DRDO develops bio suits for medics fighting COVID-19

India's premier defence research institution Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a "bio suit" to protect doctors and paramedics engaged in treating coronavirus-affected......

3 Indian start-ups to become part of Lockheed's global supply chain

These companies were identified through the India Innovation Growth Programme, an innovation contest through which the US firm identifies Indian research and development potential.Ajai Shukla......

PM Modi arrives in Delhi following 3-nation tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday returned home after concluding his three-nation tour of Portugal, the United States and the Netherlands. Modi, upon arrival, was received by External......

Meet the go-getters of Dharavi

Even as plans to redevelop Dharavi continue to gather dust in government files, its young residents have chalked their own course and chosen to fly high. Hepzi Anthony recounts a few inspiring......

Artificial Intelligence: Where India stands

A culture of science and innovation must be embedded in society wherein people not only use new technology but understand it as well. Without this, obscurantism and blind faith can sit side by side......

Robots, new working ways to cost 5 mn jobs by 2020

The assessment highlights the challenges posed by modern technologies that are automating and making redundant multiple human tasks, from manufacturing to healthcare Disruptive labour market......

Over 5 million jobs may be lost in 5 years: WEF

The countries with positive employment outlook included India, Mexico and Turkey, as also the Gulf Cooperation Council region. Over the next five years globally due to the fourth industrial......

'Make in India' idea is good but where's the resource?

  While industry faces high energy prices, compared to global standards, energy as an input accounts for only five per cent of costs in Indian manufacturing, note Vaibhav Gupta and Arunabha......