Sci-Tech

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-XL rocket is all set to launch the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 Sun observation mission Wednesday. The PSLV-C59/Proba-3 mission will take flight Wednesday at 4:08 pm from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at Satish Dhawan Space...

Beijing: China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications. The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject to export controls...

New Delhi: PhonePe Tuesday announced the launch of a new and affordable insurance plan for dengue and malaria on its platform, starting at just Rs. 59 per year. The affordable health coverage plan offers comprehensive year-round coverage of up to Rs. 1 lakh for medical...

New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector growth fell to a joint 11-month low of 56.5 in November, restricted by competitive conditions and inflationary pressures amid a softer increase in factory orders, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)...

New Delhi: India is set to experience a milder winter with fewer coldwave days, the weather office said Monday and forecast above-normal minimum temperatures during the season. The forecast of a relatively warmer winter came after the country experienced the second warmest November since 1901,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon launch a programme for immunisation of girls against cervical cancer, a minister said. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said the proposed programme will focus on girls studying in schools and colleges to ward off the threat of...

Bhubaneswar: Cyber fraudsters have swindled Rs 125.63 crore from people of Odisha during the last three years (2021 to 2023), Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state Assembly Monday. While replying to a question from BJD legislator Prasanta Behera in the House, Majhi said...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to relax emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) dealing with air pollution in the national capital till it noticed a downward trend in the AQI level. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka...

New Delhi: India is expected to seal separate contracts for the procurement of 26 naval variant Rafale fighter jets and three additional Scorpene submarines next month, Navy Chief Admiral DK Tripathi said Monday as he asserted that activities of the navies of China and Pakistan...

The Hague (Netherlands): The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact....