Month: February 2025

Scans of seemingly empty space reveal black holes not far from earth

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Scans of seemingly empty space reveal black holes not far from earth

Astronomers have discovered a gigantic black hole named Gaia BH3 hiding close to the earth, the third of its kind. All three were discovered by the European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope, which has been constantly monitoring the motions of billions of stars in our galaxy since 2013. Black holes are fascinating to non-scientists and astronomers…

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Budget effect: Tata Power mulls nuclear reactor biz foray

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Budget effect: Tata Power mulls nuclear reactor biz foray

With the Union Budget unveiling a new ₹20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission to develop at least five indigenously designed and operational small modular reactors (SMRs), Tata Power Company Ltd. on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) said it is mulling a foray into the SMR segment. The government has said it is looking at active partnerships with…

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Moody’s Ratings: Increase in FDI limit in insurance sector to woo more foreign players

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Moody’s Ratings: Increase in FDI limit in insurance sector to woo more foreign players

Moody’s corporate headquarters in New York. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Increasing foreign investment limit in the insurance sector to 100% from 74% is likely to attract more global players in the growing Indian insurance market, Moody’s Ratings said on Tuesday (February 4, 2025). Additionally, strong premium growth is expected to boost profitability of the…

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Argentine biotech firm breeds gene-edited polo super ponies

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Argentine biotech firm breeds gene-edited polo super ponies

Genetically modified polo horses stand in San Antonio de Areco, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Argentina’s award-winning mare Polo Pureza will have her genes, or at least most of them, live on in five genetically edited horses designed to outrun the polo legend herself. Scientists at…

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Over 17,600 companies shuttered, 1.38 lakh companies registered this fiscal: Government data

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Over 17,600 companies shuttered, 1.38 lakh companies registered this fiscal: Government data

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters As many as 17,654 companies have been closed down till January 26 in the current financial year and a total of 1,38,027 firms were registered during the same period, according to official data. The data was shared by Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra to the Rajya…

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Rupee recovers 3 paise from all-time low to close at 87.08 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee recovers 3 paise from all-time low to close at 87.08 against U.S. dollar

According to exchange data, FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹3,958.37 crore in the capital markets on a net basis on Monday, February 3, 2025. Photo: V.V.Krishnan The rupee recovered 3 paise from its all-time low level to close at 87.08 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Tuesday (February 4, 2025), as the American currency index retreated from…

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Stock markets stage sharp recovery as Trump delays tariffs on neighbours; Sensex jumps 1,397 points

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Stock markets stage sharp recovery as Trump delays tariffs on neighbours; Sensex jumps 1,397 points

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 2% on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) in line with a recovery in Asian peers after U.S. President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,397.07 points or 1.81%…

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Bogus scientific papers slowing lifesaving medical research

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Bogus scientific papers slowing lifesaving medical research

Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialised the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research. These paper mills are profiting by undermining the literature that everyone from doctors to engineers rely on to make decisions about human lives. It is exceedingly difficult to get a handle on exactly how…

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Hindenburg’s Nate Anderson says stands by Adani report, closure not due to any threat

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Hindenburg’s Nate Anderson says stands by Adani report, closure not due to any threat

Activist short-seller Nathan Anderson, known for his high-profile campaigns against the likes of Adani Group, said he is closing his firm, Hindenburg Research, not because of any threat — legal or otherwise — and that he stands by all its reports. Mr. Anderson told PTI that Hindenburg’s January 2023 report accusing Adani Group of “the…

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