No signal underground: Scientists challenge a decades-old idea about how quantum reality breaks down. Schrödinger’s cat has a new problemA deep-underground experiment in Italy has challenged a decades-old theory that gravity may destroy quantum superpositions. After 62 days o...
21 Sep, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Domestic steel prices likely to stay firm as demand recovery, supply constraints support market: ReportDomestic steel prices are expected to remain firm this September. Post-monsoon construction activity is gradually recovering, supporting de...
20 Sep, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tablesIreland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picni...
19 Sep, 2026, 06.22 AM IST
In the early 1900s, Jerome was a booming mining town of nearly 15,000; after commercial mining ended in 1953, its population fell to roughly 400In the 1880s, Jerome experienced a rapid population increase thanks to lucrative copper mining opportunities. Thousands flocked to this bus...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Deeper than the Mariana Trench, near its border with Norway, the Soviet Union spent 20 years drilling 7.6 miles into Earth; in 1992, the deepest borehole on Earth was abandoned in a region industrialization had turned into one of the most ‘poisoned spots on Earth’The Kola Superdeep Borehole, a groundbreaking feat by Soviet engineers, extends over twelve kilometers into the Earth. This ambitious endea...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
A tiny piece of bronze protruded from an ordinary English field in 2003; archaeologists followed it underground and uncovered a 1,400-year-old royal tombArchaeologists discovered an ancient Anglo-Saxon burial chamber in Prittlewell, Essex. This well-preserved site contained a wooden coffin a...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
India’s mining, metals sector needs technology shift to strengthen supply chains: ReportIndia's mining and metals sector needs technology adoption for future competitiveness. Resource efficiency and supply chain resilience are ...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
The rise of the wedding entrepreneur: How India’s celebrations are creating new creative businessesIndia's wedding industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, evolving into a diverse and complex sector that goes beyond traditional...
17 Sep, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
His kerosene stove pump broke and he went hungry, then this UP mechanic invented a pumpless stoveUttar Pradesh mechanic Sameerul Hasan Liyaqati, popularly known as “Lalla Mistri”, developed a pumpless kerosene stove after a broken air p...
16 Sep, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Jalgaon man built a cheaper-than-LPG smokeless kerosene stove that generated 8 hours of flame from 2 litres that cost just Rs 15 per hourSarfuddin Kazi, a machinist from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, developed a kerogas stove after studying the working of a petromax and looking for a...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Boeing Plant 2 became obsolete by 2010 after building B-17s and early 737s; demolition reused nearly 100,000 tons of crushed concrete as backfill on the Seattle siteIn Seattle, the iconic Boeing Plant 2 has been dismantled, with a remarkable recycling initiative repurposing nearly 100,000 tons of concre...
14 Sep, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Peru awaits India response as trade talks near end, minister saysPeru sent a counterproposal to India for a free trade agreement. This deal is hoped to be signed by the year 2027. India has become Peru's ...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Vedanta, Vedanta Aluminium, NALCO, other metal stocks fall up to 5% on Friday. Here’s whyMetal stocks fell as soaring oil prices, rising US bond yields and a stronger dollar weighed on sentiment. Vedanta, Vedanta Aluminium, Hind...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Copper price's record rally highlights global mining-smelting mismatch, IPCPA saysCopper prices are soaring to unprecedented levels, driven by a significant global supply imbalance. While mining operations struggle to mee...
10 Sep, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Copper hits new peak of $14,533/metric ton. Can its reddish glow brighten even further?Copper prices hit a record high of $14,533 per metric ton as tight mine supply, a weaker dollar and structural demand from electrification,...
08 Sep, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Hindustan Copper shares jump 4% as copper prices surge to all-time high. What’s driving the red metal’s red hot rally?Hindustan Copper shares jumped over 4% as copper prices hit record highs amid supply concerns and a weaker US dollar. LME copper touched $1...
08 Sep, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Copper prices scale fresh record high as focus turns to tight supplies outside USCopper prices hit a record high as concerns over shortages outside the US boosted buying, while a weaker dollar supported metals. LME coppe...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.24 PM IST