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Digital tools set to save Kashmiri script from disuse
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Digital tools set to save Kashmiri script from disuse

Science & Tech 07/01/24 06:53 AM IST
by Mahesh

'For centuries, the Kashmiri language has survived only through oral traditions; by 2013, those who could write the script fell to just 5%.' This year, two technological giants, Microsoft and Googl Read More...

How AI can help detect cancer
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How AI can help detect cancer

Science & Tech 07/01/24 06:43 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Given the escalating cases of cancer, the shortage of specialists poses a significant challenge in curbing fatalities.' To address this gap, Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), the bigges Read More...

Aditya L1 journey
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Aditya L1 journey

Science & Tech 07/01/24 06:32 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point (L1).' India’s maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reached the L1 poi Read More...

Indigenous technology used in constructing roads near China border in Arunachal
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Indigenous technology used in constructing roads near China border in Arunachal

Science & Tech 06/01/24 07:36 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has successfully utilised an indigenous road construction technology to build high-altitude bituminous road sections at the Sela tunnel and LGG-Damteng-Yangste (LD Read More...

Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC)
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Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC)

Science & Tech 06/01/24 07:26 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Union Cabinet has granted approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) to jointl Read More...

PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) programme
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PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) programme

Science & Tech 06/01/24 07:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In a significant move, the Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given the nod to the comprehensive “PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI)” scheme of the Ministry of Earth Science Read More...

The need to examine the examination system
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The need to examine the examination system

Science & Tech 06/01/24 06:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Every examination season, the media reports scandals that engulf some universities or even school boards.' The credibility of the examination system is linked to the standard of the certificates t Read More...

Digi Yatra
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Digi Yatra

Science & Tech 06/01/24 06:36 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Digi yatra a project conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at Airports, based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).' The project envisages that any traveller may pa Read More...

GI tags for over 17 products from Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and J&K
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GI tags for over 17 products from Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and J&K

Science & Tech 05/01/24 07:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The traditional Lanjia Saura paintings, the exquisitely embroidered Dongaria Kondh shawl, the delicious Khajuri Guda from Odisha and the Handmade Carpets and Wancho Wooden Craft from Arunachal Prades Read More...

Study revives South Korea superconductivity claim with new data
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Study revives South Korea superconductivity claim with new data

Science & Tech 05/01/24 06:55 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A group of scientists affiliated with research institutes in China and Japan have reported finding a sign of superconductivity in a material that was at the centre of a controversy last year over sim Read More...