New autonomous drone fleets to aid rescue operations in forests
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an autonomous system for a fleet of drones that can collaboratively …
Diver dies in Indonesia plane crash search operations
Jakarta, Nov 3 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Saturday confirmed the death of one of the divers searching for the wreckage of the Lion Air plane …
Tea Board asks manufacturing units to close operations from mid December
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Tea Board on Wednesday ordered tea producing units of West Bengal, Bihar, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to stop plucking or …
Malaysia’s Malindo Air inaugurates flight operations from Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 23 ( IANS) Betting big on the growing Indian tourist arrivals in Malaysia, Malindo Air on Tuesday inaugurated its flight operations from the …
Hubble to soon return to normal science operations: NASA
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) NASA has brought Hubble Space Telescope’s seven-year old backup gyroscope (gyro) back to life, after the spacecraft entered safe mode due …
Koreas near end of border demining operations
Seoul, Oct 19 (IANS) The two Koreas were wrapping up their demining operations in part of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to carry out their plan …
Global software firm WANdisco set to expand India operations
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) At a time when India is going through a deep digital transformation, riding on a mobile-first population, global public software …
Indonesia extends earthquake, tsunami rescue operations
Jakarta, Oct 11 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Thursday extended the deadline for the search and rescue operations for a possible 5,000 people missing in the …
Hubble in ‘safe mode’, but science operations suspended: NASA
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has entered safe mode, following the failure of another gyroscope, but its science operations have been suspended, …
Pentagon finds poisonous mail sent to Mattis, chief of naval operations
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Two pieces of mail tested positive for ricin by the Pentagon mail facility were addressed to US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis …
HSCL accuses Trinamool-backed union of causing disruption in operations
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd (HSCL), a subsidiary of the state-run NBCC (India) Ltd, on Wednesday accused its contractual workers’ union, backed …
Hyderabad Metro starts operations on Ameerpet-LB Nagar route
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) The Hyderabad Metro Rail on Monday commenced its operations on the 16-km Ameerpet-LB Nagar line. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. …
Massive anti-Maoist operations launched on Andhra-Odisha border
Visakhapatnam, Sep 24 (IANS) A day after Maoists gunned down a sitting MLA and a former legislator, personnel of the elite Greyhounds anti-Maoist force and …
First trial flight operations begin in Kannur airport
Kannur (Kerala), Sep 20 (IANS) The first trial flight operations began at the Kannur airport on Thursday which is slated to soon become Kerala’s fourth …
Siemens arm to digitize Bengaluru airport operations
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) German technology major’s arm Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) will digitize operations of the international airport in Bengaluru, said …
Spicejet to run Delhi-Kabul cargo operations from October
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Budget airline Spicejet on Thursday tied up with Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) to run cargo operations between …
Nissan chalks out holistic plan for India operations
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Car maker Nissan Motor India Private Limited has identified its weaknesses in its Indian strategy and has chalked out a holistic …
Kolkata bridge collapse: Rescue operations on, suo-motu case lodged
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Rescue operations continue on Wednesday after a portion of a 40-year-old bridge collapsed in south Kolkata a day earlier, even as …
Kolkata bridge collapse: Rescue operations on
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Rescue operations are still going on Wednesday after a portion of a 40-year-old bridge collapsed in south Kolkata a day earlier. …
Modi for Bimstec cooperation in anti-terror operations, natural disasters
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought cooperation among all seven Bimstec member-nations in anti-terror operations as well as during …
Facebook vows to run operations with 100% renewable energy by 2020
San Francisco, Aug 29 (IANS) Aiming to make its energy-guzzling data centres environment friendly, Facebook has pledged it would power its global operations with 100 …
VMware to acquire CloudHealth for multi-Cloud operations
Las Vegas, Aug 28 (IANS) VMware, the leading enterprise software provider, has announced that it will acquire CloudHealth Technologies, a company which has over 3,000 …
MYSUN expands operations in Rajasthan
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Online rooftop solar company MYSUN has expanded operations in Rajasthan by starting two projects. According to the company, it will …
India-Thailand Army contingents train for integrated tactical operations
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Army contingents of India and Thailand have rehearsed multiple scenarios in a joint exercise aimed at counter-terrorism and enhancing …
AI pays allowance to pilots after union threatens to halt operations
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) National passenger carrier Air India has paid the allowance to its pilots for the month of June, after their union …
Kerala floods: Adventure Tour operators join rescue operations
Kochi, Aug 19 (IANS) A 90-member team of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India on Sunday began rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Kerala using …
Kerala flood toll reaches 370, rescue operations continue
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (IANS) The death toll due to the devastating rains and floods in Kerala increased to 370, as two more deaths were reported …
Kerala floods toll reaches 180, rescue operations continue
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) The death toll due to the floods across Kerala increased to 180 on Saturday with rescue operations continuing at several locations …
AI Board meets as pilots threaten to halt operations
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Board of Air India met on Friday as the airline’s pilot union threatened to abstain from flying duties if …
Modi to visit flood-battered Kerala; rescue operations under way
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-devastated parts of Kerala on Saturday to assess the …
Centre mobilises rescue operations in Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Friday decided to mobilise additional resources of all agencies, including the Army, Navy, …
DGMO talks: Pakistan Army assures to facilitate anti-terror operations
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indian Army on Thursday said Pakistan has assured India that it would take prompt action against movement of elements …
Cochin Naval air base gets nod for commercial operations
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday agreed to open the Cochin Naval air base for commercial operations following a request by the …
Kerala floods: Modi wants rescue, relief operations stepped up
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan about the situation in flood-battered Kerala and asked …
Flipkart shuts eBay India operations; to launch new site
Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) Leading e-tailer Flipkart on Tuesday shut its eBay India operations, three months after US retail giant Walmart bought a 77 per …
US snack giant launches operations in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Aug 12 (IANS) US snack giant Mondelez has launched operations in Bangladesh, expanding the company’s presence in South Asia. Kallappa Pattanashetti, who was earlier …
BSE’s Q1 consolidated net profit from continuing operations up 4%
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Stock exchange major BSE on Friday reported a 4 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit from continuing operations for …
NASA’s newest planet hunter starts science operations
Washington, July 29 (IANS) After a successful launch in April this year, NASA’s newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has now started …
Search operations on in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Security forces on Saturday launched a search operation in the densely populated Balgarden area of the city here. Vehicles were stopped …
Mobiistar appoints new VP for sales and operations in India
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Vietnam-based smartphone maker Mobiistar on Friday announced the appointment of Ajitabh Jerath as Vice President for sales and operations (South …
LoginRadius to ramp up India operations by hiring 200 people
Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) Customer identity and access management company LoginRadius on Tuesday said it would strengthen its research and development (R&D) and business operations …