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Ladakh’s residents on a hunger strike
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Ladakh’s residents on a hunger strike

Science & Tech 01/04/24 11:37 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently,in Leh, a town situated at about 3,500 metres in the cold, arid Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh’s famous educationist and environmentalist, began a 21-day hunger Read More...

Why is unemployment high among the youth?
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Why is unemployment high among the youth?

Science & Tech 31/03/24 10:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In India, higher educated young people are more likely to be unemployed than those without any schooling, according to the International Labour Organization.' The jobless rate for graduates was 29 Read More...

Global Forest expansion
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Global Forest expansion

Science & Tech 31/03/24 10:09 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A symposium on the rights of indigenous people organised by the University of Arizona on March 21-22 put the spotlight on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and how, in conjunct Read More...

Vaikom satyagraha
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Vaikom satyagraha

Science & Tech 31/03/24 09:47 AM IST
by Mahesh

'As the year 2024 marks the centenary of the Vaikom Satyagraha, Chief Minister of Kerala and Tamil Nadu jointly inaugurated the centenary celebrations.' On March 30, 1924, the Satyagrahis walked in Read More...

The world’s 1st conversational AI with emotional intelligence from Hume
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The world’s 1st conversational AI with emotional intelligence from Hume

Science & Tech 31/03/24 09:41 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Artificial Intelligence is doing wonders. From turning text prompts to images with Dall.E to turning them into entire videos with Sora, some of AI’s latest achievements push the envelope of pla Read More...

Hepatitis B is a public health concern in India
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Hepatitis B is a public health concern in India

Science & Tech 30/03/24 11:32 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Public knowledge and awareness about Hepatitis B, a deadly disease that can cause end-stage liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, is dismal in India, according to a new study conducted by Sir Ganga Ram H Read More...

Smart meter electricity programme
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Smart meter electricity programme

Science & Tech 30/03/24 10:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Kerala’s move towards an alternate model for the rollout of smart electricity meters, effectively jettisoning the Centre’s Rs 3 lakh crore smart meters project.' The logic being that t Read More...

C-Vigil app
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C-Vigil app

Science & Tech 30/03/24 10:42 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The cVIGIL app of Election Commission of India has become an effective tool in the hands of people to flag election code violations.' Since the announcement of General Elections 2024, over 79,000 Read More...

Great Indian Bustards
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Great Indian Bustards

Science & Tech 30/03/24 10:26 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court recently said it will review its April 2021 order to bury underground all power lines in the habitat of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), after the Centre found the order “pract Read More...

Rohingya refugees
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Rohingya refugees

Science & Tech 29/03/24 09:40 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, Indonesian search and rescue team saved 69 people at sea, about 20 km off the western coast of Aceh province, hours after their foundering boat capsized following a long journey from Bangla Read More...