Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: ‘Odisha Yatri’, an innovative mobility app launched for commuters in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, will expand its offerings with deeper integration into public transport network and AI-powered safety protocols, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Wednesday. “With its zero-commission model and advanced...

Washington: The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that has been barred from operating in the...

Dubai: Former skipper Ravi Shastri reckons that Jasprit Bumrah's potential absence could severely weaken the Indian team in the Champions Trophy but advised against rushing the premier fast bowler's return to the national side. Bumrah suffered back spasms in the fifth Test against Australia at...

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has asked its employees not to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official work. The advisory, issued recently, warns that these tools could pose risks to confidential government data and documents. "It has been determined that...

New Delhi: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Wednesday said that the country is important for Artificial Intelligence and OpenAI, and added that India - with its full stack model - should be among the leaders of the AI revolution. Altman, during a fireside chat with IT...

New Delhi: India's services sector activity expanded at the slowest pace in over two years in January amid softer increases in sales and output, a monthly survey said Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index fell from 59.3 in December to...

Pune: A water quality survey held around Nanded village, the epicentre of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in Pune city, has found there was lack of chlorine in the drinking water supplied to households of 26 patients of this nerve disorder, officials said. GBS is a rare...

New Delhi: India Tuesday inked a contract with Russia for procurement of anti-ship cruise missiles, a move that will significantly augment the combat capabilities of the Indian Navy's submarine fleet. The Defence Ministry made the announcement in a post on X. The contract was inked...

New Delhi: Cases of lung cancer among individuals who have never smoked are increasing, with air pollution emerging as a potential driver, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine World Cancer Day. The research, conducted by experts from the International Agency for...

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) NVS-02 navigation satellite has encountered a technical glitch after being successfully injected into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The NVS-02 navigation satellite lifted off January 29 aboard the GSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in...