Eldercare startup Primus Senior Living raises $20 million from General Catalyst, othersGeneral Catalyst brought in $7 million, while Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath and investment firm Gruhas invested the remaining $13 million...
16 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Startup bets on kitesurf to blow away shipping pollutionIn Arcachon Bay in southwest France, the startup Beyond The Sea tested a blue inflatable kite sail the size of a small studio to pull a spe...
09 Jul, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
All That Breathes: Shaunak Sen’s Oscar nominated documentary is breathless in a world that is alive and fliesThere are many ways of talking about Shaunak Sen's Oscar-nominated documentary, All That Breathes - the warm, life-affirming story of two b...
02 Apr, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Bill Gates-led fund backs methanol as green fuel for global shippingShipbuilders have tried to tackle the problem by making bigger and more efficient boats, but the sector’s carbon footprint has continued ri...
01 Sep, 2022, 10.06 AM IST
India @75: Google celebrates Independence Day with a doodle by Kerala-based illustrator NeethiOn August 15, 1947, the Indian national flag was raised for the first time at the Red Fort in Delhi.
15 Aug, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Google launches 'India Ki Udaan' to mark 75 years of country's independenceIt was officially launched at a glittering event held at the Sunder Nursery here on Friday in the presence of Union Culture and Tourism Min...
06 Aug, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
Giant kites that drag cargo ships across oceans go on trialThe kites are being developed by Airseas and its main aim is to cut fuel emissions.
17 Dec, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
It's a meme world after all: Zerodha, Zomato, Snapdeal make the most of 6-hour-long Facebook outageEdelweiss MF MD and Paytm founder also joined in the conversation.
05 Oct, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
Alphabet cuts cord on power-generating kite businessGoogle-parent Alphabet is shutting down a unit devoted to using high-tech kites to tap into wind energy for electricity, the chief of the t...
19 Feb, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
71st R-Day: Google's vibrant doodle showcases diversity, harmony of IndiaInternet giant Google on Sunday dedicated a special doodle to mark the 71st Republic Day, which captured the country's vibrant diversity, r...
26 Jan, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
Life’s a beach: 3 hand-picked shores with unique featuresForget the mundane, here are some fabulous beaches that showcase a distinct feature.
05 Apr, 2018, 05.21 AM IST
Love bird-watching? Here are few places you should consider visitingExperience the true beauty of nature in all its glory at locations that are home to rare species of birds and animals.
31 Aug, 2017, 05.14 AM IST
Eight Google projects that could change the worldGoogle's wide range of project includes not only technology related researches, it is pinning a lot of hope on health science also.
26 Jul, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
Kites hit the skies keeping Independence Day tradition aliveEvery year kites are based on popular new releases. This year though 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and Modi-Obama designs are hot-selling.
13 Aug, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
NASA's 'robotic eel' to explore Jupiter's moon EuropaNASA is developing a 'robotic eel' that could explore the icy water of Jupiter's moon Europa and power itself with energy derived from loca...
10 May, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
The transformation of Sabarmati from a parched riverbed with puddles of industrial effluents to a bustling, swanky riverfrontOther cities including Vadodara and Surat in Gujarat, Pune, Varanasi and Chennai propose to replicate this urban infrastructure project.
24 Jan, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
- 10 green ways to fix the planet
From hybrid-electric cars to ships pulled by giant kites, people are focusing on new ways to save the earth. Newsweek lists some ideas...
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