Hazaribagh: A non-governmental organisation's persistent efforts to stop prescribing diclofenac medicine by veterinary doctors to treat illness in cattle has helped increase vulture population in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Thanks to the efforts, the population of vulture, declared an endangered species worldwide, to jump five fold in this forested region. From a mere 60 or so, the […]
Panaji: The Navy today successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, from a warship off the Goa coast. “The cruise missile was test-fired from guided missile frigate INS Teg-the Indian Navy’s latest induction from Russia off the coast of Goa early morning,” sources told […]
New Delhi: ISRO plans to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to moon and Mars, an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country and deploy 500 transponders in the next five years. The space agency also aims to deploy its own version of the Global Positioning System by putting into orbit […]
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi on Tuesday launched in India its Mi Max 2 device that sports a 6.44-inch screen and is powered by a massive 5,300mAh battery. Xiaomi claims that Mi Max 2 has 31 days of standby time and 57 hours of talktime. It comes with Quick Charge 3.0 technology with parallel […]
Hyderabad: A global conference that will deliberate on achieving targets for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the next ten years begins here from October 8. The 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to agree on the next steps in support of implementation […]
New Delhi: Kodak on Monday announced that its photography-led smartphone EKTRA is now available in India on Flipkart for Rs 19,990. To be available from July 18, the EKTRA smartphone is already available in the US and Europe and is tuned for the best-image quality and media management. “The KODAK EKTRA Smartphone is all about […]
New Delhi: Micromax on Monday extended its ‘Canvas series’ with the launch of a new smartphone “Canvas 1” that is priced at Rs 6,999. The 4G-VoLTE smartphone comes with 8MP rear camera and a 5MP selfie camera and sports a 2.5D HD IN-CELL display. The device is equipped with OTG Support that has mass storage, […]
New Delhi: Aiming to ease the process of finding the right organ donors in India, a medical assistance start-up has developed an algorithm-based system to facilitate donor exchanges for organ transplants. “The algorithm is ready and available. The patient’s family has to submit the patient details and the pairing will be done. We are addressing […]
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry has rejected the Navy’s proposal to set up a missile testing site at Tillanchong Sanctuary in Andaman and Nicobar islands, saying the firing range would destroy the habitat of endangered bird species Nicobar Megapode. “The habitat of the megapode should not be disturbed and the missile firing range should not […]
Washington: It is well known that ravens are smart but a new study shows the birds may be more intelligent than we previously thought. Experiments conducted by Swedish researchers found that ravens can plan ahead for different types of events and they are willing to forgo an immediate reward for a better one in the […]
Singapore: India’s growing economy and digital push have caught the attention of hackers and an increasing wave of cyber attacks could soon badly impact the country, experts from Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab have warned. India and other South Asian countries are now on the radar of cyber attackers, said experts, adding that the […]
Guwahati: The death of 39 rhinos in and around the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in less than 10 months has brought to the fore the threat faced by the endangered animal. The threat comes from poachers, who kill the rare one-horned rhinoceros for its prized horn whose price in the international market varies from Rs40 […]
San Francisco: In a fresh bid to tackle trolls spewing hateful content on its platform, micro-blogging platform Twitter has added filters to mute unwanted tweets from a user’s feed. Users may now mute notifications from newly-registered accounts and those accounts that don’t follow them. These filters are added to the ones Twitter released in March […]
Los Angeles: The long-awaited first Tesla Model 3 electric car for the public is finally rolling off the assembly line pending a “final checkout”. “Production Unit 1 of Model 3 is now built and going through final checkout,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday and unveiled the pictures of an actual Model 3. Tesla […]
New Delhi: Four students from Delhi secured second and third positions in the US-based Mars Society’s international “Student Mars Art (SMArt) Contest 2017”, where they depicted a phase of humanity’s future on the planet Mars, from first landing to full settlement. The competition, announced in May, saw participation from over 140 students aged eight to […]
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