NASA’s Crew 7 targets March 12 to return to Earth

New Delhi (IANS) NASA’s Crew 7 astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing to return to Earth, after a six-month stay in the orbiting lab, the US space agency has said.

In a statement, NASA said that the four crew…

Study decodes how land conditions impact summer monsoons in Asia

Tokyo (IANS) A team of Japanese researchers have identified how conditions on land will impact weather during summer monsoons in Asia.

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University used numerical simulations to analyse the impact of land conditions…

India has 8,000 startups led by women with $23 bn in funding: Report

New Delhi (IANS) India is now home to more than 8,000 startups that have women founders with a cumulative funding of nearly $23 billion till now, a report showed on Thursday.

Women entrepreneurs' share of startups in the Indian tech industry…

Indian researchers develop new method to harness, convert CO2 to ethylene

New Delhi (IANS) A team of Indian researchers has synthesised a novel and highly efficient photocatalyst that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to high-value products ethene and ethylene -- used as fuel gases and also for the polymer industry.

Indian women turn smart investors, beat men in SIP investments: Report

New Delhi (IANS) At least four in ten women are new investors in the country, starting investing early in life in instruments like Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) and prioritising retirement which is a paradigm shift in the financial landscape in…

Nothing launches Phone (2a) with dual 50MP camera in India

New Delhi (IANS) London-based consumer tech brand Nothing on Tuesday launched its highly anticipated smartphone -- Phone (2a), with dual 50MP camera in India.

Phone (2a) will be available at Flipkart, Croma, Vijay Sales and other leading outlets…

NPCI, IISc join hands to conduct joint research on blockchain, AI

New Delhi (IANS) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday announced the signing of a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, for conducting joint research on blockchain…

Lava launches new smartphone with 64MP camera, 6.67-inch display

New Delhi (IANS) Domestic smartphone brand Lava on Tuesday launched a new smartphone -- the Blaze Curve 5G, with a 64MP camera and 6.67-inch 120Hz 3D Curved AMOLED display.

Starting at Rs 17,999, the smartphone comes in two colour variants…

Indian scientists identify new catalyst that can boost urea-assisted water splitting

New Delhi (IANS) Indian scientists have identified a new catalyst that can efficiently oxidise urea and lower the energy demand for hydrogen generation by urea-assisted water splitting, thereby making way for improved production of the green fuel,…

NASA sends next batch of astronauts to ISS

New York (IANS) NASA-SpaceX’s next batch of astronauts are enroute to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.

The Crew-8 mission lifted off at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday (9.23 am, Monday IST) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space…