UN to hold 2020 ocean conference in Lisbon

United Nations (IANS) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday decided to hold its 2020 high-level conference early June in Portugal's Lisbon to support the sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources.

The UNGA "decides…

Google looking to make foldable phones: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Tech titan Google is looking into foldable technology even as Samsung's first-ever super premium foldable phone flamed out in embarrassing fashion.

"Google has also experimented with the foldable…

Nat Geo to launch international 'Sea to Source' expeditions against plastic waste

Patna (IANS) "Sea to Source: Ganges" an international all-female expedition
to study plastic pollution in one of the world's most iconic waterways, is part of National Geographic's journey to better understand and…

Microsoft unveils software for secure, verifiable voting

Seattle (IANS) In a bid to help countries ensure secure and verifiable voting, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced "ElectionGuard" -- a free open-source software development kit (SDK).

"ElectionGuard" will enable end-to-end…

Hybrid cloud adoption set to reach 26% in a year

Bengaluru (IANS) The deployment of hybrid cloud model is set to increase to 26 per cent from 18.5 per cent in a year, according to a study.

In the financial services sector, the hybrid cloud model use reached 21 per cent in 2018, outpacing…

Tech Mahindra's Blockchain curbing spam calls in India

Hyderabad (IANS) Tech Mahindra Ltd on Thursday announced that its Blockchain solution is safeguarding over 300 million mobile subscribers from unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) or spam calls.

Tech Mahindra last year designed the Blockchain…

Unseasonal rains damage iconic Charminar

Hyderabad (IANS) Charminar, the symbol of Hyderabad, has suffered damage as a piece of lime stucco work on one of its minarets fell down following unseasonal rains, officials said on Thursday.

A portion of the stucco work detached…

Huawei pips Apple to be 2nd largest smartphone seller

New Delhi (IANS) With a 17 per cent share in the global smartphone market, Chinese technology giant Huawei overtook Apple as the second largest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2019 after Samsung, according to a new report from Counterpoint…

Himachal goes back on cannabis cultivation decision

Shimla (IANS) A visibly jittery BJP government in Himachal Pradesh has gone back on its statement on legalising cannabis cultivation, a major election issue in the hill state.

Within hours of issuing an official statement on…

Indian Army team spots 'Yeti' footprints on Himalayas

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army has claimed that an expedition team sighted the "mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti'" at the Makalu Base Camp in the Himalayas.

"For the first time, an #IndianArmy…