Rivers are often treated as fixed features of the landscape. They bend, flood, and shift over long stretches of time, but they seem permanent enough that entire towns and economies are built around them. The Mississippi River, in particular, has long been regarded as one of North America’s defining geographical landmarks. Yet in the early…
NEW DELHI: A heartwarming moment involving India captain Shubman Gill has gone viral following India’s dominant victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at the New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur. In a video that has been widely shared on social media, a young ball boy stationed near the boundary ropes was seen touching Gill’s feet…
A coral reef off the coast of Benin, long presumed dead, has just been found alive and full of activity, more than sixty years after scientists first wrote it off. Old surveys from the 1960s, carried out mainly to locate good fishing spots, had picked up signs of a possible deep-water reef sitting more than…
NEW DELHI: A quick check by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday showed how there is a gap between what officials claim and the ground reality. At a track maintainers’ conference, he asked how many of them have got “lightweight tools” and the response was dismal.“This is wrong. There is a sharp gap between your…
“Boomerang” earthquake: The earthquake that can turn around and strike the same area again Earthquakes are generally understood to rupture outward from their starting point beneath the ground, sending seismic waves along a fault line in one or two directions. New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that, in certain conditions, a rupture…
Your desk is a place to create, plan, write, earn, study, and make decisions. A cluttered or heavy desk may hinder your mental clarity, so take time to dispose of broken stationery to help clear negative energy from your desk. You may have broken pens, dry markers, tattered notebooks, broken pen holders, torn file folders,…
NEW DELHI: Smartphone exports rose 23.4% to $9.8 billion during the June quarter, with the segment accounting for nearly two-thirds of electronic shipments of about $15.2 billion during April-June.This was the highest-ever first-quarter smartphone exports by value and was driven by strong iPhone shipments to the US, reinforcing the country’s emergence as a key global…
Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, scheduled to be held on June 28, was postponed after Bhiwandi Police uncovered an alleged question paper leak just a day before the examination. Police said the accused had planned to sell the leaked paper for around Rs 1.5 crore.Speaking about the case, Additional Commissioner of Police (Bhiwandi), Ashok…
How IIT Gandhinagar is making the workplace a classroom for engineering students Engineering education is increasingly moving beyond textbooks and laboratories, with institutes looking for ways to prepare students for the demands of a fast-changing workplace. While internships have long been a part of this journey, they often remain short-term experiences that sit outside the…
Chinese researchers have made a significant advancement in circular resource recovery by creating a new way to turn nitrate-laden wastewater into valuable ammonia for fertilisers. They used artificial intelligence to find a super-effective dual-atom catalyst, which led them to a process that tackles two major global issues: water pollution and the heavy energy use of…