Sci-Tech

QR codes are everywhere! You see them on product packages, restaurant menus, movie tickets, and even in classrooms. But have you ever wondered how these strange-looking black-and-white squares work? Let’s break it down in a simple way. What’s Inside a QR Code? A QR code...

Mumbai: Indian tech sector's revenues are set to grow 5.1 per cent to USD 282.6 billion in FY25, and likely to climb up further to USD 300 billion in FY26, lobby grouping Nasscom said on Monday. The revenue growth is on the "right trajectory", the...

By Debadurllav Harichandan, OP Bhubaneswar, Feb 23: At a time when the Centre has set an ambitious target of eliminating leprosy from India – “Leprosy-Mukt Bharat” - by 2027, the disease is showing no sign of subsiding in Odisha which has recorded 8,396 cases in...

Kottayam: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted the rapid pace of innovation in India and the country's leadership position in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). In her address at the convocation ceremony of IIIT Kottayam, she pointed out Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's comment that...

Beijing: A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said. The study was led by Shi Zhengli, a Chinese...

A routine day in Noida turned into a nightmare when Jyotsana received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number. The caller, posing as a mobile network executive, offered to activate an embedded SIM (eSIM) to secure her number if her phone was lost. The caller...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 100 places in the first phase, the Assembly was informed Thursday. Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena said 21 charging stations would be established in Bhubaneswar, 38 in various regional...

New Delhi: India is unlikely to experience any major short-term consequences due to the US tariff on semiconductors, as it is not a major exporter of chips to Washington, the industry body said Thursday. Moreover, India's import duty on semiconductors is already zero, meaning there...

New Delhi: With Tesla finally gearing up to enter India later this year, the Elon Musk-run electric vehicle (EV) major is set to take a "top-down approach" - launch expensive models in the country first and then follow it up with the cheaper vehicles. The...

New Delhi: After the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, Elon Musk-run Tesla has started hiring in India, a market where it is slated to enter anytime soon. The hiring by Tesla in India comes as Musk met PM Modi in Washington,...