Founder of TWO AI Pranav Mistry urges India to focus on next-gen AI models over LLMsMistry, the maker of SUTRA AI models, tells ET that there is no need to play catch-up with the US and China. India must instead focus on wh...
01 Apr, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Sops, DeepSeek drive local firms to work on foundation AI modelsThe government’s subsidised common compute facility and opening for grants and funding under the IndiaAI Mission have also spurred energy a...
03 Feb, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
'Generalised defence' in Congress reply; to meet ECI tomorrowCongress and BJP engage in rebuttals and delays over Election Commission notices. Mallikarjun Kharge voices concerns over data delay. ECI a...
08 May, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
India's third Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23, daily cases to stay below 4 lakh: IIT Kanpur scientistThe third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak on January 23 with daily cases likely to remain below the four lakh mark, accordi...
20 Jan, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
Third wave of Covid may peak by January-end, IIT Kanpur professor saysIndia might see the third wave of the Omicron-led Covid-19 peak by the end of January. Delhi and Mumbai specifically might see the wave pea...
10 Jan, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
Second Covid wave in India to taper off by end of July, say scientistsWith cases declining over the last one week, scientists said the peak has passed but warned that the difficult time for India would continu...
25 May, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
3rd wave possible if vaccination not ramped up, COVID norms not followed: Scientist"If the antibodies are lost, then there is a chance of immunity going down. In this case, vaccination has to be ramped up and COVID-19 appr...
19 May, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
Ask tough questions, learn: Why did the severity of India’s second wave take modellers by surprise?It is natural to ask if our scientific community could have contributed more in prediction and mitigation of this wave. Pertinent questions...
19 May, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Covid situation changed due to rise of fast-spreading mutated variants: Ashutosh Sharma, DST secretaryAshutosh Sharma, secretary, department of science & technology (DST), backed India’s vaccinatio strategy saying that it has been in conform...
11 May, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
Covid-19: Centre unlikely to impose nationwide lockdownThe health ministry has already suggested a strict lockdown in at least around 150 districts with high positivity rate beyond 15%. Official...
03 May, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
Could not predict exact nature of 2nd wave: Scientists working on mathematical modelsA statement issued by the Department of Science and Technology, and signed by IIT Kanpur Professor Manindra Agrawal, Integrated Defense Sta...
02 May, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Active cases may peak at 38-48 lakh in mid-May: ExpertsReferring to the model, called Sutra, Manindra Agrawal of IIT-Kanpur had explained that one should not confuse the two different peaks — on...
26 Apr, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
IIT scientists revise prediction, say active Covid cases likely to peak at 38-48 lakh in mid-MayThe scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and Hyderabad applied the Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive), and ...
26 Apr, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
India's Covid graph may peak at 33-35 lakh active cases by May 15: IIT scientistsIn predicting that the active cases would go up by about 10 lakh by mid-May before sliding, scientists from the Indian Institute of Technol...
23 Apr, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
COVID-19 second wave in India may peak by mid-April, say scientistsScientists, including Manindra Agrawal from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, applied the model to predict the trajectory of the...
02 Apr, 2021, 03.11 PM IST
Xiaomi to replicate successful Indian market tactics to further business growthXiaomi wants to make its India success story a big case study and take critical learnings from India, the biggest and fastest growing marke...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Marketplaces take top sellers into confidence ahead of big saleThe business model, started by Amazon India under its ‘Seller Flex’ programme last year, is being adopted by other marketplaces ahead of th...
19 Jul, 2016, 02.30 PM IST