AMRITSAR: A 2nd National Women Conference on Women, Technology, & Tradition: Harmonizing Heritage with Progress was hosted by Khalsa College of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar (KCET), Ranjit Avenue to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event brought together distinguished academicians, researchers, and students from various institutions to discuss the evolving role of women in society. The conference focused on how women can intersect their roles in technology with the preservation of cultural traditions.

MUMBAI: SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday that the capital markets regulator aims to improve efficiency and transparency to protect investors with the support of technology.

The idea looks cool: an outfit switches at any moment in a pic or video without having to change actual clothes at all. AI clothing switchers rely on deep learning technology studying a person's body structure, thus enabling virtual clothes exchange on its behalf. We are handicapped not just by that, but also in the fashion world, by e-commerce and digital marketing pros.

CHANDIGARH: Noted former Team India Cricketer Mr. Dinesh Mongia today interacted with the students of University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development, Panjab University.

VARANASI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday said the country today is trying to recover its global status as a source of technology, adding that space and AI are a few areas in which India can play that role with government’s efforts to develop talent.

RANCHI: President Droupadi Murmu, addressing the platinum jubilee celebrations of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra on Saturday, emphasised the need to leverage technology for the development of marginalised sections of society.

NEW DELHI: Technology should be servant, not master, said experts, in the third episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: The first Regional Science and Technology Cluster of the country set up at Panjab University with support of the office of Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India will be steered by Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora, an accomplished woman leader having rich experience of policy planning, infrastructure development and driving novel initiatives for growth of science, technology & innovation ecosystem. She has taken over as Advisor of the North Region S&T Cluster.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the role of rural land digitisation in empowering rural communities, emphasising how technology and good governance are reshaping the agricultural landscape in India.

NEW DELHI: The year 2025 will witness India assuming critical role in the global biotechnology revolution, and the first Bio-E3 policy has already paved the way for it, Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Governor Shri Bandaru Dattatraya on Wednesday emphasized that information technology is the most effective means of ensuring transparency, implementing good governance, and curbing corruption.

NEW DELHI: The revamped National Consumer Helpline (NCH) of the Centre's Department of Consumer Affairs has registered a 10-fold increase in the number of calls it handles, while the average number of complaints registered per month has surged to 1,12,468 in 2024, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

SEOUL: South Korea's industry ministry said on Tuesday the country has kicked off its first domestic production of filters using nanotechnology, paving the way for the self-supply of a critical product needed to produce semiconductors.

JAIPUR: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has exhorted the gems and jewellery sector to focus on both technology and sustainability, which are the foundation for the future of the industry in the country.

CHANDIGARH: The University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development (UIFT & VD) today hosted a vibrant thrift event at the Student Center, Panjab University, Chandigarh, promoting sustainable fashion and raising awareness about the impact of fast fashion. This initiative encouraged students to adopt eco-friendly practices by embracing thrift culture.

SEOUL: South Korean tech giant Naver said on Monday it will integrate its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its major services, including its search platform and shopping application.

NEW DELHI: Indian youth are among the best in innovation and technology, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

AMRITSAR: Khalsa College of Engineering and Technology (KCET), Ranjit Avenue recently hosted a vibrant Freshers' Party to warmly welcome the new batch of students. The event commenced with a soulful Shabad Gayan, followed by the ceremonial lamp lighting, symbolizing the dispelling of ignorance and the ushering of knowledge.

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government will provide full support to the private sector to make India an innovation and technology hub in the defence sector.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Jails Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar has stressed the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based and ultra-modern technology to strengthen security measures across the state's correctional facilities.

AMRITSAR: Guru Nanak Dev University has established a Department of “Apparel and Textile Technology” at its main university campus. The department shall admit 20 students for M.Sc. (Apparel & Textiles) w.e.f academic session 2022-23.

NEW DELHI: Science and technology is not an "isolated sector" and together they can make India "self-reliant", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI:Offgrid Energy Labs, a deep science, Intellectual Property led global innovator unveils its first innovation - rechargeable zinc-based battery (ZincGel). Backed by investors including Shell Ventures, Ankur Capital, and APVC Singapore, Offgrid Energy Labs aims to disrupt the global energy storage market through new materials and design for stationary batteries.

CHANDIGARH: With an aim to give further impetus to entrepreneurship and innovation in the state, the Startup Punjab Cell on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab State Council for Science & Technology during a ceremony organised at Udyog Bhawan here.

NEW DELHI: The Institution Innovation Council of Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology (IIC-PIET) achieved 4-star rating given by Institution's Innovation Council, ministry of education's Innovation Cell (Government of India) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for its excellent performance in Innovation activities in 2020-21.

