An Air India Dreamliner on a Paris-to-Delhi flight had to be grounded shortly before take-off Saturday night after it developed a technical snag, an official here said Sunday.


AI Dreamliner grounded in Paris after technical snag


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As the search to find the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft continues, aviation experts say several steps like tamper-proof location systems and satellite-based tracking systems should be used to avoid such incidents in future.


On board tamper-proof tracking system must: Experts


In a path-breaking surgery, a team of doctors have reshaped an accident victim's face using 3D technology to print custom implants for him in Wales.


3D printing repairs British accident victim's face


The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has joined the search hunt for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight, which disappeared shortly after take-off from Kuala Lumpur airport.


NASA joins hunt for missing Malaysian jet


The specifications for India's national civil aircraft may be finalized in two to three months, a civil aviation ministry official said Friday.


'Specifications of India's civil aircraft likely in three months'


Scientists have linked autism and intellectual disability in newborn males with genetic changes that could result from harmful environmental factors, a study said.


Environmental factors linked to autism, intellectual disability


In a first, researchers have developed a computer-aided design tool to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems.


Software to help design health care products


The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) Thursday launched a new service which will alert parents about the immunisation schedule of their children through a text message on their mobile.


Vaccination alerts now on mobile


Incredible shots of the planet from sunset and sunrise, to city lights and green aurora, to lightning storms and shooting stars -- a two-hour special "Live from Space" programme will give TV viewers an insight into scenes witnessed from the International Space Station.


Watch the world outside with 'Live From Space'


Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a deep understanding of the problems they are taught, research shows.


Maths can be made easier with gestures


Tyrannosaurs, the lineage of carnivorous dinosaurs that included the deadly T Rex, have captivated our attention for ages.


70-million-year-old deadly dinosaur found in Alaska!


Telecom Secretary M.F. Farooqui Thursday said the information and communication technology (ICT) manufacturers should meet the standard norms of developing countries if they want their businesses to multiply manifold.


Maintain standards to multiply ICT business: Farooqui


The earth's climate would continue to warm during this century, on track with previous estimates despite the recent slowdown in the rate of global warming, a NASA study shows.


Earth to get hotter despite global warming slowdown


The Energy and Resource Institute Wednesday launched the world's first tool named "WEB-GIS" to estimate the rooftop solar power potential for Indian solar cities, said an institute official.


Tool to estimate rooftop solar power launched


Regional political parties such as the Bahujan Samaj Party and the DMK are gaining visibility online, if one goes by their popularity on Google search platform.


Regional parties gaining online visibility: Google


Are you a fast food or chocolate lover who does not mind eating an extra one if offered? The best way to avoid the instant gratification is to become sad about such food products.


Feeling sad stops you from indulging in unhealthy foods


The International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) released its Indic language keyboards for Android at the inaugural session of a two-day workshop on Free Mobile Platforms held here Tuesday.


ICFOSS releases Indic language keyboards for Android


In a rare video-conference, former National Security Agency contractor and declared fugitive Edward Snowden has raised concerns about "personal data vulnerability" and urged companies to employ efficient methods to tackle the adverse privacy climate on the internet.


Work for efficient personal data security, Snowden tells techies


Two collectors on a fossil-hunting holiday on a beach have stumbled upon a new species of tiny crocodile that roamed the earth with dinosaurs some 126 million years ago!


This crocodile roamed earth with dinosaurs!


Not just helping us with road directions, finding favourite food joint, photo sharing and chat sessions, smart phones would soon diagnose diseases for us in real time.


Soon, smart phone to diagnose diseases in real time


Restored and revamped, the astronomical observatory  - one of the oldest in Asia and the largest among educational institutions in India - at the St. Xavier's College here may be soon opened to the public on weekends, the college principal said Monday.

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