SilverLine DPR: Line connectivity to airports except Kochi is not cost effective

Thiruvananthapuram: SilverLine’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) released by ..

Relentless efforts of Hussein give Malayalam apt space in digital world

Kerala govt promotes urban farming , offers 75% subsidy

Poultry waste management: Kannur leads by example

Workplace metamorphosis: Pandemic blues of 2020, lessons of 2021 and the upcoming 2022

Pandemic... Pandemic... Pandemic. The word with its prefix Covid-19 is gearing up to the third year, that is 2022. In the rear-view ..

1,140 pole-mounted charging stations for e-autos to be set up across Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: In the meeting held between ministers of electricity and transport departments, the government has decided to open ..

How Webb telescope plans to uncover first galaxies, distant worlds

Described as the Apollo moment for science, NASA's James Webb telescope -- on its way toward its destination in orbit about 1 million ..

K-Rail MD’s rebuttal to revelations about SilverLine project feasibility study

Thiruvananthapuram: In an exclusive interview with Mathrubhumi, V Ajith, MD of K-Rail spearheading Kerala government’s much-touted ..

VD Satheesan slams K-Rail project, accuses govt of cheating public

Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader VD Satheesan has expressed shock over the revelations made by Dr Alok Kumar Varma who headed ..

Netflix cuts subscription rates in India, now start at Rs 149

New Delhi:Video-streaming giant Netflix has announced new and reduced prices for plans in India, with the mobile-only plan now starting ..

PM Modi's Twitter handle 'very briefly' compromised, secured later

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was "very briefly compromised" and was secured later after the ..

Kerala twin sisters qualify for National Children’s Science Congress

Puthoor: Making Keralites proud, twin sisters Niranjana Pillai and Neeraja Pillai from Poreekkal in Kollam have made it to the National ..

CDS' death and nation's security

The news of the helicopter crash with the CDS of the country on board occupied most of the news on Wednesday afternoon. Even as live ..

Kannur airport enters 4th year, witnesses surge in international travellers despite Covid crisis

Mattannur: Kannur airport is celebrating a milestone as it enters the fourth year of operations. The first flight from the airport ..

Kerala cadre IAS officer Raju Narayana Swamy receives prestigious Leonardo da Vinci Fellowship

Kottayam: Kerala cadre IAS officer Raju Narayana Swamy has been granted the prestigious Leonardo da Vinci Fellowship from USA’s ..

23.2 lakh unorganised workers from Kerala enrol in e-Shram portal; Kozhikode leads

Kannur: 23.2 lakh workers in the unorganised sector in Kerala so far have registered with the Union Labour and Employment Ministry's ..

Where does hair waste generated in barber shops in Kerala go?

Around 827 tons of hair waste is generated from 23,785 barbour shops and 12,303 beauty parlours across Kerala, according to the findings ..

Police’s crime tracking software now retrieves information on court trials

Thrissur: The software relied on by police for crime tracking has been updated with a feature to get details about court trials. Notably, ..

Biodiesel from algae: Kerala govt to ponder over technicality and feasibility

New Delhi: The state government has conveyed its interest in the mechanism of extracting biodiesel from algae. According to Finance ..

E Sreedharan’s remarks on Silverline baseless, project will be completed within 5 yrs: K-Rail MD

Thiruvananthapuram: The managing director of the Kerala Rail Development Corporation (K-Rail) has come up with a rebuttal to noted ..

India, US agree on transitional approach on 'Equalisation Levy' 2020

New Delhi: India and the US have agreed on a 'transitional approach' on 'Equalisation Levy' 2020. According to Ministry ..

ANERT offers 400 e-cars for village offices at monthly rent of Rs 500

The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT), the nodal agency of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, ..

Unregulated crypto fueling ransomware attacks globally: Report

New Delhi: Fueled by cryptocurrencies, ransomware was involved in 79 per cent of the global cybersecurity incidents in the last 18 ..

Most popular password in India is 'password', not '123456'

New Delhi: In India, the most popular password is "password" and not "123456" as has been widely speculated. Interestingly, ..

Document registration: Digital thumb impression to replace ink in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Minister for Cooperation and Registration V N Vasavan has informed the Assembly that a biometric scan will ..

Plenty of pitfalls await Zuckerberg's 'metaverse' plan

When Mark Zuckerberg announced ambitious plans to build the "metaverse” — a virtual reality construct intended to ..

India to hit net-zero climate target by 2070: Modi

Glasgow: India's economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country's prime minster announced Monday at the COP26 ..

WhatsApp banned over 2.2 million Indian accounts in September

New Delhi: More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging ..

In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc renames itself Meta

Oakland (California): Like many companies in trouble before it, Facebook is changing its name and logo. Facebook Inc. is now called ..

Centre seeks details of Facebook's algorithms, processes amid hate speech allegations: Sources

New Delhi: Amid allegations of Facebook's system fuelling hate speech and fake news, the government has asked the US-based social ..

IAC Vikrant heads out for second sea trials from Kochi

Kochi: After the first maiden sea trials, Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant sailed out from Kochi for the second sea trials ..

Trump announces launch of his very own social media site

New York:Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President ..

First in the world: US surgeons successfully attach pig's kidney in human

Washington: Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the ..

Instagram will let you create posts from desktop

San Francisco: After testing the ability to post feeds from desktop browser, Facebook-owned Instagram will now let users create posts ..

Facebook plans to rebrand company with new name: Report

San Francisco: Social media giant Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand the company with a new name that focuses on the metaverse ..

7 reasons why India can't reach 1 bn smartphone users even by 2030

India may not see a billion smartphone users even by the end of this decade and there are seven key challenges to achieve 100 per cent ..

3 US-based economists win Nobel prize for societal research

Stockholm: A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum ..

KSEB chairman calls for revival measures to face power crisis

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid reports of looming power crisis in India, the Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has come up ..

Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial

London:Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make money from such content, ..

Benjamin List, David WC MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Stockholm: Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan on Wednesday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of asymmetric ..

Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries

STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe, 90, and Klaus ..

Kerala govt's high speed internet project K-FON expected completion by 2021 end: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government's ambitious public centric project, K-FON, for providing high speed internet for free to ..

2021 Nobel for Medicine awarded for discovery of temperature, touch receptors

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 has been jointly awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their ..

49 IT companies from Kerala to take part in Dubai GITEX

Kochi: As many as 49 Kerala-based IT companies and startups will take part in GITEX Global, the annual technology event to be held ..

Cabinet approves big bang telecom reforms, allows 100 pc FDI through the automatic route

New Delhi: In big bang reforms, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a relief package for the telecom sector that includes a four-year ..

Apple unveils iPhone 13 series, no major improvement from its predecessor

San Francisco: Apple has introduced iPhone 13 Pro as well as iPhone 13 Pro Max with an all-new Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion ..

Instagram 'Favourites' will allow users to prioritise accounts in their feed

San Francisco: Facebook-owned Instagram is working on a feature -- Favourites -- for its iOS app, which will allow users to set a priority ..

Google Search on desktop web officially gets dark theme

San Francisco: Google is adding an official dark mode to search on desktops, letting those who prefer to avoid bright webpages complete ..

Social media and encrypted messaging apps in illicit narcotics trade

The rapidly evolving IT and telecom technologies have become an inextricable part of our life. Their versatile functionality and a ..

Google search, maps to give more info on Covid vaccine

New Delhi: Google on Wednesday announced to help users with more detailed information on the availability of Covid vaccines and appointments ..