‘Reducing methane, nitrous oxide key to curb rising temperatures in India’
New Delhi, June 4 - While India has made a mark as a global leader in climate action, it must work towards reducing greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide to curb rising temperatures, according to an environmental expert on Tuesday.
US-based geoscience firm keen on oil exploration project in South Korea
Seoul, June 4 - The owner of US-based geoscience research company Act-Geo said on Tuesday he was traveling to South Korea to discuss Seoul's newly envisioned offshore oil and gas exploration project on the east coast.
‘Govt must now focus on tackling emerging infectious diseases, NCDs’
New Delhi, June 4 - While India has made significant progress in the healthcare sector, tackling emerging infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases must be among its top priorities, said a leading infectious disease expert on Tuesday.
With increasing govt support, next 5 years hold great potential for EV sector: Experts
New Delhi, June 4 - With increasing governmental support, infrastructural advancements, and growing consumer awareness, the next five years hold immense potential for the electric vehicle (EV) sector, experts said on Tuesday.
Govt approves Rs 128cr for CPGRAMS version 8.0 with upgraded tech platform
New Delhi, June 4 + The government has approved an allocation of Rs 128 crore for CPGRAMS (Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System) version 8.0 with an upgraded technology platform to be implemented over the next two years, Department of Administrative reforms
ChatGPT suffers global outage, OpenAI says working on a fix
New Delhi, June 4 - Artificial intelligence (AI)-chatbot ChatGPT on Tuesday suffered an outage as several users globally, including in India, were unable to access the service or generate any responses.
Microsoft faces complaints in EU over violating children’s data privacy
London, June 4 - Privacy rights organisation noyb on Tuesday lodged two complaints with Austria’s data protection authority against tech giant Microsoft for allegedly violating children’s data protection rights.
South Korea to invest $1.8 billion in next-generation nuclear reactors
Seoul, June 4 - South Korea will invest 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in developing next-generation nuclear reactor technologies by 2034, the science ministry said on Tuesday.
China’s Chang’e-6 takes off from Moon with first samples from lunar far side
Beijing, June 4 - The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from the lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the Moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history.
MediaTek joins Arm Total Design to accelerate AI innovation
New Delhi, June 4 - Chipmaker MediaTek on Tuesday announced that it has joined Arm Total Design, an ecosystem that aims to accelerate and simplify the development of products based on Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems (CSS).
CSIR’s project to map cardio-metabolic diseases in India completes 1st phase
New Delhi, June 3 - In a bid to develop an enhanced prediction model for cardio-metabolic disease, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Monday announced the successful conclusion of the first phase of its ground-breaking health monitoring project.
Microsoft, KT to jointly develop AI, cloud technologies
Seoul, June 4 - KT Corp, a South Korean telecom company, said on Tuesday it will join hands with US technology giant
Adani One, ICICI Bank launch India’s 1st credit cards with airport-linked benefits
Ahmedabad, June 3 - Marking its maiden venture in the financial sector, Adani One on Monday introduced India's first co-branded credit cards with ICICI Bank, along with airport-linked benefits in collaboration with Visa.
Elon Musk’s X allows users to post adult, graphic content
New Delhi, June 3 - Despite much hue and cry over surge in porn content, Elon Musk-run X social media platform has tweaked its rules to formally allow users to post adult and graphic content, with some riders.
X user advises to throw Mamaearth products in dustbin, co-founder reacts
New Delhi, June 3 - Reacting to an X user who advised people to throw Mamaearth products in the dustbin, co-founder Ghazal Alagh on Monday said that she would love to address if there was a problem as the products come with her
Nokia, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya to research on transportation, logistics
New Delhi, June 3 - Nokia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), a Central University under the Ministry of Railways, to pursue research and development opportunities in the areas of transportation and logistics in India.
ONDC clocks all-time high of 8.9 million transactions in May
New Delhi, June 3 - The government-run Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) on Monday said it recorded an all-time high of 8.9 million transactions across retail and ride-hailing segments in May.
Stock markets gain over Rs 12 lakh crore in single day in ‘rare’ phenomenon
Mumbai, June 3 - The Indian stock markets gained over Rs 12 lakh crore, or 3.25 per cent, on Monday as fundamentals, technicals and sentiments turned favourable at the same time, which is a rare phenomenon, experts said.
US-based Baron Capital again increases Swiggy’s valuation to $15.1 bn
New Delhi, June 3 - US-based asset manager Baron Capital has again increased IPO-bound online food delivery platform Swiggy's valuation to $15.1 billion.
Foreign scientists thank China for sharing lunar exploration opportunity
Beijing, June 3 - After China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning to collect samples, foreign scientists participating in the mission expressed their excitement and thanks for taking their scientific instruments to the moon.