New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Department of Posts has launched drone-based delivery of mail and parcels on the Mandi-Rehardhar route in Himachal Pradesh, marking the beginning of a wider plan to deploy the technology across difficult and remote terrains,...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’ in France, Indian startups and innovators on Saturday expressed strong enthusiasm and optimism over the global platform showcasing India’s deep-tech, clean energy and...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on developing technologies that could significantly extend the operational life of future lunar landers to as much as 100–200 days, a major advancement over the current 14-day...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) BRICS countries have unanimously adopted the Indore Declaration, committing to strengthen food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture and digital farming, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said on Saturday.Addressing a press conference after the...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India is set to play a key role in the global response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, with the Serum Institute of India (SII) fast-tracking the development and production of a vaccine...
Nairobi, June 13 (IANS) The Indian High Commissioner to Kenya on Saturday highlighted the strong economic partnership between India and Kenya and the untapped potential for further growth at a business event in Eldoret.“High Commission, in association with India-Kenya Chamber...
Washington, June 13 (IANS) South Korea and dozens of UN member states have launched an informal group aimed at addressing technology-facilitated trafficking in persons on Friday, as Seoul has stepped up diplomatic efforts to address the issue following online scams...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the frontrunners in trade digitalisation and is well positioned to advance towards seamless cross-border paperless trade, according to policymakers, industry leaders and trade experts.The assessment emerged during a high-level...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) China has tightened oversight of its 23 trillion yuan (over $3 trillion) private fund industry amid growing concerns over inefficient capital allocation, fiscal risks and excessive state-backed investments in technology startups, a report has said.According...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s real‑time digital payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been cited by South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as a model as Pretoria moves to reduce cash use, a new report has said.Kganyago...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s ethanol blending programme has achieved significant scale, with E20 operationalised nationwide, a report said on Saturday, as the biofuel landscape enters its next phase of growth beyond the 20 per cent ethanol blending milestone.The...
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath and Capitalmind Mutual Fund CEO Deepak Shenoy have drawn attention to restrictions imposed by US brokerage Fidelity on investors seeking to sell shares acquired in the recent SpaceX IPO, contrasting the...