Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: A research team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has developed a solar-powered microwave pyrolysis reactor designed to recover valuable resources from both segregated and mixed waste materials, including biomass and plastics. The reactor uses microwave-assisted pyrolysis to rapidly convert waste into...

New Delhi: The European Space Agency (ESA) Wednesday said that its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe has successfully completed its flyby of the Moon and the Earth, marking a double-first in space history. “ESA has successfully completed the world’s first-ever lunar-Earth flyby,” the ESA...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday questioned Amazon's announcement of $1 billion investment in India, saying the US retailer was not doing any great service to the Indian economy but filling up for the losses it had suffered in the country. He...

New Delhi: India added 7.3 crore internet subscribers and 7.8 crore broadband subscribers in one year as the number of telephone subscribers reached 119.9 crore in the country, the Centre informed Tuesday. Total number of internet subscribers increased from 88.1 crore at the end of...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for over 50 days due to a malfunction in Boeing's Starliner capsule, with no immediate return to Earth in sight. Originally scheduled for a brief eight-day mission, the...

New Delhi: Backed by robust government measures, the domestic electronic manufacturing services (EMS) market is poised to grow at a 32 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the FY22-FY27 period to reach $72.2 billion from $17.5 billion in FY22, a report showed Monday....

New Delhi: Stargazers in India are set to witness a celestial treat for the eyes, as a full, blue supermoon will grace the night sky Monday, according to NASA. NASA said that the moon will appear full from Sunday morning through early Wednesday morning, with...

Sriperumbudur: Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is working on plans to set up a Battery Energy Storage System unit in India, its chairman Young Liu said here. With an eye on the electric vehicle segment, Foxconn has been expanding its battery manufacturing business, with the...

New Delhi: The Union health ministry Saturday said a committee will be formed to suggest all possible measures for ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals. Representatives of all stakeholders, including the state governments, will be invited to share their suggestions with the committee, it added....

New Delhi: The government has invited bids for the empanelment of entities for providing artificial intelligence services on cloud under the Rs 10,372-crore India AI mission, which was approved by the Cabinet in March this year. The empaneled agencies, like data centers and cloud service...