Microsoft wants kids playing Minecraft in class, and it’s hoping that schools will not just let them, but support them. It’s launching a version of Minecraft today called Minecraft: Education Edition that includes some classroom tools and a way to roll out accounts to every student in a class or ... Read More »
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 31: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has notified the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, for the five Union Territories without Legislature — Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Chandigarh, an official statement said on ... Read More »
Microsoft is getting artsy. The tech giant unveiled tools for artists and designers on Tuesday in Manhattan, including a smartphone app that allows users to scan 3D images of everyday objects and move them around in virtual or “mixed” reality. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, said he anticipated a greater market ... Read More »
Male fertility comes down to one thing in many cases: sperm motility. If they’re not good swimmers, fertility can be an issue, reports the Independent. But researchers at the University of Wolverhampton in the UK are reporting (though not yet in a peer-reviewed scientific journal) that they may have hit ... Read More »
Kids with persistent symptoms months after a concussion have lower quality of life than kids who have recovered, but even kids who recovered quickly may still struggle, according to a new Canadian study. “While it has been long-understood that brain injuries may negatively impact quality-of-life (especially in those patients with ... Read More »
The Centre will provide higher a subsidy to airlines that operate flights between two regional airports under the regional connectivity scheme. It will also allow airlines to transfer its rights or contract to get the subsidy from the government and fly on regional routes to another airline operating a similar ... Read More »
Grab some popcorn—AT&T wants to take you to the movies. AT&T is buying Time Warner, the owner of the Warner Bros. movie studio as well as HBO and CNN, for $85.4 billion in a deal that could shake up the media landscape. The acquisition would combine a telecom giant that ... Read More »
New Delhi/Mumbai: E-commerce companies Amazon India and Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd’s search for an extra 600,000 sq.ft of warehousing space in Mumbai and the Max Group’s plan to build what it calls India’s No. 1 corporate office point to increasing action in India’s commercial real estate market. Amazon India is ... Read More »
An investment club for the ultra-rich has revealed its members’ are sticking with real estate and private equity amid a dwindling appetite for hedge funds. A survey by TIGER 21, whose 400 members count a collective $40 billion in assets under management (AUM) between them, shows a 28 percent average ... Read More »
Mumbai: With the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) calling off its agitation against the release of Karan Johar’sAe Dil Hai Mushkil (ADHM) on Saturday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has more than one reason to celebrate. Apart from preventing any untoward violence due to the anti-Pakistan protests, Fadnavis, who has been the ... Read More »
Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. On the contrary, academic ... Read More »
New Delhi: Real estate developers across the country are unlikely to witness higher sales this festive season even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed the interest rate by 0.25 per cent, according to the findings of a survey. “Buried under high debt and inability of developers to complete and hand over ... Read More »
