New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The apex IT industry body Nasscom on Monday said technology companies across India are adopting prudent energy management measures and enabling remote or hybrid work arrangements wherever operationally feasible amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.In a statement issued following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal encouraging citizens and organisations to reduce fuel consumption and adopt work-from-home practices, Nasscom said the industry already operates…

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) on Monday urged the Centre to advise IT and IT-enabled services companies to implement work from home wherever operationally feasible, saying the move could help conserve fuel and reduce unnecessary travel amid rising global uncertainties.In a letter addressed to Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the employee body said remote working should be encouraged as part of a broader national effort…

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Doing around 8,500 steps a day can help people keep weight off after dieting, according to new research.To be presented at the ‘European Congress on Obesity’ (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 12-15, the study showed that there was a clear link between increasing step count and preventing weight regain. Specifically, it was important to increase step count during the weight loss phase and maintain this increase during the weight maintenance phase. Patients who …

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) US-based software major Adobe on Friday opened a new office in Noida, as the global technology company continues to expand its presence in India and deepen its focus on artificial intelligence-driven innovation.Located in Sector 129, Noida, the new facility is Adobe’s seventh office in India and its third in Uttar Pradesh.The campus currently houses more than 700 employees across engineering and customer-facing functions, according to the company.”As the world is transfor…

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The government has launched an integrated training for primary healthcare teams to bring together multiple programme-based trainings into a single competency-driven framework, aimed at strengthening frontline care delivery, an official statement said on Friday.Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched the training programme that simplifies learning and enhances the capabilities of frontline providers.”It equips them to deliver comprehensive care — from prevention and earl…

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) IndiaAI on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) towards advancing healthcare outcomes through the responsible and scalable application of artificial intelligence (AI).The collaboration is expected to catalyse innovation at the intersection of technology and public health, while ensuring adherence to ethical standards, data privacy, and regulatory frameworks.Both the institutions will leverage their compleme…

Kohima, May 6 (IANS) Researchers at Nagaland University have emphasised the need for a scientific, geospatial technology-driven approach to mitigate soil erosion in the hilly regions of northeast India, officials said on Wednesday.The central varsity officials said that the researchers emphasised that such an approach not only helps control erosion but also supports long-term environmental sustainability, improves agricultural productivity, and enhances water availability.Soil erosion is emergin…

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Organisations are failing to keep pace with workers using artificial intelligence to expand the scope of their work, creating a widening gap between AI-enabled capabilities and organisational structures, a report has said.The report from US tech giant Microsoft noted that its 2026 Work Trend Index found that 58 per cent of users said they are producing work with AI that they could not have a year ago, and it rose to 80 per cent of respondents among Frontier Professionals….

Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 (IANS) Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Chief Executive Officer of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), has underscored a decisive shift towards outcome-oriented scientific research during his visit to the CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR–NIIST), here. Interacting with scientists at the Thiruvananthapuram-based institute, Kalyanaraman stressed that India’s evolving research ecosystem must prioritise measurable societal…

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India’s data centre capacity is set to surge nearly six‑fold from 1.8 GW to about 10.5 GW by FY2031 as demand rises due to artificial intelligence adoption and data localisation policies, a new report has said.The report from investment bank Morgan Stanley said AI workloads alone could account for roughly 6.8 GW of the projected capacity and that rising demand for low‑latency processing, tighter localisation norms and increasing compute intensity are another major d…