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has quashed a charge sheet for charges under Section 66A of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. The court said that no FIR is to be registered under the provision of the Act as per directives of the Supreme Court.

NEW DELHI: The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is bridging the gap between the researchers and the real world, Minister of State for Health Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar on Friday while addressing the International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment.

LUDHIANA: College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana started a Continue Biotechnology Education (CBE) lecture series in association with IIT Roorkee and the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance.

KAPURTHALA:Pushpa Gujral Science City organized a webinar on National Pollution control Day. Around 70 students and teachers from all over Punjab participated through virtual mode. Giving introductory remarks at the occasion, Dr. Neelima Jerath, Director General, Science City said that National Pollution Control Day is organized to make sure that the people understand the long-term effects of pollution on our life, health and ecosystems. It is also necessary to remember the people who have lost their lives due to pollution disasters such as the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India during the intervening night of December 2 and 3 due to leakage of Methyl isocyanate from the Union carbide Plant. Science and technology offers important solutions which are environment friendly and economically viable besides tools to help in monitoring of pollution levels, and that these should be used for the benefit of the society, she added.

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested constituting a High-Power Police Technology Mission, under the leadership of the Union Home Minister.

KAPURTHALA:Rana Gurjit singh , technical education Minister Punjab today announced that the Punjab Government would provide 10 acre land at PTU to set up state of art technology institute on the demand of industrialists at a bilateral discussion with an objective to further strengthen the relationship between the department and the industry, to explore more opportunities for a better future for the lakhs of students, who are studying in state ITIs, New ITIs, Polytechnics & other technical educational institutions.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Government is serious about the pink bollworm problem in the Malwa cotton belt. Addressing a high level delegation comprising of officials and experts, Mr. Randeep Singh Nabha, Agriculture Minister Punjab today said that from the next season of cotton crop “Mating Disruption Technology” would be introduced for infestation of pink bollworm. High incidence of pink bollworm was reported on BG11 cotton yield in the Malwa region which had adversely affected the crop yield. The current situation of the cotton farmers in Punjab is very grave due to Pink Bollworm. Most of the farmers have uprooted the crop and are demanding compensation from the government. The report on Special Girdawaries is expected soon and the Government would compensate the farmers after the report is compiled. Meanwhile the officials would prepare a report on this as to how to introduce this technology in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH:A high level delegation led by Maharashtra State Horticulture Minister Mr. Sandipan Bhumre held a meeting with Punjab Horticulture Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh and senior officials of the department at Punjab Bhawan today in which both the states agreed on the exchange of technology being used to increase the production of fruits and vegetables.

 CHANDIGARH:   Vigyan Utsav- Punjab, being steered by Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST), will provide an opportunity to researchers, students, teaching faculty and industry to learn about key pillar of Punjab’s Science Technology & Innovation (STI) Ecosystem every month, said Mr. Dilip Kumar, Principal Secretary, Science Technology & Environment, Punjab, while inaugurating this unique year-long programme.

AMRITSAR: Expressing his concerns on illegal weapons and drugs being pushed into Indian territory from across the border, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson of the AICC Mr. Manish Tewari today demanded that the Central Government must install anti Drone technologies to stop the smuggling into Punjab with use of drones. Mr. Tewari also informed that he had already written a letter to Union Home Minister on this sensitive issue.

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur informed today the state government has framed and approved a new science, technology and innovation policy to bring about profound changes by building an ecosystem that promotes research and innovation on the part of both individuals and organizations with main focus of 'Atamnirbhar Bharat'.

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and other agencies are working together to develop an indigenous counter-drone technology which will be available soon, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that integrating technology with inclusive service delivery would hold the key to accelerate the pace of economic recovery during the time of pandemic.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his firm expectation about enhancing India's capabilities in digital technology in the current decade, saying "it would increase the country's share in the global digital economy".

NEW ZEALAND: The cricketing world has been waiting with baited breath for the start of the maiden World Test Championship final on June 18. There have been reams of written and plenty of verbal analysis done on both the Indian and New Zealand teams. The pluses and minuses are in plentiful. However, the team that displays better mental strength on the day will be the winner. A Test match for teams is strategised through sessions whereas for an individual the target is much smaller.

 Police DAV Public School, Patiala celebrated  National Technology  Day and Mother's  Day with full enthusiasm. A special Assembly was organized by Pansy House in which Anshul of class VII-A1 delivered a speech  on highlighting  the importance  of National  Technology Day that is observed every year on 11th May across the county to celebrate  several technological  developments done by various scientists, engineers etc. Mother's Day is a day to celebrate Mom in all of her greatness.

