“At Independence, the new Government of India … made the building of big dams a central part of its strategy for transforming India, a commitment to which it adhered for decades,” historian Daniel Klingensmith wrote in his 2007 book ‘One Valley and a Thousand’. The Damodar Valley Corporation, the Bhakra Nangal, and the Hirakud in … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits an exhibition during the international conference on manuscripts, in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: PMO/PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (September 12, 2025) batted for the digitisation of India’s ancient manuscripts and creation of a database to share the knowledge in them. Also Read | Digitisation of … Read more
Online gaming platform Zupee has laid off around 170 employees, or nearly 30% of its workforce, as it reshapes its business to comply with India’s new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. The company said it will now shift focus towards culturally rooted social games and short video content, a move it believes … Read more
If you had seen Mohammed Siraj steaming in on Monday morning, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it as the opening day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. There was nothing in his body language to suggest this was Day 25 of a gruelling Test series. No sign of the 185.3 overs he’d already bowled. No visible … Read more
Earthquakes are usually natural — but not always. Sometimes some natural factors can combine with human activities to lead to earthquakes as well. Quakes induced by human activities are called human-induced earthquakes. According to one estimate researchers discussed in Seismological Research Letters in 2017, more than 700 human-induced earthquakes have been recorded around the world … Read more
The tetravalent dengue vaccine strain (TV003/TV005) originally developed by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S., has shown promising results in preclinical and clinical trials worldwide. Representational File Image | Photo Credit: The Hindu Following an announcement by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec Limited to initiate third phase trials, about … Read more
The first day of all the Tests between England and India so far in the ongoing series has always had talking points. The first Test saw how the Indian batters stood up to the task at Headingley, and the second one at Edgbaston was all about how India would cope without Jasprit Bumrah in their … Read more
The first Quantum Computing Valley of India will be launched in Amaravati by January 2026, marking a major milestone in the country’s quantum technology journey, Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (ITE &C) Katamneni Bhaskar has said. Speaking at a workshop on Amaravati Quantum Valley on Wednesday, he said not only Andhra Pradesh, but also … Read more
In a black-and-white photograph tucked away in an old ISRO archive, a group of women in crisp cotton saris sit quietly around a launch control console. There are no headlines naming them, no public applause ringing in their ears, just focused eyes and steady hands preparing to send a piece of India into space. Long … Read more
