Category: SCIENCE & TECH.

Thiruvananthapuram, 20 January 2026: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has acquired Texas-based fintech company Tailwind Business Ventures, strengthening its position in a dynamic sector while also expanding its presence in South America. Tailwind was founded in 2003 as Integritas Solutions Group, with offices in Austin, TX, USA, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2009, it expanded operations to Sri Lanka, with a Portugal delivery center added in 2019. With over 220 employees globally, Tailwind boasts robust expertise in the banking and financial services domain that will bolster UST’s standing in this critical…

The Indian Space Science Olympiad (ISSO) 2025, a prestigious national-level academic initiative organised by Edu Mithra Intellectual Services Pvt. Ltd., was successfully conducted from 27 to 29 December 2025 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. The three-day Final Level programme comprised an intensive offline workshop and a competitive examination, bringing together some of the brightest young minds in space science from across India. From a Preliminary Examination conducted among over 5,000 students from all Indian states, 350 students were shortlisted to participate in the Final Level workshop and competitive examination. The programme featured in-depth…

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEBL) and ICCT hosted a high-level workshop on ‘Driving Kerala’s E-Truck Ecosystem with the PM E-DRIVE Scheme’   Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is laying the groundwork for India’s first state-led e-truck corridor on NH-66, one of the country’s busiest and important corridors that carries a substantial share of the state’s port-linked and industrial freight, marking a clear alignment between state agencies and the PM E-DRIVE programme to accelerate electric freight adoption The state reaffirmed its leadership in India’s clean mobility transition by hosting a high-level workshop that brought together…

Mentorship & Funding Support announced for Winners of Pitch to Win – Pharma 4.0 Thiruvananthapuram: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC), India’s premier deep tech startup hub anchored at IIT-Madras, to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and research-driven solutions in the healthcare and life sciences sector. The MoU aims to create a collaborative framework between UST and IITMIC to drive innovation through joint programs, engagement with incubates, and industry partnerships, especially in high‑impact domains. This agreement establishes a…

New Delhi:  Indian Railways, known as the nation’s lifeline, has set a record that surpasses even the world’s largest rail powers. Indian Railways has electrified 99.2 percent of its broad gauge network. This means that most trains will now run on electricity instead of diesel. This is not only a major technological breakthrough, but it will also significantly benefit the environment and save fuel. Most importantly, India has now surpassed major countries like Britain, Russia, and China in this regard. While large portions of these countries’ railway networks are still…

Thiruvananthapuram: The Audi Group is entering into a strategic partnership with UST, a global transformation company specializing in AI-powered technology, design, and engineering. UST, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California (USA), has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Italdesign. Italdesign’s current parent company Lamborghini is part of the Audi Group and will retain a significant stake. As a result, Audi will remain a strategic partner of Italdesign in the long term, as well as an important client of the company. The majority takeover of Italdesign by UST creates a strong partnership that combines UST’s…

Thiruvananthapuram: NxtGen, India’s sovereign cloud leader renowned for its secure, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure and a qualified cloud service provider for the India AI Mission, together with Bud Ecosystem, the innovator behind a hardware-agnostic generative AI Foundry, today announced M for Coding. Offered under NxtGen’s ‘M’GenAI platform and powered by Bud, the new AI-driven coding assistant positions itself as India’s affordable alternative to Claude Code, delivering frontier-grade performance at a fraction of the cost. By dramatically lowering the financial barrier to advanced coding assistance, M for Coding makes cutting-edge generative…

Internet services were disrupted in many parts of Asia and the Middle East on Sunday. Experts said that this problem was caused by the cutting of the undersea internet cables in the Red Sea. However, the reason behind this incident could not be immediately clear. In view of the ongoing regional conflict, sabotage is suspected, but it has not been confirmed. Microsoft said on its status website that internet services may be delayed due to the cutting of undersea fiber in the Middle East. However, the company also clarified that…

As soon as the lunar eclipse arrives, the biggest question that arises is whether one should eat during the eclipse or not. It has been believed for centuries in Indian traditions that one should not eat during a lunar eclipse. It is believed that one should finish eating 2-3 hours before the eclipse begins. This time, there is a lot of discussion about the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse on 7-8 September 2025. According to religious beliefs, ‘Sutak Kaal’ starts during the eclipse, which starts 9 hours before. During this time,…