of 178 mw, to be developed at an investment of Rs 869.8 crore, a statement said. The approval was given by the single window committee of the Energy Department Wednesday. Among the approved projects is...

New Delhi: In a significant boost to India’s indigenous defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Friday successfully carried out flight trials of the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Announcing the achievement...

Keonjhar: Bhawani Bankula, a 15-year-old Class IX student of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Katesahi, has made her village Guali in this district proud by emerging among the top 30 winners of the Tata Steel Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2024. As part of the reward,...

New Delhi: The government has approved six semiconductor manufacturing projects so far with a cumulative investment of around Rs 1,55,000 crore, which are expected to generate more than 27,000 direct job opportunities, the Parliament was informed Wednesday. The government introduced the 'Semicon India Programme’, with...

New Delhi: American aerospace major Boeing Tuesday delivered three Apache attack choppers to the Indian Army, officials said. The company delivered the AH-64E Apaches choppers as part of a contract to supply six helicopters to the Indian Army. The AH-64 Apache is one of the...