A Trojan horse has breached the IITs
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Gender agenda teaching consent – The Hindu
(This article is part of the Gender Agenda newsletter. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Sunday, subscribe here.) This week, Himanshu Jangra apologised for making derogatory comments towards women during a comedy show. He was there as an audience member. Another clip on X of another Indian comedian also caused a stir recently. He…
Laser strums atoms trillions of times in search for better computers
A scientist works on the MID instrument that researchers used in a new study to ‘see’ atoms vibrated by a laser pulse. | Photo Credit: European XFEL/Jan Hosan The world is constantly looking for faster and more efficient computers. Since the technologies of today have nearly maximised the use of electric currents for this purpose,…
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The world is moving on from paying publishers — India should too
A number of activities are underway in the global scholarly publishing policy space. Within a span of 18 months, from late 2024 to mid-2026: the United States has placed the economics of academic publishing under Congressional scrutiny, Australia has mandated immediate open access to all publicly funded peer reviewed research, Europe has launched a publicly…
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Hypermetabolism linked to early-life adversity can be harmful in long term: Study
Mitochondria from the participants who had experienced early-life adversity were found to have a greater capacity to produce energy while under cellular stress, suggesting that cells respond to stress by producing more energy |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Mitochondria, responsible for producing energy in a cell, may have an…
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Capturing sunlight in a bottle and using it when needed
In India, a typical home solar panel installation connected to the grid today costs about Rs. 30,000 per kW after subsidies. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Thanks to the initiatives of UNESCO and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), most countries across the world have adopted ‘green’ solutions that reduce environmental carbon…
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Say hello to Libex, a bold new coffee hybrid built to beat the heat
Harvest-ready coffee beans are seen at a plantation in Meppady, Wayanad, Kerala. | Photo Credit: File photo While the world’s coffee drinkers favour Arabica or Robusta, a newly identified hybrid called Coffea x libex (the X denotes its hybrid status) — or just Libex — could be their brew of choice in future. The world…
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The story and science behind Ferris wheels
If you start looking up “1893 Chicago” in India, then the predictive autofill suggestions provided by the search engine likely concerns three main subjects. One of these revolve around Swami Vivekananda. It was in the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago that Vivekananda wowed the gathered audience with his historic address – a speech…
Why France has banned alcohol in places with high heat
A person cools off from a public fountain near the Colosseum during a heatwave in Rome, June 20, 2026. New heatwave alerts have been sounded across Europe. | Photo Credit: REUTERS In response to a new heatwave alert across Europe, France has partially banned the consumption of alcohol. Why? The restriction is a public health…
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Biochar offers a way to turn India’s farm smoke into ‘black gold’
India’s agriculture faces a serious paradox: a large amount of biomass that could improve soil health is instead being burned. This threatens soil health and food security. Punjab and Haryana burn more than 20 million tonnes of paddy straw in their open fields every year. This is due to the short post-harvest periods and a…
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