Technology

NEW DELHI: Electronic, Print and digital media platforms received an advisory from the Union information and broadcasting ministry to curtail advertisements on “betting and gambling”. Advisory issued on Monday reads, “Betting and gambling is illegal in most parts of the country, and concerns have been expressed that advertisements of online betting promote an activity which […]

  KANPUR: In his childhood, Prof Siddhartha Panda would often wonder how he could help his visually-impaired cousin live life with more ease. Nearly 35 years later, he met another man, a researcher with a similar mission. Together, they made a haptic smartwatch that could be a boon for people with impaired vision. Prof Panda […]

ROORKEE: Celebrating its 175th year of foundation, the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organized its first international get-together, Alumni Meet-Nepal, in Kathmandu. “We are overjoyed by the enthusiastic participation of a large number of our alumni in Nepal. I would like to thank the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel […]

NEW DELHI: Cab-hailing service Ola’s two-wheeler electric vehicle (EV) is bracing up for a more serious storm as Haryana-based Okinawa – another manufacturer of EV scooters – has left it behind in the number of sales, selling 4,000 more units this year till June this week. Okinawa Autotech has taken over both Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola […]

DEHRADUN: Celebrating the 175th year of its foundation, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R), on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration with Deloitte, a leader in artificial intelligence to deliver rigorous, immersive programs in AI and machine learning (ML) that are designed to build the next generation workforce. While highlighting the importance of the collaboration […]