While India possesses a lot of ancient wisdom, it has lacked defined regulatory protocols.
Tech to fight crime has led to more convictions: Telangana
The effective use of technology has also helped the state police to improve emergency response...
Reusable rockets are part of ISRO’s 10-year plan
In the next decade, emphasis will also be on satellite constellation for broadband communication.
Crime tracking goes digital in India with FIR database
Connectivity is available at 97 per cent of the police stations and 93 per cent of them are...
Now a wearable device to detect fever before you feel it
A ring manufactured by Finnish startup Oura, recorded temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and...
Gujarat’s Kutch to get India’s largest renewable...
The Renewable Energy Park will be spread over 72,600 hectares, and have dedicated zones for wind...
Indians are hiding real identities on Facebook, YouTube
59 per cent of those surveyed stated that they use anonymous accounts to exercise their freedom of...
Online Covid calculator will tell who should get vaccines first
The algorithm underlying the calculator uses information from existing large studies to estimate...
Amazon is biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy: Bezos
With a total of 127 solar and wind projects, Amazon is now the biggest corporate buyer of renewable...
High social media usage may up depression risk: Study
Excess time on social media may displace forming more important in-person relationships.
Gates Foundation announces $ 250mn for Covid-19 research
This funding will support continued innovation to develop tests, treatments, and vaccines.
Street food carts go online with SVANidhi scheme
Swiggy will onboard 36,000 street food vendors to whom the SVANidhi loan has been disbursed.
Google begins showing authorised vaccine locations on Search
Google says that as other countries begin authorising vaccines, they will introduce this new...
Digital platform ‘CO-WIN’ to be used for COVID...
This user friendly mobile app will be used as a beneficiary management platform.
Indian researchers working on ‘harvesting’ water from air
Scientists worldwide are trying to build technologies that can pull out water from thin air, both...
International Maritime Organisation recognises India’s NavIC...
NavIC meets the operational requirements to assist in navigation of ships in ocean waters.
Indian-origin researchers digitally communicate via human touch
It is the first technology that can send any information through the direct touch of a fingertip.
Researchers use smartphone camera for Covid detection
Although more research is needed before such a test can be rolled out, the results are promising .
Now AI to help social distancing at Amazon warehouses
Combined with depth sensors, the algorithm creates an accurate distance measurement between workers.
Engineering colleges to adopt stretches of national highways
The adopted stretches will be used as a field of study for the faculty and researchers.
Facebook to remove misinformation about Covid vaccines
It says it will remove false claims that Covid-19 vaccines contain microchips.
Winners of Innovate for an Accessible India announced
They were chosen from early stage start-ups and established organisations.
AI model uses retinal scans to predict Alzheimer’s disease
Having a more accessible method to identify Alzheimer’s could help patients in many ways.
Facial recognition tech to now recognise masked faces
Researchers revealed that software can handle images regardless of whether or not the faces are...
IISc researchers develop wastewater treatment, recycling system
They have demonstrated that decentralised wastewater treatment systems can be economically put into...
Researchers develop AI to detect Covid on chest x-rays
Called DeepCOVID-XR, the machine-learning algorithm outperformed a team of specialized thoracic...
UNDP lab launches Grassroot Innovation Database
It contains 1,500 solutions, ranging from simple to complex in design, which can be implemented at...
Rlys bio-toilets now to be part of B-school curriculum
The bio-toilet model highlighted the development of sustainable technology.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches more satellites for cheap...
The company has to date launched nearly 1,000 small satellites for its constellation.
InventIndia: Innovating from pocket size ECG to reinventing the...
InventIndia were finalists in the National Startup Awards 2020 in the Category of Industry 4.0.
New data driven tool to help rural development decisions
The Framework has been developed by Shell and Tata Trusts under the India2022 Coalition.
Huawei files patent for smartphone to measure temperature
After measuring the temperature the result of the measurement can be viewed on the device's display...
e-Lok Adalats see an uptake during the pandemic
The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way in which the legal services institutions function.
New tech uses eDNA from dust to track terror suspects
Environmental DNA or eDNA is DNA that is collected from a variety of environmental samples such as...
Researchers create 3D-printed nasal swab for Covid testing
The 3D swab has received international recognition as an example of the power of medical 3D...
Eye test using AI could lead to detection of Parkinsons
The methods support the idea that changes in brain physiology can be observed in the eye.
UNDP and Invest India identify opportunities for catalysing SDGs
Invest India has partnered with UNDP India to develop the first-ever ‘SDG Investor Map for India.
NASA to launch new satellite to monitor rising sea level
With satellites and supercomputers, NASA has been investigating sea level rise for decades.
Now AI to rate movie content based on scripts
Researchers have demonstrated that linguistic cues can effectively signal behaviours on violent...
IoT connections to surpass non-IoT devices in 2020
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the market for the IoT devices continues to grow.
Agritech startup AI Farm wins Call For Code global challenge
The solution is a low-cost system that uses sensors to monitor groundwater levels, temperature, and...
New bus platform to gather real-time road data
The bus is equipped with various cameras, sensors, logging equipment which will capture the entire...