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May 27, 2024 10:09 AM

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia wins Grand Prix at Cannes, PM Modi lauds achievement

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia etched her name in the annals of cinematic history at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival as her directorial debut drama, "All We Imagine as Light," clinched the prestigious Grand Prix award. Kapadia's film became the first ...

May 24, 2024 3:56 PM

Researchers finds hidden threats with advanced x-ray imaging

Researchers have combined multiple x-ray imaging techniques to create multi-contrast images that can be used in various complex scenarios to identify potentially threatening materials, such as explosives. This new method, which also utilizes readily ...

May 24, 2024 3:56 PM

Varanasi’s wooden toy industry thrives with over Rs 40 crore annual turnover, Padma Shri awardee highlights significance

Varanasi's ancient wooden toy industry, once on the brink of collapse, is now witnessing a remarkable revival with an annual turnover of around Rs 45 crore. This thriving industry is not only providing employment opportunities for thousands of artisa...

May 23, 2024 3:29 PM

‘Boiling not warming’: Marine life suffers as Thai sea temperatures hit record

Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities. The once vibrant and colou...

May 23, 2024 2:30 PM

Half of world’s mangroves under threat, says conservation group

Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse as a result of human activity, rising sea levels and extreme weather, according to the latest survey by an international conservation group. Unless action is taken, a quarter of th...

May 22, 2024 2:45 PM

Targeting local combustion processes can reduce air pollution in Northern India – study

Biomass and fossil fuels, including traffic emissions, are major contributors to the harmful particulate matter (PM) found in the air across Northern India and targeting these emission sources can effectively reduce pollution's harmful effects on hum...

May 21, 2024 1:57 PM

India’s next big focus: Artificial Intelligence

Written by: Surabhi Somvanshi Have you heard about ChatGPT? It's an AI software that has become quite famous. Chances are, if you've been reading stories online, it has been involved in some way. In today's fast-changing world, where AI plays a b...

May 21, 2024 12:17 PM

Microsoft debuts ‘Copilot+’ PCs with AI features

Microsoft on Monday debuted a new category of personal computers with AI features as it rushes to build the emerging technology into products across its business and compete with Alphabet and Apple. At an event on its campus in Redmond, Washington, ...

May 20, 2024 10:10 AM

South Korea, UK to co-host second global AI summit as boom fans risks

South Korea and the United Kingdom will co-host the second global AI summit in Seoul this week, as the breathtaking pace of innovation since the first AI summit in November leaves governments scrambling to keep up with a growing array of risks. UK ...

May 17, 2024 1:42 PM

Space data fuels India’s farming innovation drive

Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian farmer with two decades of experience, has seen his crops flourish after lean years, thanks to earth-observation satellites. Shifting climate patterns, high input costs, a scarcity of labour and erratic weather began to di...

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