Branded hotels see massive opportunity in India's underserved pilgrimage tourism marketIndia's pilgrimage sites attract millions, yet branded hotels are largely absent. This presents a significant opportunity for the growing r...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Five Chinese students build a low-cost device that lets divers send messages underwater without radioFive Chinese students have developed DiveGuard, a low-cost underwater communication system that uses acoustic signals to let divers and sur...
31 Aug, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Mac mini vs Mac Studio: Why Apple’s new M5 Ultra machine is built for the AI eraApple's new Mac Studio targets demanding artificial intelligence tasks locally. The M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips offer significant AI performa...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Pune gets Maharashtra’s first Model Sub-Registrar Office for faster property registrationPune has become Maharashtra's first city to receive a Model Sub-Registrar Office. This initiative aims to modernize property registration a...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
German researchers used ordinary WiFi signals instead of cameras to identify people; the result turned everyday wireless networks into a powerful new way to recognize individuals with nearly 100% accuracyWiFi signals can now do more than connect devices. Researchers showed that ordinary wireless networks can detect and identify people withou...
16 Aug, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
Named a 'smart village' in 2015, but still lacks basic facilities: Greater Noida's Sadullapur has no proper roads or drainage after 11 years; nearest hospital takes an hour to reachSadullapur, one of 14 villages earmarked as smart villages near Greater Noida in 2015, still has no paved roads, no functional drainage, an...
10 Aug, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Promised 'smart village' tag in 2015, still waiting for basic roads & drainage in 2026: Greater Noida villagers now want to erase village’s old identity with a new nameEleven years since being designated for a smart village program, residents of Sadullapur are still deprived of basic services. The inadequa...
09 Aug, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
A Khajuraho lesson: Less the merrierKhajuraho Airport achieved a top customer satisfaction rating from the Airports Authority of India. This ranking occurred as flights to and...
31 Jul, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves CO₂ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
How private firms are increasingly running India's public examinationsIndia's public examination system increasingly relies on private firms for various operational aspects. These firms manage centers, infrast...
31 Jul, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Zero Flights, Full Marks: How Khajuraho airport, with not a single flight, became India's best-ratedKhajuraho airport has been named India's best-rated airport by the AAI at a time when the airport has suspended all commercial flight opera...
29 Jul, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Airtel, Voda Idea sell entire stake in Wi-Fi JV Firefly to iBus for Rs 9 croreTelecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have sold their entire stake in Wi-Fi infrastructure company Firefly Networks to iBus Net...
06 Jan, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
DoT widens scope of infra sharing to boost public WiFi, broadband reachThe Department of Telecommunications has amended the unified access service licence rules, widening the scope of active infrastructure shar...
07 Apr, 2021, 07.38 AM IST
DoT widens scope of active infra sharing to boost broadband penetrationUnder the amended Clause 33 (IV) of the UASL rules, “active infrastructure sharing related to WiFi equipment such as WiFi routers, access p...
06 Apr, 2021, 07.48 PM IST
Drawn by talent pool here, Ruckus Networks may make from IndiaRuckus Networks may consider making hardware in India to benefit from the research facilities and resources in the country.
03 Oct, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Trai looking to provide high-speed internet at 2 paise per MB by easing access to Wi-FiThe regulator feels that Wi-Fi network can help take the load off from choked telecom operators, who are battling poor call quality and slo...
07 Mar, 2017, 09.44 AM IST
Trai favours neutral Wi-Fi infrastructure to bridge digital divide“In regions like the US, UK, and France, there are millions of Wi-Fi hotspots but in India, it is just 35,000, which is a pity,” Trai chair...
31 Oct, 2016, 12.47 AM IST