New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): In a move to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all streams of technical education, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has established a committee to explore the lateral expansion of AI and applied AI beyond conventional programmes like BTech in Computer Science. AICTE chairman Prof TG Sitharam…
Leptobrachium aryatium, a new-to-science frog recorded from a reserve forest on the edge of Guwahati. Photo: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A study spanning 21 years has yielded a new species of frog named after an Assam college that helped a locality shed its identity as a hub of country liquor production. Guwahatiâs Aryanagar used to be…
Since Donald Trump regained the U.S. presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his overtures are rejected, perhaps seize Greenland by force. During a recent congressional hearing, senators and expert witnesses focused on Greenlandâs strategic value and its natural…
Did you know that the word âatomâ originates from the Greek word âatomosâ? The Greek word means uncuttable or indivisible and the choice of the word comes more from philosophical concepts than from scientific studies. Atoms, as you might well have studied in school, comprise subatomic particles. The first nuclear transmutation of one element…
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) plans to put in place a system for carrying out granular analysis of incidents and accidents involving planes in the Indian airspace based on various parameters. Coming under the civil aviation ministry, AAIB is responsible for classification of safety occurrences involving aircraft operating in the…
Two old African elephants, Bully (left) and Susi, stand inside the Barcelona Zoo in Spain, March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently scrubs its sole â the beloved pachyderm gets her “pedicure”, along with apple slices…
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: The preliminary findings of the GenomeIndia project, which attempted to study whole genomes of 10,000 healthy and unrelated Indians from 83 population groups, were published in the journal Nature Genetics on April 8. After excluding two populations, the published findings are based on the…
A study which examined the spatial rainfall trends across India has found that the amount of rainfall per day in certain parts of India has increased during the last decade 2011-2020 compared with the previous decade (2001-2010) while certain other parts have witnessed a reduction in the rainfall amount. The study has used the GSMaP-ISRO…
Local climate can be used to predict the venom characteristics of Russellâs viper, a deadly snake that is widespread in India, helping clinicians to provide targeted therapies for snake bite victims, according to a study published by IISc researchers on April 10 in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Russellâs viper (Daboia russelii) is found across…
The NOAA logo is seen behind Florida governor Ron DeSantis as he talks to the media during a news conference as Hurricane Dorian approaches the U.S. state, August 29, 2019. | Photo Credit: Reuters The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research…
