New Delhi, July 20, 2016: Travelling via the Indian Railway is getting easier by the day for the passengers with steps being taken to ensure that their journey becomes comfortable. In a move that will help the physically challenged passengers, the Indian Railways has been authorized to introduce Battery Operated Vehicles (BOVs) at major railway […]
New Delhi, July 19, 2016: India is moving ahead to ensure that farmers get the best in agriculture. National Agricultural Research System comprising ICAR, central agricultural universities and SAUs are taking adequate steps continuously for developing eco-friendly flood tolerant seeds for protecting the crops in flood prone regions of the various States of the country. […]
New Delhi, July 17, 2016: The Ministry of Railways, Railway Board has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA systems on locomotives for enhancing the vision of Locomotive Pilots in inclement weather. TRI-NETRA stands for – Terrain imaging for diesel dRivers INfra-red, Enhanced opTical &Radar Assisted system. TRI-NETRA system shall be made up of high-resolution optical […]
The slump in the PC market has stumped us all. About a decade ago, anyone who would have prophesized that PCs will go out of favor would have been called a fool. But, the harsh reality is that smartphones have taken over the world as the preferred communication/entertainment device, and are causing pain to PC […]
Several reports have been doing the rounds on whether leading Japanese video game maker Nintendo will include virtual reality technology in its next gaming console, NX, to be released in March. However, the latest report from Wall Street Journal says that the technology won’t make it to NX. Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the world-famous […]
Professional services company Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made yet another contribution to the fintech space. The company has joined “The Floor” – a hub of financial technology startups based in Tel Aviv. Source: BusinessWire Accenture has been closely connected with the fintech space since 2010, thanks to its 12-week mentorship programs, called the Fintech Innovation […]
In a major boost to the Indian healthcare sector, Connecticut-based IT research firm Gartner, Inc. predicts that the healthcare providers will spend roughly $1.2 billion on IT in 2016, higher by 3.4 percent over the previous year. Healthcare providers refer to hospitals, hospital systems, nursing and residential care and university hospitals. The research expects the spending […]
Space adventures have always been interesting stories. When we talk about colonizing Mars or discuss black holes or the possibilities of new planets, our imagination reaches a whole new level. But, we humans, are slowly and steadily making progress towards all of these (and a lot more!). Asteroid mining is one of them. On June […]
A recent report by world’s leading IT research company Gartner suggests that global semiconductor spending will decline by approximately 2 percent in 2016 but will clock growth rates of 4.4 percent and 6.8 percent in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The forecast has been upwardly revised from its previous estimate of 4.7 percent decline. David Christensen, […]
New York, May 6, 2016: Professor Marie Curie (1867-1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize twice. Her full name was Maria Salomea Sklodowski and she was born in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 7, 1867. Marie Curie is easily one of the most prominent scientists of our times and was born Maria to Skłodowska and was the youngest […]
