Why travellers are turning to the zodiac for vacation planningPeople are increasingly using astrocartography to guide major life choices. This practice, which maps planetary influences on locations, he...
08 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...
01 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Where’s My Refund IRS delays 2026: As April 15 deadline nears, what’s the real IRS refund timeline and why are refunds still slow?Where’s My Refund IRS delays 2026: Over 90% of Internal Revenue Service refunds arrive within 21 days. Taxpayers are seeing unexpected slow...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
How is the FBI tracing Bitcoin blockchain transactions to crack the Nancy Guthrie disappearance — can crypto ransom trails expose suspects, locations, and hidden networks?Over 2 months after the disappearance, the FBI Bitcoin investigation Nancy Guthrie case is now focusing on crypto clues as a key breakthrou...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
Bounty hunters and AI are helping ICE find immigrants in the USUS authorities are increasingly using private contractors and advanced AI to locate immigrants, a system dubbed 'skip tracing'. These firms...
03 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Scientific reasoning for booster vaccine doses under examination, giving both jabs priority: GovtOn contact tracing approach of individuals detected with Omicron in India, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Con...
02 Dec, 2021, 08.36 PM IST
Aarogya Setu to help build a database of plasma donorsAarogya Setu, the government’s contact-tracing app launched about a year ago, has been updated with a new module to synchronise with the cu...
12 May, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Centre urges states to track and trace coronavirus by using ITIHASAccording to a home ministry official, the department of telecommunication is helping health authorities predict emerging hotspots by using...
19 Apr, 2021, 07.59 AM IST
Smartphones can alert about Covid exposure, with help from Apple & Google contact-tracing toolsThe tools don't reveal a person's identity or geographic location.
07 Dec, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
WHO praises UP government for COVID-19 management"The UP government's strategic response to COVID-19 by stepping up contact tracing efforts is exemplary and can serve as a good example for...
17 Nov, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
With Aarogya Setu we can identify a place before it turns into a hotspot: Abhishek Singh"Contact tracing has emerged as one of the key components of Covid-19 pandemic management," Abhishek Singh, CEO of MyGov and Digital India ...
06 Oct, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
ETIG analysis: How Covid has exposed India's data-centric inadequaciesThe Indian administration doesn't have data on how many migrant workers lost their lives during the crisis. There is no record of the numbe...
17 Sep, 2020, 10.09 PM IST
Is Aarogya Setu app a game changer in India's Covid fight? Six months on, opinion is divided!Central government authorities who built the app claim that contact tracing through Aarogya Setu yields a positivity rate of close to 27%, ...
17 Sep, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracingThe app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have COVID-19, the potentially lethal illness caused by...
09 May, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
Apple, Google boosting privacy protections for Covid contact-tracing tool; early version to launch next weekThe companies said the system’s tracking keys will be generated in more random ways, and that Bluetooth data will now be encrypted.
25 Apr, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spreadThe technology will first be available in mid-May as software tools available to contact tracing apps endorsed by public health authorities.
11 Apr, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
Banks using skip-trace tools to trace out loan defaulters on the runBanks and loan collection agencies are employing skip-trace, a method to extract and analyse creditor information that was difficult to obt...
26 Jun, 2014, 04.32 AM IST