IMD, IIT Bombay join hands for developing user-friendly weather forecasting apps

Mumbai (IANS) India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday signed an agreement with IIT Bombay to work together for developing climate solutions for the stakeholders at village, city, and district levels through user-friendly weather forecasting…

IIT Mandi team discovers drug molecule to treat diabetes

Mandi (IANS) A drug molecule that can prove to be an effective treatment for both Type 1 and Type 2 have been identified, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi said on Monday.

This molecule, called PK2, is able to trigger…

No 4th Covid wave in India, only local spike: ICMR

New Delhi (IANS) The current spike in the number of daily Covid-19 cases in India cannot be termed as the fourth wave of the pandemic, Samiran Panda, Additional Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), told IANS on Sunday.

Google's 'Pixel Watch' expected to offer 300mAh battery

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Google's upcoming smartwatch 'Pixel Watch' is reportedly going to be powered by a 300mAh battery and may also offer cellular connectivity.

According to a source familiar with the matter, the Pixel…

Apple explains why it is removing outdated apps

New Delhi (IANS) Tech giant Apple, which has been removing apps that no longer receive updates, has clarified that outdated apps are being removed from the App Store as nobody was downloading them.

Apple said that developers of apps that have…

Why India, Russia, China gave 'future of Internet' declaration a miss

New Delhi (IANS) The absence of India, Russia and China from the 'Declaration for the Future of the Internet' agreement, signed by 60 countries including the US, the European Union and the UK, has raised eyebrows among the stakeholders as…

Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Amazon uses voice data from its Echo devices to serve targeted ads on its own platforms and the web, says a new report.

According to The Verge, the report, which included researchers from the University of Washington…

Defying Elon Musk, embattled Parag Agarwal takes up for Team Twitter

New York (IANS) Ahead of Twitter's imminent takeover by Elon Musk, the world's richest man, its CEO Parag Agrawal replied to a quip by a parody account -- @NotParagAgrawal -- "I thought we were fired", with a "nope! we are still here".

Musk takes a u-turn, says Twitter must remain 'politically neutral'

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to silence people who have slammed his 'free speech' idea amid fears of growing polarisation and hatred on the micro-blogging platform, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that Twitter must remain politically neutral…

Rising mercury may affect some EV batteries: Gadkari

New Delhi (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday again cautioned EV makers to recall all faulty two-wheelers, saying that some EV batteries may be facing issues owing to extreme hot weather conditions the country…