Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Nandan Nilekani to lead a new task force. This panel will recommend changes for India’s examination system. The task force aims to ensure fair conduct of future national exams. Nilekani, a prominent tech leader, will guide the structural and technology-based reforms. This initiative follows recent student protests and paper leak…
A school science project has turned into an award-winning innovation for 17-year-old Edward Kang, a student from New Jersey who developed an artificial intelligence tool capable of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by analysing retinal images. Called RetinaMind, the experimental AI examines photographs of the back of the eye to…
The Arctic is warming far faster than the rest of the planet, and a new study published in Science Advances suggests that this warming could transform one of Earth’s biggest natural carbon stores sooner than scientists once thought. Researchers say northern soils above 30°N, including vast areas of permafrost, may switch from absorbing carbon to…
Private sector banks led a broad-based deterioration in data reporting quality in the March 2026 quarter, as the latest round of the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) showed a marked decline in their scores compared with the previous quarter.The sDQI, a quarterly metric compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, tracks the quality of regulatory…
The Strait of Hormuz is back in business after more than 100 days of disruption, with over 60 million barrels of crude set to leave the pipeline. Following a US-Iran peace deal, one of the world’s most important oil routes is set to reopen, releasing millions of barrels of crude that had been stuck inside…
From hundreds of kilometres above Earth, a national celebration looked very different. While crowds gathered across the United States for the country’s 250th anniversary, astronauts aboard the International Space Station watched the evening lights spread across the planet below. On July 4, as fireworks filled the skies over Los Angeles, the display became part of…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that the American economy was “soaring”, pointing to record stock market performance, rising exports, increased investment and tax cuts as signs that the country had entered a new period of economic growth.In a post on his Truth Social platform,…
Arun Govil recalls being rejected for Lord Ram before landing iconic role in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan; opens up on playing King Dasharath in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana Veteran actor Arun Govil revisited the role that transformed his life as he attended the grand Ramayana: Pratham Sankalp event at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Friday. The…
Ather Energy has confirmed that it will unveil its first mass-market electric scooter on August 29 during the fourth edition of Ather Community Day in Bengaluru. The upcoming model is expected to help the company expand its presence in the affordable electric scooter segment and will introduce an all-new platform that will underpin future products.The…
The world’s first trillionaire has promised to take you to Mars, but can he?Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is no longer just looking at Earth, but straight at the little red planet: Mars. The SpaceX founder has an interstellar dream: not just to visit the red planet, but to help build a permanent human…