Remember Smart Cities? What Happened?

Among the cities that have fully implemented their projects are Agra, Varanasi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Udaipur, Pune, Surat and Vadodara IMAGE: A scene from Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra......

Coimbatore girls have planets named after them

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named two minor planets after two girls from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.Senthalir and Sharanya, Class 11 students at Coimbatore's Avila Convent, have......

'Chopper Had To Descend Vertically!'

IAF pilots and crew dodged low hanging clouds, mist covered hills, steep valleys and landed on broken landing grounds to rescue civilians in Wayanad. In one mission, they had to descend vertically......

UGC, expert panel against eminence tag to Bengal's Jadavpur varsity, Jamia

An expert panel and the University Grants Commission have recommended that Jadavpur University and Jamia Hamdard University, which were shortlisted by the Centre for granting institutions of......

Tech firms to ramp up talent hunt from Tier-II, III cities

Several technology companies are seeking to step up hiring from Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India in 2024 to tap into a vast talent pool of skilled professionals churned out by educational......

100 cities in six months: Govt's ambitious ONDC pilots on Friday

The central government’s ambitious Open Network for Digital Commerce’s (ONDC’s) small-scale implementation is set to begin from Friday to see how the technology-enabled......

Microsoft gives ONDC its first Big Tech push

Microsoft has become the first global Big Tech company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an Indian government initiative for developing a first-of-its-kind open network for......

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

The Coimbatore suburb is growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani. IMAGE: Thanks to IT-driven growth, Peelamedu has gone from being viewed as a laid-back......