To win the deep-tech race, India needs ‘General Innovation Rules’India is launching ambitious science initiatives. However, current financial rules designed for conventional procurement hinder R&D. A new ...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
From roaring crowds to FIFA World Cup absence: What’s holding India back from football’s biggest stage?India's FIFA World Cup aspirations remain distant. Despite widespread passion, the nation struggles to produce elite footballers. Experts p...
08 Jun, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Stock picks of the week: 6 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 29%At a time when there are so many headwinds for the markets, it is tough to imagine that things can get better. But sentiment is a fickle th...
06 Jun, 2026, 06.56 AM IST
In 1958, when China ordered a nationwide sparrow slaughter to protect grain crops, what followed was 2 million human deathsChina's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Jain Irrigation, Ankur Scientific partner on agri waste-to-energy project in MaharashtraJain Irrigation Systems Ltd and Ankur Scientific are joining forces for a new project in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. This initiative will convert...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsThe latest escalation in the US-Iran war means that crude oil price is back as a risk for India. Although we are in a market already strugg...
03 Jun, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Famous alphonso mango is facing existential crisis this yearRatnagiri's Alphonso mango growers are facing a challenging season due to weather disruptions that significantly reduced production. This h...
01 Jun, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 27% in 1 yearAfter the correction, the street will reach a stage where, if a company delivers numbers, there will be enough money waiting to move into t...
01 Jun, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...
28 May, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Government fully prepared to tackle El Nino impact on kharif crop: ChouhanThe government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected areas.
28 May, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
GCCs switching to smart workflows as AI gobbles up procedural grunt workIndustry experts said AI is shrinking junior-level workflows, reducing standalone procedural functions and pushing multinational companies ...
27 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Nearly 1.46 lakh AI-hallucinated references entered scientific papers in 2025: StudyA surge in AI-generated hallucinated citations has infiltrated scientific literature, with over 146,000 fabricated references appearing in ...
26 May, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Google I/O 2026: Google Enters Its 'Agentic Gemini Era'At Google I/O 2026, Sundar Pichai unveiled Google’s vision for an “Agentic Gemini Era,” where AI moves beyond simple assistants to autonomo...
20 May, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
A school tinkering project led a teenage engineer to build a low-cost device that can turn sign language into speechAn innovative engineer has developed an affordable sign language glove that converts hand movements into spoken language. Leveraging existi...
19 May, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Green hydrogen to cut LPG dependence for cooking: PSA Ajay SoodIndia is exploring green hydrogen as a cooking fuel to cut reliance on imported LPG. This initiative aims for energy stability and savings....
19 May, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
India's R&D punches above its weight, but grant delays and red tape hold back researchersIndia is an innovation 'overperformer' but its research systems lag behind. Improving 'ease of doing R&D' is crucial. This requires faster ...
11 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
In 1898, Marie Curie spent years handling glowing materials by hand and changed modern physics foreverMarie Curie and her husband Pierre discovered polonium and radium in 1898. Their work changed physics, showing atoms were not stable. Radio...
07 May, 2026, 04.33 PM IST