By Dr Jaskiran Kaur
LUDHIANA: “Advantages Technology for Microfinance – Solution and Challenges”, compiled and edited by Professor Arvind Ashta, is a book which systematically attempts to address technology’s impact on microfinance dexterously compiled and edited by Professor Arvind Ashta, it covers a wide range of technology applications that will define microfinance of next generation, says Dr Jaskiran Kaur, Assistant Professor at the GNIMT, Gujarkhan Campus in Ludhiana.

LUDHIANA: The College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana has been granted a prestigious postgraduate teaching program of M.Sc. (Biotechnology) with specialization in Animal Biotechnology by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. Dr. Yashpal Singh Malik, Dean, College of Animal Biotechnology, GADVASU and Program Coordinator elaborated that the program includes financial support to the tune of Rs. 1.80 Crore for the strengthening of teaching and research facilities in the College.

The year 2020 created a massive storm in the Indian startup ecosystem that raised $9.3 billion; amongst these startups, the biggest gainer was hotel booking apps and food delivery apps. And the sector that reached a unicorn status- e-fashion retailer and an e-baby product company.

LUDHIANA: College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru AngadDev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana celebrated its first foundation day.

KAPURTHALA: Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala in collaboration with IISER Mohali and Punjab State Council for Science & Technology celebrated National Science Day in virtual mode. Around 200 students from all Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and neighbouring states participated in the program. This year the theme for the National Science Day (NSD) 2021 is"Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skills and Work". 

KAPURTHALA: Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala in collaboration with IISER Mohali and Punjab State Council for Science & Technology celebrated National Science Day in virtual mode. Around 200 students from all Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and neighbouring states participated in the program. This year the theme for the National Science Day (NSD) 2021 is"Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skills and Work".

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has undertaken various Information Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives with a view to streamline and simplify the electoral services offered to citizens. A video conference was held yesterday with Chief Electoral Officers of all states and UTs of the country to apprise about the mobile applications developed for enabling a culture of avid electoral engagement among the citizens of the country.

BENGALURU: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday unveiled a leap in technology of teaming up unmanned aircraft and vehicles with manned jets similar to the US project of skybrog. It will enhance Indian military strike capabilities.

With more people playing games online than ever before, technology has had to adapt and evolve in order to maintain safety for players. Security developers have regularly come up with innovative methods to halt hackers in their tracks. The online gaming industry in India is growing, and some players may be wary about sharing payment details on the web. But these players can rest assured that the best tech is in place to protect them.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is working on adding its Soli radar gesture technology to the upcoming Nest Hub smart devices.
The company has registered a new "interactive device" at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will feature a screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Zigbee support, along with Google's Soli radar gesture technology.

If you are eager to learn about the technological advancements in learning systems, then you have entered the right page. In this article, we are going to tell you about the different services which have improved the learning environment and have made academic life easy for both students and teachers. Below we have mentioned some important tools like the plagiarism checker program using which you can realize that today we need technology to survive. Without modern technology, we would be living a handy, capped life. 

NEW YORK:A Canadian-founded voting systems company is at the centre of a poll irregularities controversy in the 2020 US presidential election with allegations against it from President Donald Trump's camp.

LUDHIANA: The Department of Bioinformatics, College of Animal Biotechnology of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, has organized four days of e-training on Bioinformatics.

CHANDIGARH: Continuing its efforts to promote and develop integration of education, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad has opened its doors to foreign national students. Taking a unique initative to serve international students, University has invited online applications for the admissions under Foreign National Category to its various undergraduate and postgraduate courses upto September 15, 2020 for the academic year 2020-21.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Biotechnology Incubator under Department of Science, Technology and Environment Govt of Punjab, having an NABL accredited analytical facility in Food, Water, Agriculture and Environment sectors with strength in RT-PCR based Molecular Diagnostics was chosen by State Government for strengthening to enhance State’s COVID-19 testing capacity to fight with this global pandemic.

NEW DELHI: Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), commemorated its 29th Foundation Day on Friday, June 5th 2020. On the occasion a day-long webinar witnessed live streaming of sessions on three topics viz. ‘Role of Government in Driving Innovation & Product Development’, ‘Rechristening the Narratives of Indian IT Industry’ and ‘India Ahead with Transformational Ideas, Disruptive Innovations and Pool of Talent’. Experts and thought leaders from government, industry, academia and industry associations deliberated and exchanged their ideas.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has, in collaboration with OLA, developed a unique centralized automated, logic-based technology platform for issuance of e-Passes to the 17 lakh odd farmers in the state, along with online management and regulation of all trolleys and vehicular movement in the Mandis.

JALANDHAR:Workshop proved as a day of great learning and interaction towards Start-up- India
Fostering entrepreneurship among students at LPU, Global Entrepreneurs Association TiE Delhi-NCR and BIRAC joined hands to bring entrepreneurs closer to their dreams

CHANDIGARH:Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa exhorts farmers to go in for technological innovations in agriculture
Enterprising farmers to be provided info on start-ups by Cooperative Primary Agricultural Credit Societies of Punjab, says Cooperation Minister.

