Technology

An interesting technology is bridging the education gap in slums and in rural India. Through computer tablets and CLassCloud technology, children get access to quality education even in locations where electricity and network connectivity are an issue.

A team of researchers led by an Indian-origin engineer, Muthukumaran Packirisamy, has developed a new technology to harnesses electrical energy from blue-green algae that can be used to charge cell phones and computers in the future.

Lost in a new city without internet connection? Worry not, this feature of Google Maps will enable you to look for directions offline as well.

This Indian American teen was recently awarded the prestigious 'Champions of Change' award by the White House. She was selected for setting up a non-profit organization that helps children learn how to do computer coding and raises funds for science and technology activities in different schools.

ReThink is amazing software that detects cyber-bullying, or hurtful and bullying words – on text messages, emails, social media communications and any app that uses a keyboard – and gives a chance to the person writing them to rethink his or her actions. The developer is a 15-year-old adolescent who deserves kudos for her mature thinking and innovation

TB treatment requires regular medication. Since many poor people fail to follow the regimen, eCompliance takes the medication to their doorsteps. OpAsha has already used this technology to reach out to 9,000 TB patients in 5 countries around the world.

Learn how one organization has reached out to thousands of farmers across the country through a simple SMS service, which is helping them increase yields, reduce wastage and live better.

An interesting technology that is providing much needed clean drinking water as well as solar lights to residents of Bihar. Watch the video here to know more about the issue and the innovative solution.

The department will create Whatsapp groups for each jurisdiction featuring key citizens, all policemen from the local police station, and the inspector in charge of the local police station.

An AIIMS doctor's group, SLIM, wishes to make a list of symptoms that need not be tested and lay emphasis on facts like too much over diagnosis is not just a waste of resources but could also affect the patient's health adversely while keeping the Indian context and problems in mind.