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In the latest budget speech, the Indian Finance Minister reiterated an earlier-articulated goal for Nuclear Energy capacity—to reach 100 GW by 2047. Where are we now? At 8 GW. Does the goal sound more than just a bit ambitious? In this episode, we will learn a tiny bit of nuclear science as well as about…
GUWAHATI The participation of women in the stock market is among the highest in India but investors in the State are among the most susceptible to online trading scams, officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. A SEBI official said Assam has been a rising force…
In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects. Known as Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially, caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices on the herbal medicine market: up to US$63,000 per pound. Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungus is a parasite that…
I began practicing psychotherapy during the Reagan administration. Thirty years went by before distress about politics became a clinical issue for any of my clients. I remember the moment it first happened: There was a long voicemail from a distraught woman requesting therapy for anxiety and depression in reaction to the 2016 presidential election of Donald…
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The Eaton Fire destroys a structure, January 7, 2025, in Altadena, California. | Photo Credit: AP Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius — the fallback target of the Paris climate accord — is now “impossible,” according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper…
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A vendor walks past by a poster of bear and bull in south Mumbai. File Taking a breather after recent rally, stock markets closed lower on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) as investors turned cautious ahead of the RBI’s monetary policy decision later this week and trade war concerns. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 312.53 points…
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India has accused South Korea’s Kia of evading taxes of $155 million by misclassifying component imports but the carmaker has denied wrongdoing, the latest fight by a foreign automaker with New Delhi over tariffs, according to a document and two sources. Kia competes with Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki in the world’s third-largest auto market, where…
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On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on December 22 2032. In other words, the newly-discovered space rock poses a significant impact…
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The colours of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green – ruby red and emerald green. But have you ever wondered how they get those colours? I am an inorganic chemist. Researchers in my field work to understand the chemistry of all the elements that make up the…
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Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said that the company received over 18,000 applications. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal, who recently faced online outrage for the eligibility criteria for a Chief of Staff vacancy, said on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) that the company received over 18,000 applications, with 30…