Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday launched the Odisha Marine Biotechnology Research and Innovation Corridor (OMBRIC), an initiative to contribute to the field of environmental protection, science-based tourism, investment and employment of people in coastal areas. On the occasion, an MoU was signed between...

New Delhi: Chinese smart devices maker OnePlus Tuesday said it has partnered with electronic manufacturing services company Bhagwati Products to locally manufacture and deliver premium tablets in India. OnePlus' key tablet offerings include the OnePlus Pad 3 as well as the OnePlus Pad Lite. Both,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Union Cabinet has approved four semiconductor projects for Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday. The proposals have been approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, which has an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore to provide financial...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday said no additional tariffs have been imposed on Indian exports to the US in sectors like pharmaceuticals and electronics so far. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said reciprocal...

Chennai: After marking a humble beginning in the Indian space programme with a tiny rocket supplied by the United States, ISRO would launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the US in the next couple of months, the chairman of the space agency, V...

New Delhi: India's annual defence production has reached an all-time high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in 2024-25, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday. This marks a growth of around 18 per cent over the previous fiscal's total of Rs 1.27 lakh crore. Under the leadership...

New Delhi: Electric passenger vehicle retail sales jumped 93 per cent year-on-year in July, led by Tata Motors, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said Friday. Total electric passenger vehicle registrations rose to 15,528 units last month as compared with 8,037 units in the...

New Delhi: India, currently OpenAI's second-largest market, could soon become its largest globally, CEO Sam Altman said Wednesday as the company unveiled its next-generation model, GPT-5, which will be available free to all users. Hailing India as an "incredibly fast-growing" market, Altman noted the remarkable...

New Delhi: As part of its digital transformation under IT 2.0, India Post has undertaken a massive nationwide rollout of the Advanced Postal Technology (APT) application, the Ministry of Communication said Wednesday. This transition from the legacy system marks a major step toward delivering faster,...

New Delhi: The production of electronics goods in the country saw six-time growth in the last 11 years -- from Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs 11.3 lakh crore in 2024-25, as exports surged eight times from Rs 38,000 crore to Rs 3.27...