Sci-Tech

New Delhi: Facebook suffered a widespread outage Sunday, leaving users across several countries unable to access their accounts or use key features, according to outage-tracking platform Downdetector. Downdetector recorded a sharp rise in reports at around 10:39 a.m. ET, with complaints surging to 3,555 from...

New Delhi: The successful maiden orbital launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 is a remarkable achievement for India's growing space ecosystem and reflects the rapid progress of the country's private space sector, ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan said Saturday. Addressing the media after the successful orbital...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Saturday said that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major challenge in India and urged healthcare professionals to focus on prevention and early detection. Patel said this while addressing the 6th Convocation of AIIMS...

New Delhi: The government-backed Aadhaar App has crossed 4 crore (40 million) downloads, reflecting growing adoption of digital identity services as millions of residents use the platform to update Aadhaar details, manage security settings and access other services, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...

New Delhi: What started as an ambitious idea by two former ISRO scientists in 2018 has grown into India's biggest private space success story, with Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka leading Skyroot Aerospace to the country's first private orbital launch. Former ISRO scientists...

Southampton (UK): A dip in the sea can provide welcome relief after long stretches of hot weather especially when the water is an inviting 20°C or more, as it has been recently across southern parts of the UK. But such sea temperatures are unusually warm,...

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO is targeting seven launches during the current financial year, with the next mission scheduled to lift off within the next two months, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced Saturday. Speaking at a press conference following the historic maiden orbital launch of Skyroot...

New Delhi: India scripted a historic chapter in its space journey Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, under Mission Aagaman, making India only the third nation after the United States and China to have a private...

New Delhi: India got its first hydrogen-powered train Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the passenger service from Haryana's Jind railway station. The train will run between the Jind and Sonipat railway stations and cover the 89-km distance in two hours, with halts at...

Bengaluru: In a major administrative intervention aimed at safeguarding India's ambitious space programmes, the Department of Space (DoS) has tightened rules governing resignations and voluntary retirement of scientists working on mission-critical projects, following reports that more than 100 personnel have left the Indian Space Research...