Technology

February 11 is celebrated every year as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with the aim to recognise the importance of women and girls in science and technology, and encouraging female enrolment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. According to World Bank data, women make up nearly 43 per cent...

When it comes to getting enough protein, many people think that meat and dairy are the only options. But there’s a hidden gem in the world of plant-based foods: pulses! Pulses, like lentils, chickpeas, beans, and peas, are being recognised as some of the best sources of protein – and even tech-billionaire Bryan Johnson...

A new study published by ISRO has estimated the age of the region where Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon to be 3.7 billion years old. This goes back to the time when primitive microbial life forms first emerged on planet Earth. A team of ISRO scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad performed morphological...

The Kerala government participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland. The gathering, held between January 20 and January 24, saw participation from Kerala after 19 years. It was also the first time that a Left Democratic Front (LDF) government attended the event. Every year, global elites gather at the WEF...

National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) is a campaign that aims to digitally educate at least one member of every family in rural areas. From 2014 to 2016, two Schemes titled ‘National Digital Literacy Mission’ (NDLM) and ‘Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ (DISHA) were implemented by the Government of India with a target to train 52.50 lakh...

Experts and researchers at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, in collaboration with other related institutions, developed an early warning system for Dengue. The system can predict potential outbreaks more than two months in advance using observed temperature, rainfall, and humidity patterns. This will be done by analysing all potential climate based...

Primi Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stated that the Indian Auto industry has grown by nearly 12% in the past year. He also stated that India is currently the world's fifth-largest economy and the third-largest passenger vehicle market. PM Modi said this while inaugurating Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Recalling...

The time between November to February is the chilling winter season for north India. It is the time when thick mufflers hide faces of the shivering people and chai shops become comfortable warm spots in the outdoors. But over the past decade, winter season in the northern Indian region has become the alleged season...

As the various metropolitans inside India are trapped in thick smoke that is making it almost impossible to breathe, the government is all set to launch the final guidelines for the distribution of ₹200 crore incentive under the new PM E-DRIVE scheme. The Ministry of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India, along with the approval...

Suppose your phone rings and on the other side is an officer from CBI. The officer charges you to be part of a massive drug chain and a consignment or parcel is about to reach your home, which the officer needs to seize. You deny your involvement in any such illegal activity, but the...

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched an Advanced Earth Orbiting Satellite (EOS-08). The primary objective of the mission was to design and develop micro-satellites, with expertise in remote sensing ocean surface wind, soil moisture assessment, cryosphere studies over the Himalayan region, flood detection, and inland water body detection. However, the launch of the...

Can satellites be refuelled while they are in space? Many may jitter to answer this question. But these two young men from Chennai will not. Shaktikumar and Nikhil came up with the start-up idea of creating a tanker satellite that could be sent into space to refuel. Based on this idea, the duo started...