What can get you hired & at a premium

For IT professionals, the path to higher salaries is changing. The Indian IT sector is in the midst of an employment flux – hiring, firing, and increment trends are fast changing. The advent of artificial intelligence has rendered some roles redundant while also introducing newer job positions for specialised talent.The phase is marked by slower…

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In 2025, scientists made sound behave like a rainbow, separating different frequencies and sending them in different directions

A rainbow of light forms because different wavelengths travel through a prism or water droplets at different angles. Scientists have now shown that sound can be made to behave in a way that splits a broadband acoustic signal into separate frequency components that travel in different directions or come to rest at different positions within…

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Romania has declared a 30-day energy alert as Danube river levels fall too low to cool its nuclear reactors, sending the country into a climate-driven power crisis

Romania has placed its energy sector under a nationwide 30-day state of alert after the Danube river levels fell to exceptionally low levels. This has forced Unit 1 at the Cernavodă nuclear plant offline and put Unit 2 under continuous review.Emergency river works have kept Unit 2 online for now, but the latest hydrological outlook…

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The extraordinary journey of AI researcher Trapit Bansal

Why Meta reportedly offered nearly Rs 800 crore to IIT Kanpur alumnus Trapit Bansal. (Photo: LinkedIn) Artificial intelligence is creating a new generation of global technology stars, and one Indian-origin researcher has recently become the centre of attention.Last year, Trapit Bansal made headlines after reports suggested that Meta offered him a compensation package worth nearly…

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Haridwar struggles with 7,000 tonnes of post-Kanwar Yatra garbage as plastic, urine bottles pile up at Har-Ki-Pauri

Haridwar probably never witnessed such a filthy scene before this. Several videos have emerged on social media showing Haridwar’s sacred Har-ki-Pauri brimming with tonnes of garbage including plastic, urine bottles and clothes. These are post kanwar yatra scenes, which are among the biggest annual pilgrim gatherings wherein pilgrims come to Haridwar to collect water of…

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