Eradicating TB by 2025 in India a tough task: The Global Fund

New Delhi (IANS) While the government's goal of ending tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 in India is worthy of applause, it is "tough" and "very stretching", given where the country stands currently, says a top executive at the Switzerland-based…

2018 fourth hottest year on record: NASA

Washington (IANS) Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880 and the planet will warm further, especially since greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

We may cease to exist in India if new regulations kick in: WhatsApp

New Delhi (IANS) Some of the proposed government regulations for social media companies operating in India are threatening the very existence of WhatsApp in its current form, a top company executive said here on Wednesday.

With…

Climate change will melt vast parts of Himalayas: Study

Kathmandu (IANS) At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region could melt by the end of this century due to climate change, even if there is aggressive action to curb greenhouse gases and meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement,…

Stopping facial recognition tech will be cruel: Microsoft chief

San Francisco(IANS) Microsoft President Brad Smith has shot down calls to stop selling facial recognition tech to governments, saying the move would be "cruel" as it could hamper good work such as diagnosing rare diseases.

According…

Traditional databases like Oracle now history: Amazon CTO

New Delhi (IANS) Retail giant Amazon that rode on its growing Cloud business to log $72.4 billion sales in the fourth quarter ending December last strongly believes that traditional databases that companies like Oracle provide are gone and customers…

Indian communication satellite to be launched by Ariane rocket

Chennai (IANS) Indian communication satellite GSAT-31 will be put into orbit by Arianespace's Ariane 5 heavy lift rocket on February 5 from its spaceport in French Guiana, the company said in a statement.

According to Arianespace, its rocket…

Gigantic cavity in Antarctic glacier signals rapid decay

Washington (IANS) Scientists from NASA have discovered a gigantic cavity, almost 300 metres tall, growing at the bottom of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, indicating acceleration in rising global sea levels due to climate change.

The…

India unveils human space flight centre in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (IANS) The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said it has unveiled a Human Space Flight Centre here.

"Human Space Flight Centre is operational now... The facility is next to ISRO headquarters,"…

New AI-enabled tool may translate thoughts into speech

New York (IANS) US engineers developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled system that can translate brain signals into intelligible speech, a breakthrough that may help those who cannot speak to communicate with the outside world.