LUDHIANA:A one day International Workshop on “Extrusion Technology: A Way Forward to Processing and Nutritional Interventions” concluded at the Department of Livestock Products Technology,

As we know technology has dramatically changed our lives over the last century. Electricity, automobiles, computers and the Internet are just a few examples of how technology has expanded the boundaries of what is possible. Technology has also had an impact on how trees are planted. Decades of research have been conducted on germination techniques, forestry management, and landscape monitoring. There are several factors like bio-diversity, fossil fuel, and deforestation that contribute to bringing the climate changes. Deforestation is the major factor in all these.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab having identified Biotechnology as the key driver for economic development of the state has inked an MoU with Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-Biotechnology Industry Assistance Council (BIRAC) to jointly promote biotechnology innovation ecosystem in the state to meet space, service and knowledge requirement of the sector.

30 EMINENT SPEAKERS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REPUTE TO PARTICIPATE
SUMMIT TO GIVE IMPETUS TO RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN STATE-R.K. VERMA

CHANDIGARH:Punjab is all set to organise ‘Punjab Innovation and Technology Summit 2019’ on November 5 focusing on promotion of Research and Innovation to boost social and economic growth of the state. Nearly 30 noted personalities of research and innovation field would share their innovative experiences and expertise with entrepreneurs, industrialists, academicians and other stakeholders to boost this sector in the state. 

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government’s efforts to reduce industrial pollution and conserve the state’s environment got a boost on Thursday with the High Court of Punjab & Haryana rejecting the plea for protection to polluting brick kiln owners who had failed to transition to the newly mandated emissions technology.

CHANDIGARH: With a view to giving further push to its ‘Mission Innovate Punjab’, the State Government has decided to organise an ‘Innovation and Technology Summit-2019’ on November 5 with an objective to promote Punjab as the Global destination for Innovations & Research.

CHANDIGARH: Institute of Fashion Technology, one of the country’s leading design institutions, organized an interactive session on sex education with the cast of the movie ‘Khandaani Shafakhana’. The students interacted with actors Sonakshi Sinha, Badshah and Varun Sharma who visited the campus for the session. The film revolves around the topic of sex and the taboos associated with it.

NEW DELHI: The real estate companies in India and China are fast adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the development of applications that comprise machine vision for easy analysis and surveying of buildings and structures.

CHANDIGARH: Giving a compliance period of four months, all the brick kiln owners in the State have been directed to adopt zig-zag high draught technology in the kilns, informed KS Pannu, Director Mission Tandrust Punjab.

HYDERABAD: The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is working on a new technology in aquaculture to help double the income of Indian farmers, an official said on Monday.

 Police DAV Public School, Patiala celebrated  National Technology  Day and Mother's  Day with full enthusiasm. A special Assembly was organized by Pansy House in which Anshul of class VII-A1 delivered a speech  on highlighting  the importance  of National  Technology Day that is observed every year on 11th May across the county to celebrate  several technological  developments done by various scientists, engineers etc. Mother's Day is a day to celebrate Mom in all of her greatness.

CHANDIGARH: Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) under the leadership of its President Mr. Pramod Goyal, launched its six-state ‘India Mission 2019’ from Chandigarh today.  Delegation met Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana with the commencement of their ten day business engageemnts in focus on multiple sectors that imperative to bilateral trade between two nations.

CHANDIGARH: The Panjab University has been selected by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) New Delhi, as one of the Nodal centres in the region for establishing the Technology Enabling Centre (TEC) at Panjab University, Chandigarh. This may lead to an allocation of Rs 5 crore to PU for developing a self sustainable TEC, through the next 5 years.

YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector bank held a felicitation ceremony for 30 meritorious students from select 22 premier Business Schools and Engineering Colleges across India, as part of its annual scholarship program, YES FUTURE READY. The initiative aimed at empowering future business leaders, seeks to identify exemplary scholars and nurture Design-Thinking, Innovation, Creativity-led Entrepreneurship mindsets in addition to enabling deserving students with a scholarship amount of INR 2,00,000.

By Dr Jaskiran Kaur
LUDHIANA: “Advantages Technology for Microfinance – Solution and Challenges”, compiled and edited by Professor Arvind Ashta, is a book which systematically attempts to address technology’s impact on microfinance dexterously compiled and edited by Professor Arvind Ashta, it covers a wide range of technology applications that will define microfinance of next generation, says Dr Jaskiran Kaur, Assistant Professor at the GNIMT, Gujarkhan Campus in Ludhiana.