Sci-Tech

New Delhi: Indian startups collectively raised around $194.22 million this week across 28 deals. The funding spanned nine growth and late-stage rounds and 18 early-stage deals, with one startup choosing not to disclose its funding amount. Bengaluru continued to lead India’s startup ecosystem, recording 12...

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong, Odisha government Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation and is in constant coordination with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The state has also reportedly ramped up...

Dehradun: The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, has formally cancelled a memorandum of understanding it had with Turkiye's Inonu University. The MoU provided a framework for potential academic and research collaborations, including student and faculty exchanges, a statement from IIT-Roorkee said Friday. "IIT-Roorkee stands firmly...

New Delhi: US-based company Axiom Space Thursday announced a delay to its Mission-4 (Ax-4), which intended to carry astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the first Indian ever to go to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission earlier scheduled for launch May 29, will...

New Delhi/Gopalpur: India achieved a significant milestone in its counter-drone capabilities with the successful test firing of its low-cost, hard-kill counter-swarm drone system, 'Bhargavastra', at the Seaward Firing Range in Gopalpur Wednesday. The system met all specified performance targets and is being hailed as a...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a Rs 3,706 crore semiconductor plant at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, to be set up by the HCL-Foxconn joint venture to manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, and automobiles. The plant will have the capacity to...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon advanced into parts of the south Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and some areas of the north Andaman Sea Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The weather department said moderate to heavy rainfall lashed Nicobar Islands in...

Imphal: ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan said that 10 satellites are continuously working for a strategic purpose to ensure the safety and security of the country's citizens. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the Central Agricultural University in Manipur's Imphal Sunday, he said India is...

New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk-led social media platform X Thursday said the Indian government has asked it to block more than 8,000 accounts in the country for violating laws, and it will comply with the law of the land. While the platform did not specify...

New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will be able to savour varieties of rice, moong dal halwa and mango nectar during his sojourn to the International Space Station aboard the Axiom Mission 4 scheduled for launch later this month. Shukla, who will spend 14 days...