New Delhi: At least 32 domestic startups secured nearly $135 million in funding this week, which saw four growth-stage deals and 22 early-stage deals in a significant jump of over 45 per cent from last week. Deeptech startups emerged as leader this week as Industrial...
London: The Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool used by international humanitarian agencies to measure and track hunger levels with GHI scores based on under-nourishment and child mortality indicators across 127 countries, has ranked India 105th, which places it under the “serious” category of the...
San Francisco: Aviation giant Boeing is laying off nearly 10 per cent of its workforce, around 17,000 jobs, as it makes structural changes to stay competitive. Boeing President and CEO, Kelly Ortberg, sent an email to staff, announcing the decision. The layoffs will take place...
New Delhi: Despite progress being made, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are continuing to increase, reaching a new record high of 37.4 billion tonnes (Gt) in 2023, confirming that the path to reach UN-mandated Paris Agreement’s objectives is not on track, according to a report on...
New Delhi: Consumer rights regulator CCPA has slapped a notice on electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ola, as it initiates a class action after over 10,000 complaints related to quality and after-sales service remained unaddressed, according to sources. The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has been getting complaints...
Los Angeles: A powerful solar storm arrived at Earth on Thursday and may impact ongoing recovery efforts for hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun Tuesday evening and arrived...
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla Friday unveiled its first Cybercab that will cost less than $30,000 and the average operating cost will be nearly $0.20 per mile, much less than a traditional city taxi. The tech billionaire revealed a prototype of the EV company’s first...
Rourkela: Komal Panda (22), a resident of Odisha’s Rourkela and a fourth-year industrial and product design student at the National Institute of Design (NID) Haryana, has been named the national winner of the James Dyson Award 2024 for her innovative design project named ‘Novocarry’. Announced...
Bhubaneswar: At least 3,660 cyber fraud complaints over duping people of Rs 68.79 crore have been reported at the dedicated cyber police station in Bhubaneswar over the past nine months, a senior police officer said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra said that...
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life. The prize was awarded to David Baker, who works at the University of Washington in Seattle,...
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