As artificial intelligence (AI) and its attendant data demand continue to expand in India and worldwide, a curious dilemma has arisen: will AI help transform energy delivery for the better or will the data centres crucial to its operations impose a new burden on the world’s power grid? In a 2024 report, the International Energy … Read more
Basketball betting lines have become a fundamental aspect of the sports wagering landscape, allowing fans and bettors alike to engage more fully with the game. Understanding how these lines function can significantly enhance your betting experience, making every game more exhilarating. In this guide, we will break down the various components of basketball betting lines, … Read more
The species belongs to genus Apterichtus was found off the Colachel coast and has been named after Kanniyakumari. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Researchers from National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Kochi functioning under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, have discovered a new species of finless snake eel and named it after Kanniyakumari as … Read more
New species of finless snake eel named after Kanniyakumari
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First U.S. Artemis astronaut mission around the moon on track for April
Artemis 2 involves NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman, and its Orion capsule, built by Lockheed Martin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters NASA officials on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) said the agency’s first crewed flight in its Artemis program – a trip around the moon and back – is on … Read more
Science quiz: Applications of lasers Visual: Name the nuclear fusion technology illustrated here, where laser beams blast a capsule, producing X-rays that compress a capsule (sphere) to fuse hydrogen nuclei. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Name the nuclear fusion technology illustrated here, where laser beams blast a capsule, producing X-rays that compress a … Read more
Quantum entanglement — once dismissed by Albert Einstein as “spooky action at a distance” — has long captured the public imagination and puzzled even seasoned scientists. But for today’s quantum practitioners, the reality is rather more mundane: entanglement is a kind of connection between particles that is the quintessential feature of quantum computers. Though these … Read more
Researchers at the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) in Gandhinagar have laid out a roadmap for India to achieve fusion power. They envisage developing India’s first fusion electricity generator, called the Steady-state Superconducting Tokamak-Bharat (SST-Bharat), with a power output 5x the input. According to the team, it will be a fusion-fission hybrid reactor with 100 … Read more
India will submit its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Brazil on November 10, likely with an increased target for energy efficiency improvement, sources in the Environment Ministry indicated to The Hindu. | Photo Credit: AP India will submit its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) around the commencement of U.N. Climate Change Conference COP 30 … Read more
India will submit its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Brazil on November 10, likely with an increased target for energy efficiency improvement, sources in the Environment Ministry indicated to The Hindu. | Photo Credit: AP India will submit its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) around the commencement of U.N. Climate Change Conference COP 30 … Read more
A bird’s eye view of confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Devprayag, a point from which the river is called the Ganga. | Photo Credit: AKHILESH KUMAR/The Hindu The Ganga river sustains a population of more than 600 million people and is central to South Asia’s economy and culture — and it’s drying at … Read more
The key to distinguishing between the causes lies in specific symptoms. | Photo Credit: Towfiqu Barbhuiya A: An allergic reaction in the throat can feel remarkably similar to a throat infection because both conditions involve inflammation of the same tissues, and inflammation tends to produce a narrow range of sensations. When allergens such as pollen, … Read more
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman V. Narayanan said that ISRO was working on a project that was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 wherein humans will be sent to space. He was in Coimbatore to take part in a private college function. At Coimbatore Airport, he said that an unmanned satellite would … Read more
Four professors from Yogi Vemana University (YVU) featured in the World’s Top 2% Scientists list published by Stanford University in its 2025 edition. M.V. Shankar from the Department of Material Science and Nano-technology, L. Veeranjaney Reddy from the Department of Microbiology, and Katta Venkateswarlu from Department of Chemistry were among the list. Additionally, YVU Vice-Chancellor … Read more
The other day I received a letter from a friend. My love for letters is very old. These magical spacetime capsules bring in thoughts of a person written in a different location about a different period of time in their lives. And while reading that piece of paper, one can slowly be transmitted to that … Read more
The Indian government’s removal of the 11% import duty on cotton has drawn protests from farmer unions. The textile industry, however, has welcomed the move, as it faces the burden of punitive 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The textile sector, being one of the biggest employers, is witnessing retrenchment of women garment workers … Read more
The U.S. government’s latest decision to impose a one-time $1,00,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications — a steep jump from the current fee of a few thousand dollars — is likely to hit young Indian women applicants the hardest, according to data. H-1B visa workers are predominantly male. In FY24, among workers approved for … Read more
Trong thời đại công nghệ số hiện nay, việc tham gia vào các trò chơi trực tuyến đã trở thành một phần không thể thiếu trong cuộc sống giải trí của người dân. Một trong những nền tảng hấp dẫn nhất hiện nay chính là 68 game bài , nơi quy tụ nhiều trò chơi … Read more
Following a near miss in 2024 between an Indian satellite and a foreign spacecraft, New Delhi has begun planning “bodyguard satellites” to watch over its fleet, according to media reports — a decision that could be part of a wider strategy that includes new surveillance spacecraft, radars, telescopes, and technologies such as LiDAR. Satellites today … Read more
(1) Trump signs proclamation imposing $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications The U.S., President Donald Trump on Friday (September 19, 2025) signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H-1B visas to a staggering $100,000 annually, the latest in the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration. However, after the initial unease among … Read more
In India, direct out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) by households is the main source of financing for health care. In an OOPE-based system, when a family member falls ill, we either dip into our savings, sell assets, or borrow to meet health-care expenditures. If one is poor, the option is either to forgo care and die or … Read more
For all its apparent serenity, the universe is a very violent place teeming with cataclysmic events: from colliding galaxies and supernovae (the explosive deaths of massive stars), to immensely powerful geysers of X-rays and black holes that gobble up stars. In this deafening cosmic din, astronomers have always considered gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), produced during the … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order on gold card visa in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation raising the H-1B visa fee to $100,000. The fee currently ranges from $2,000 to $5,000 … Read more
Imagge used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: On September 11, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) was exploring the possibility of blending isobutanol with diesel. Isobutanol is an alcoholic compound with inflammable properties and is used as a solvent in several industries, … Read more
The story so far: In the latest version of the Major’s List sent to the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump listed 23 countries as being significant sources and/or sites of transit of illicit drugs — especially fentanyl — that he said threaten the U.S and its people. The list of countries includes India, Pakistan, China, … Read more
There is more to research impact than citations. | Photo Credit: Adam Bezer/Unsplash The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently proposed the Impact of Research and Innovation Scale (IRIS), a scale with which to measure the impactfulness of the effects of biomedical, public health, and allied research projects funded by the organisation. ICMR is … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order on gold card visa in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation raising the H-1B visa fee to $100,000 per year. The fee, which currently ranges from … Read more
The pattern arises from how the drop evaporates and how coffee particles move. | Photo Credit: Glen Carrie/Unsplash A: If you spill a drop of coffee on a table, you often see a dark ring with a pale centre after it dries. This pattern arises from how the drop evaporates and how coffee particles move. … Read more