The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafeAn experimental cafe in Stockholm is being run by an AI agent named Mona, overseeing operations from hiring to inventory. While customers f...
11 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spendingJapan has ended its long-standing ban on exporting lethal weapons. This move aims to position the nation in the global defense market. Whil...
03 May, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
The US is giving away $35 billion a year to cook the planetThis increase, occurring under both Democratic and Republican administrations, is fueled by measures like the expansion of the Section 45Q ...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
India deserves faster economic growth that's ecologically sustainable: Jairam RameshFormer environment minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh emphasized India's need for faster economic growth that is socially just and ...
05 Jun, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
India-Norway Blue economy partnership takes shape with focus on ocean industriesOthers in attendance were Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Ministry of New ...
24 Jun, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Experts stress collaborative approach to deal with challenges in decarbonisation of heavy industriesThe Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), launched by Sweden and India at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York in 2019, al...
28 Dec, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
Global plastic pollution may be nearing irreversible tipping pointCurrent rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a study by an international tea...
04 Jul, 2021, 12.47 PM IST
Egypt buys 30 Rafale fighter jets from FranceInvestigative site Disclose had reported earlier Monday that the order was part of a secret mega-defence deal worth almost four billion eur...
04 May, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
UN Climate Summit: New leadership group led by India, Sweden to transit into low-carbon economyBesides India and Sweden, the other countries which are the part of the initiative include Argentina, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Lu...
24 Sep, 2019, 04.25 PM IST
Observer Research Foundation emerges top Indian think tank in Asia categoryIn the world ranking, it came 64th out of 133 think tanks, moving up from the 85th position in the last Index report. Brookings Institution...
27 Jan, 2017, 02.31 PM IST
Government bans manufacture, import of toxic pollutant PCBsThe Ministry has notified the 'Regulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Order, 2016' which also bans import of equipment containing PCBs.
12 Apr, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
Higher educational institutes should connect with culture: Karan SinghDelivering the Annual Lecture at NIIT University, he said, "Higher education should have a deep connect with our culture, tradition and env...
15 Nov, 2015, 12.57 PM IST
Office design may be to blame for squabbles at workIncreasingly popular combi- and flex-offices are activity-based designs that offer employees a choice of work environments for different ac...
19 Sep, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Activist Rajendra Singh wins Stockholm Water Prize 2015Rajendra Singh, an eminent environment activist, has been conferred the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize this year for his innovative wate...
21 Mar, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
Vibrant inner city district to come up in Stockholm by 2025Spread over an area of 96 hectares, Hagastaden will have 5,000 new homes including 3,000 in the city of Stockholm.
06 Jan, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
Bangalore, Swedish scientists jointly developing tool to harness big data for solving future problems“Big data is useful, but only when contextualised,” said Deepak Malghan, who is one of four key people behind the project. "
03 Sep, 2014, 04.33 AM IST
- US, West continue to pollute, still unapologetic: Natrajan
Slamming US and other Western nations for "continuing to cause pollution" despite their commitments, Environment Minister Jayanthi Nataraja...
17 Feb, 2012, 03.56 PM IST