Sci-Tech

Geneva: The World Health Organisation has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a...

New Delhi: In a bid to combat the rising air pollution woes of India, tech giant Google on Wednesday launched Air View+ -- an artificial intelligence-based solution that can help the government and the people with useful hyperlocal air quality information. Air View+ is powered...

New Delhi: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are in the news again after allegations were levelled against Congress's Maharashtra president Nana Patole and NCP (SP)'s Supriya Sule of being involved in "illegal bitcoin activities" to fund their poll campaign. Here is a look at what cryptocurrency/bitcoins are:...

Mumbai: India saw Private Equity/Venture Capitalist (PE/VC) investments worth $4.7 billion across 91 deals in October, a 40 per cent increase from September, a report showed Wednesday. Credit investments were the leading deal type in October, followed by growth investments, according to the IVCA-EY monthly...

Baku (Azerbaijan): India Tuesday said the new climate finance goal to support climate action in the Global South should be founded in the principle of climate justice and demanded that rich nations take the lead in mitigation and provide enough carbon space for developing countries....

Bengaluru: ISRO's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US and successfully placed into orbit, the space agency's commercial arm NSIL said. The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) satellite has been injected into the desired orbit, NewSpace India Limited...

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Monday, leaving people gasping for breath with itchy eyes and sore throats as the Air Quality Index stood at 494, the second-worst in the last six years. Doctors raised concerns about health risks, cautioning that...

Bhubaneswar: A team of experts of AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully saved the life of a 24-year-old man after his heart had stopped beating for nearly 90 minutes using a special resuscitation procedure — eCPR, marking a milestone in Odisha's medical history, doctors said Monday. This life-saving...

New Delhi: As India's electronics industry witnesses unprecedented growth, it is set to create 12 million (1.2 crore) jobs at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-30 per cent, according to a report Monday. The projections indicate the creation of 12 million jobs, encompassing...

Baku (Azerbaijan): At COP29 in Baku, India expressed frustration with developed countries for not seriously discussing how to support climate action in developing nations, saying it is impossible to tackle climate change without financial and technological help. Delivering a statement in the closing plenary of...