technology-newsSolar Aircraft lands in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, March 11 (IANS) The world's first solar powered aircraft -- Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) -- on a global flight, landed here on Tuesday night, officials said.The aircraft landed at the Ahmedabad
ISRO Plans to launch Navigation Satellite by March-End
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The Indian space agency plans to launch its fourth regional navigation satellite by March-end after replacing a faulty transmitter, a senior official said on Tuesday."We
Cold fusion is real, scientists claim
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Cold fusion, a revolutionary source of energy -- discovered 25 years ago but was cold-shouldered by mainstream physicists -- is now staging a comeback thanks to
UST Global launches app on women's safety
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) UST Global - the biggest employer of IT professionals in Kerala - Friday launched its mobile-based app for women's safety, ahead of the International Women's Day
PMO App Development Contest Launched
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The government along with online search giant Google launched on Wednesday a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO),
India's Digital Might Showcased in Indonesia, Malaysia
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) India's digital might and the country's advances in the computing sector are being showcased in Indonesia and Malaysia, courtesy a travelling exhibition curated by the
Telangana to take e-governance to villages
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Telangana government is all set to launch an e-panchayat initiative, aimed at taking e-governance to the village level.The Panchayat Raj department will launch the
GAGAN to save lives at unmanned Railway Crossings
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian Railways is in talks with the Indian space agency on the possibility of using GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN) for safety at unmanned railway crossings,
Digital Pen to Speed up Compiling Mark Sheets
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) A digital pen for transcribing data on the front page of answer sheets can minimise human error and speed up the process of compiling mark sheets, the makers
Beyond IT, Hadoop can help India's Healthcare
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) With the huge amount of data being generated in India's healthcare sector, experts believe sophisticated software tools like Hadoop can help "sort and make sense" of the
Commissionerate Police in Odisha to launch app for women
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) Taking a cue from Delhi Police, the Commissionerate Police in Odisha's twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack is all set to launch a mobile application which will help
DMRC Launches Archival Website
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Monday launched a website in which documents of the organisation would now be digitally archived for easy retrieval.The website has
Google's doodle celebrates cricket World Cup
Adelaide, Feb 14 (IANS) Internet giant Google marked the beginning of the cricket World Cup with a new colourful doodle on its homepage.Doodle is intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements
LCA Naval Version's Second Prototype Test-Flown
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Saturday conducted the maiden test flight of the second prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas naval variant here."The
BAE Systems to Debut Next-Generation Rocket at Aero India
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Britain's BAE Systems is to debut a next-generation rocket at the Aero India 2015 exposition that it says will leverage the military’s existing infrastructure and
Commercialization of oceans threat to mankind: Kerala Governor
Kochi, Feb 5 (IANS) Rapid commercialization of the ocean sector with little regard to ecology is a major threat to the marine ecosystem and the very existence of mankind, said Kerala Governor
Now make Pure Water from thin Air!
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) In April 2012, at the height of summer, Mumbaikars were shocked to read about the death of a woman in a Thane village who trudged several kilometres to fetch drinking water and
Must give importance to Mobile Governance: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The country must think about 'mobiles first' and give importance to mobile governance to successfully implement e-governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday.In a
Tejas Starts after Overnight Soak in Extreme Cold
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) In another landmark for indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, the aircraft was successfully started thrice after an overnight soak in the extreme cold of Ladakh,
Japanese Technology to Boost Flood Warnings in South Asia
Thimphu (Bhutan), Jan 25 (IANS) A sophisticated flood forecast model developed by Japanese scientists will enhance early warnings and help mitigate the impact of climate change in the
