The history section of the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for students in the current 2025-26 academic year portrays Mughal rulers, especially Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb, as “intellectuals” who also “plundered” the Indian population. The second chapter of the textbook, titled ‘Reshaping India’s … Read more
Air India flight AI171 suffered a tragic incident on Thursday as it crashed minutes after take-off in Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad-London Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex. At least 204 people have died in the Air India plane crash. According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 … 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
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the inauguration ceremony of the new Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) building in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (June 1, 2025) inaugurated the new building of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Rajarhat on the outskirts of Kolkata, asserting that it … Read more
Surya Prakash Singh | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, scientist Surya Prakash Singh has been awarded the prestigious INSA Distinguished Lecture Fellowship for the year 2025 by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) on Tuesday. (May 13, 2025). Dr. Singh is the first researcher from CSIR-IICT and the city … Read more
Following years of delays and political tussles, the Science City project at Kozha in Kottayam will finally open its first phase on May 29, informed Higher Education Minister R. Bindu. Developed under the aegis of the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum, the project is coming up on 30 acres of land allocated by the … Read more
You must be wondering why I am writing this. I am not an ingredient, nor something you enjoy munching on, but guess what? I am the one who knows all the secrets! I watch all your batter rise into cake and cookie dough, becoming crispy and golden. Nobody knows the details as much as I … Read more
A programme ‘Evolving role of women in science’ will be held at the seminar hall of Priyadarsini Planetarium, Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM), PMG, on International Women’s Day on Saturday. Ashoke Sen, Padma Bhushan awardee and theoretical physicist, will be the distinguished guest at the event, organised by the Gender in Physics Working … Read more
New Delhi: Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer AI-enabled emotion recognition software, the answer to this question is yes. But this claim does not stack up against mounting scientific evidence. What’s more, emotion recognition technology poses a range of legal and societal risks … Read more