August 2026

Brain-to-Brain communication between humans. Image Credit: PASIEKA/Science Photo Library/Corbis Scientists have demonstrated direct brain-to-brain communication using a system that transmitted information between people without speech, typing or physical gestures. The research led to ‘BrainNet,’ a system that connected three people and allowed them to collaborate on a task using brain signals. Electrical activity was recorded…

IBC was drafted in a way that it allowed banks and other creditors to invoke the provisions to recover the dues from guarantors, in case the claims were not fully realised through the corporate insolvency resolution process. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) may have helped recover around 31% of claims in…

The study began with an unusual marine worm, Olavius algarvensis. The little animal has neither a mouth nor a digestive tract. Long before humans learned how to turn petroleum into bottles and bags and packaging, nature had already invented her own plastic. These natural polymers have been made for hundreds of millions of years hidden…

Indian equities remain under pressure as investors navigate a difficult combination of elevated crude oil prices, rising global bond yields and renewed uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran conflict. The Sensex and Nifty have already endured a prolonged losing streak, with the Nifty falling for six consecutive sessions through Tuesday. The index lost 132.75 points, or 0.55…

An ecosystem collapse in Montana remains a lasting lesson in how well-intentioned wildlife management can have devastating consequences. When state wildlife officials introduced a non-native, tiny crustacean into nearby lakes in 1968, the goal seemed simple. They believed stocking the opossum shrimp, Mysis diluviana, would provide an extra food source and help increase populations of…

01:01 (IST) Aug 20 Spot gold extends gains, up nearly 2% at $4,417.69/oz Spot gold extended its gains, rising nearly 2 per cent to $4,417.69 per ounce, as geopolitical uncertainty and rising crude oil prices continued to drive safe-haven demand. 23:59 (IST) Aug 19 Jewellery demand strengthens, deferred purchases return to market Jewellery demand has…

The four-hectare barley field was abandoned in 1961 after researchers harvested its final crop, allowing nature to take over without further human intervention. In 1961, researchers at Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire harvested a final crop of barley from a four-hectare agricultural plot known as Stocking Close, ploughed the soil and walked away. They did not…

Wilson Campbell is set to depart as Air India CEO Air New Zealand has appointed outgoing Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson to its board, marking his return to a non-executive role after more than three decades in the aviation industry.Wilson, who has been leading Air India’s transformation, will step down from the…

For millions of years, birds have been changing in ways that are difficult to see from the present day. A skeleton in a museum may look like a fixed record of one species, but taken together, thousands of specimens can reveal how bodies changed across vast stretches of time. That is what a team at…

The push for wider PNG adoption gathered pace during the Middle East conflict earlier this year. (Image for representative purpose only) Looking to push for faster adoption of piped natural gas (PNG), the government has introduced an additional incentive for city gas distributors to expand household piped-gas networks. The scheme offers 200 standard cubic metres…