Two Texas universities included in Forbes' 'new Ivy League' listForbes magazine recognizes UT Austin and Rice University among top US universities, akin to Ivy League institutions. Using unique criteria,...
11 May, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
Earthquake-predicting tool driven by AI shows 70% accuracy, new research revealsAn AI-driven tool developed by scientists at The University of Texas was 70% accurate in predicting earthquakes a week in advance during a ...
07 Oct, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
What you need to know about space internetWith rural broadband connectivity poor and many locations without fibre or cellular connections, broadband from space (BFS) services are se...
22 Nov, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Average cost for state debt plunges 27 bps to 6.72%So far in this fiscal, market borrowings by the states is 15% less than in the corresponding period of FY21. The states are also taking les...
18 Oct, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess COVID-19 spread: Health ministry"The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct national sero surveys to assess the Covid spread and states/UTs should also con...
11 Jun, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
View: Four million vaccine jabs a day may be doable. But are authorities up to this colossal task?The highest daily rate of vaccinations in India was 4.87 million, achieved on May 20. It underscores that, so long as we have sufficient su...
06 Jun, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
COVID-19: Over 70 lakh vaccinated in IndiaThe total cumulative vaccination coverage of 70,17,114 includes 57,05,228 healthcare workers (HCWs) and 13,11,886 frontline workers (FLWs),...
11 Feb, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
Over 7 million vaccinated against covid-19 in only 26 days in India11 Feb, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
International learners now contributes to 40% of Great Learning's businessGreat Learning has partnerships with leading global institutions including Stanford, MIT, UT Austin, Northwestern and NUS among others.
06 Feb, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
COVID-19 recovery rate in India among highest in the world: Health Ministry"While the global figure for recovery rate is 70.27 per cent, India is recording 95.31 per cent. The USA, Brazil, Russia, and Italy are rep...
17 Dec, 2020, 04.48 PM IST
Feel like listening to sad songs? New 'DJ-like' algorithm creates playlist, plays music that matches your moodsThe programme identifies not only the songs, but also their order.
09 Oct, 2019, 08.03 AM IST
Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra top Niti Aayog's health index, Uttar Pradesh lastThe health index is a composite measure of states and union territories based on 23 health indicators with major weightage given to mortali...
25 Jun, 2019, 11.47 PM IST
Government hikes onion minimum export price to $700/tonne to check pricesThe government is keeping a close watch on onion prices and has floated a tender for import of 10,000 tonnes of onions, which will be opene...
23 Aug, 2015, 03.58 AM IST
US debt ceiling: What we wake up to on October 18While India has a total exposure of $59.3 billion to US Treasury Securities, China and Japan have it at $1.1 trillion each as of July 2013.
09 Oct, 2013, 04.11 PM IST
- D Subbarao hopes banks will cut lending rates
D Subbarao expressed hope that banks would lower their lending rate in response to the recent cut in the CRR.
25 Sep, 2012, 08.18 PM IST
India's unemployment rate stood at 3.8% last fiscalIndia's jobless rate stood at 3.8% during the last fiscal, with Daman and Diu and Gujarat topping the list of least unemployed among states...
09 Jul, 2012, 08.38 PM IST
- Indian Overseas Bank's $1 billion MTN sale plan oversubscribed
IOB received response from over 100 overseas investors for the MTN plan. The notes will be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
13 Apr, 2011, 02.52 AM IST