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Use of non-toxic antivirals developed to treat Covid: Jitendra Singh

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the use of non-toxic antiviral nanoparticles has been developed for clinical applications to prevent and treat Covid.

Next 25 yrs will be determined by S&T innovations in all walks: Singh

Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the roadmap for the next 25 years will be determined by scientific and technological innovations in all walks of life. Inaugurating a year-long 'Vigyan Utsav' organised with the participation of all S&T councils to celebrate 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', Singh said science and technology is a basic prerequisite for a self-reliant India, and the country is going to play a big role in the scientific world through coordinated efforts of the Centre and states. The roadmap for the next 25 years will be determined by scientific and technological innovations in all walks of life, he added. The minister emphasised on the need to reach out to the masses and identify young researchers and women scientists with potential, along with entrepreneurs and startups that can bring new ideas to realisation. Omprakash Sakhlecha, science and technology minister of Madhya Pradesh, stressed on the need for mapping of all technologies in .

PC market up by 17% in second quarter in United States: Report

According to market research firm Canalys, notebooks were the best performers, with shipments up 27 per cent YoY, while desktops showed signs of recovery, increasing 23 per cent.

Govt nod to permission-compliant drone operations in 166 more green zones

These 166 green zones are in addition to the 66 green zones already approved by the ministry till date

South Korea aims to develop exascale supercomputer system by 2030

South Korea will beef up its high-performance computing infrastructure to establish an exascale supercomputing system by 2030, the country's science ministry has said

One of the world's oldest science experiments comes up from the dirt

It's one of the world's longest-running experiments, having already gone on for 142 years

Global server market sales up 1.5% in fourth quarter of 2020

Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 1.5 per cent year over year to $25.8 billion during the fourth quarter of 2020

ISRO's commercial arm NSIL bags 4 more contracts, eyes satellite deals

The firm has bagged four more dedicated launch service contracts even as it plans to pursue satellite building deals

PM Modi lauds 'huge contribution' of science towards Atmanirbhar Bharat

Advising youth of the country to read about Indian scientists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the "huge contribution" of science towards Atmanirbhar Bharat

Isro finishes launch rehearsal of PSLV-C51 mission, two satellites drop out

The launch is slated for February 28

Isro gears up to launch its new-generation mini rocket on maiden flight

Isro is getting ready to launch a new-generation compact rocket on its maiden orbital test flight, the space agency said

Asian chipmakers rush to boost production to meet global shortage

Consumer demand in China, especially for cars, has snapped back unexpectedly quickly from the coronavirus crisis

Tech central to US' strategic competition with China, says White House

The Biden Administration sees the US as engaged in a strategic competition with China and technology is a central domain of it, the White House has said

IT firm CSM Technologies inks $5.5-million deal in Ethiopia

The deal is for the design and implementation of Integrated Land Management Information System, a paperless and contactless interface for investors to access land-related services

India in third position in scientific publications after China, US: DST

India has seen an exponential increase in the number of scientific publications over the last 10 years and is in the third position globally after China and the US, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) said on Friday. Of the 13,045 patents in 2017-18, as many as 1,937 were by Indians. Out of 15,550 patents filed by Indians at Indian Patent Office during the period, 65 per cent were filed from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi, the DST said. India's national investment in research and development (R&D) has increased from Rs 1,13,825 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 1,23,847 crore in 2018-19. At the same time, various initiatives of the DST such as the National Initiative For Developing And Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) have played a crucial role to reach this position, the DST said. The implementation of initiatives like NIDHI have nurtured 3,681 start-ups through the network of around 150 incubators created by the DST and generated 1992 intellectual property. Further,

China to surpass US to become world's largest IoT market in 2024: Report

China will surpass the US to become the world's largest Internet of Things (IoT) market in 2024

Two Indian flight surgeons to visit Russia for space medicine training

Two flight surgeons will soon fly to Russia where they will get hands-on experience in space medicine from their Russian counterparts for the Gaganyaan mission, ISRO said

India developing capabilities for deep ocean missions: Harsh Vardhan

India is developing a capability in which scientists can go deep into the ocean beyond three kilometres for taking up ocean exploration, said Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan

Science policy proposes lateral entry of scientists in related ministries

A new draft policy on science and technology has proposed up to 25 percent lateral recruitment of scientists in related ministries

We must bridge gender-gap in science and tech jobs: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu expressed concern over under-representation of women in science and technology jobs and urged that steps be taken to rectify the situation