Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary has strengthened wildlife protection and monitoring with an expanded AI-integrated surveillance network, combining an e-Eye tower with 18 smart camera traps to track wildlife movements, human activity and potential threats in real time. The initiative began in December 2025 with five...

Indian airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabian cities till Oct 17 New Delhi: IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India and Akasa Air Tuesday announced cancelling flights connecting Saudi Arabian cities till October 17 in view of the evolving situation in the Gulf country. There have been...

New Delhi: Limiting global warming to around 1.8 degrees Celsius, instead of allowing it to reach 4.4 degrees Celsius, could prevent the loss of 1.89 billion years of healthy life to causes such as extreme heat and air pollution, according to a new Lancet Commission....

New Delhi: The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) urged the Centre Tuesday to block permission to Starlink to roll out its commercial satellite broadband services in India, while condemning the irresponsible statements made by its owner, Elon Musk, against industrialist Mukesh Ambani and the government...

New Delhi: In a major relief to UPI users, the decision to levy a Merchant Discount Rate of 0.4 per cent on transactions over Rs 2,000 has been deferred, with NPCI Tuesday saying a new date for the implementation will be decided after Diwali. According...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Postal Circle has released 10 Permanent Pictorial Cancellations featuring the state’s cultural landmarks and tourist destinations for the first time on a single occasion, using philately to promote Odisha’s rich heritage and tourism potential. The releases were made by Chief Postmaster General...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said the Centre's response on capping the trade margin of anti-cancer drugs at 30 per cent of the maximum retail price (MRP) is "hardly anything to be happy about" and questioned why the government cannot cap trade margins of other...

New Delhi: People with long Covid, where symptoms persist after recovery from an acute Covid-19 infection, may have distinct differences in the mix of bacteria living in their mouths and lungs, research has shown. The differences in the lung microbiome are linked to respiratory symptoms,...

Dhaka/New Delhi: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed will skip the first-ever meeting of home ministers of the BIMSTEC grouping in New Delhi, with a delegation led by a senior bureaucrat set to represent Dhaka amid strained ties between India and Bangladesh. Home Affairs Senior Secretary Manzur...

Bangkok: Heat is an immediate crisis requiring urgent action to save lives, protect livelihoods and safeguard economies, a senior UN official has said, calling for collective efforts to translate scientific knowledge into practical solutions. Speaking to PTI Videos on the sidelines of Bangkok Climate Action...