Three-day annual meet of Indian Academy of Sciences gets under way at SRM University-AP

Three-day annual meet of Indian Academy of Sciences gets under way at SRM University-AP

President of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) Umesh V. Waghmare on Friday threw light on the usage of fundamental laws of physics in identifying instabilities in crystals. Delivering presidential address on “Instabilities of crystals and their functional properties” at the inaugural session of the 88th annual meeting of the IAS at SRM University-AP, Prof. … Read more

Annual Report Highlights Dangerous Toys

Annual Report Highlights Dangerous Toys

Nov. 13, 2020 — As the holidays near, the hunt for presents begins. But not all children’s toys have made the nice list — among this year’s most dangerous items are a toolset with small parts, a toy with high noise levels, and high-powered magnets, according to a new watchdog report. The U.S. Public … Read more

RBI holds rates, expects annual GDP to contract by 9.5%

RBI holds rates, expects annual GDP to contract by 9.5%

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced that the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the key rates unchanged while maintaining an accommodative stance. “Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 4%. MPC also decided to continue with the accommodative … Read more

Ozone hole over Antarctic in its ‘maximum annual size’, largest and deepest in recent years: Scientists

Ozone hole over Antarctic in its ‘maximum annual size’, largest and deepest in recent years: Scientists

Scientists monitoring the ozone layer have warned that the ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its “maximum annual size” and is one of the largest and deepest in recent years. The ozone layer is a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of Sun’s ultraviolet radiation that would be damaging to life on our … Read more

January Davos Meeting Postponed on Covid-19 Fears

January Davos Meeting Postponed on Covid-19 Fears

There will be no World Economic Forum meetings in Davos next January, after the organizer said the coronavirus crisis had forced it to postpone the event in the Swiss alpine town, a highlight on the international business calendar, to next summer. The WEF’s founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, had pitched the planned meeting as … Read more