Telecom industry expert Sam Pitroda met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and discussed a number of issues, including e-governance, education and science and technology.
Three experts on cyber security, digital forensics, networks and hardware were roped in by the Supreme Court on Wednesday to "enquire, investigate and determine" whether Pegasus spyware was used for snooping on citizens and their probe would be monitored by former apex court judge R V Raveendran.
Labelling science and technology as the 'determinants of economic growth,' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India will have to make strides in these two fronts if it is to gain a position among the world's developed nations.
GII measures national innovation performance based on a set of variables to both innovation input and output.
The plan will adopt the scat-scramble procedure, wherein the fecal matter of tigers would be collected and sent to CCMB labs for DNA finger-printing of each tiger, he said.
Speaking on the National Technology Day, Swaminathan said, "I would like to commend and congratulate the minister and colleagues for having contained so far the COVID pandemic in India and having kept both the number of cases and the number of deaths very low compared to other countries."
22 bodies, 13 from Kottayam district and 9 from Idukki were recovered from various rain-hit areas while National Disaster Response Force teams continued their rescue operations.
With Indo-US relations in its "spring", the two countries should use their resources for common good, science and technology Minister Kapil Sibal said in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum seeks applications for the appointment of an Executive Director.
A study has revealed how women, who used contraception with more progesterone were the most sexually active when they were faithful and loyal to their partners.
As many as 29,557 COVID-19 patients have recuperated in the past 24 hours.
The Non-Resident Indian scientist is among the 16 new members appointed to the British Council for Science and Technology.
Colombia are on the verge of a berth in the knockout round. It is probably the end of an era for the Spanish La Roja and a new beginning for Colombia, says Mauktik Kulkarni.
The two nations have agreed to discuss a science and technology agreement and resolved to expand cooperation in developing and commercialising more efficient energy technologies.
Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy, who represents the Chevella Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh, is considered a front runner for the post of chief minister of the proposed state of Telangana. He gives his first formal interview to rediff.com's Anita Katyal.
Biden has reiterated America's support for India's permanent membership on a reformed UNSC and its entry into the NSG during his first in-person bilateral meeting with Modi at the White House.
The 28 new ministers who joined the Chouhan cabinet on July 2 include 20 of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state.
Quad leaders are also planning to roll out vaccine deliverables and announce a series of measures in the field of healthcare and infrastructure sector, officials in Washington, DC said.
The science and technology ministry has written to the prime minister suggesting that the BIS standards for packaged water 'be set up into more precisely defined and quantitative standards,' the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.
Dr Saruhashi is renowned for her groundbreaking research as a geochemist.
The US remains global leader in supporting science and technology (S&T) research and development, but could soon be overtaken by rapidly rising Asian countries like India and China, a latest report by an American body said.
The device which can be worn as a pendant comes with a sensor which glows in case someone breaches the user's safe space of one metre and a 'hand wash reminder'.
The scheme aims to enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of MSMEs, besides promoting the use consultancy services by entrepreneurs.
The strike affected attendance in government offices and banks, the officials said.
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'Until the case load starts dropping, we will have to keep up the current level of prevention activities.'
'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'
In the 30-year period between 1986 and 2015, temperatures of the warmest day and the coldest night of the year have risen by about 0.63 degree Celsius and 0.4 degree Celsius, respectively.
President Pranab Mukherjee Friday stressed on the need for constant risk analysis in the light of continuous decline in security scenario globally so that the country's security establishment is prepared with dynamic responses to any threat.
According to the police, overall, 1,818 people have been arrested so far in 400 cases in connection with the riots. They said 342 charge sheets have been filed by Delhi Police by the end of 2020, out of which the trial court has taken cognizance 250 cases.
India and Italy inked 15 pacts and finalised an ambitious action plan to further expand their ties following a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte that primarily focused on ramping up economic engagement.
Celebrated chef Gaggan Anand will take questions from you, our dear readers, on Tuesday, June 9 at 1 pm.
A bill to establish a statutory independent regulator for biotech sector covering research, transport, import, manufacture and use of organisms and products of modern biotechnology was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Singh is accompanied by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju and Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy.
As part of the deal, Global Innovation and Technology Alliance sponsored by Indian government's Department of Science and Technology and UK's Technology Strategy Board will support UK and Indian businesses and academics in joint R&D and innovation projects over a three-year period.
IIT Kharagpur set to be a one-stop-shop for all your parents' 'doctor-engineer' dreams! :-)
'We are planning to send an unmanned mission prior to the man mission, in next two years.'
He said COVID-19 can be a catalyst towards the adoption of digital technologies in health and education and drive change in a way that even venture capital funds have not achieved despite pouring billions in investments.
Eighty per cent women surveyed were happy they refused casual sex.
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