Stretching from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of Djibouti on the Red Sea, Africa is undertaking one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted. Known as the Great Green Wall, the initiative spans around 8,000 kilometres across the Sahel, a vast semi-arid region bordering the Sahara Desert. Its goal is far…
Sports Scenario: Anbumani praised Aadhav Arjuna for performing “efficiently” as the sports minister and said he could see a visible change after Aadhav took charge as sports minister. Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday has urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to lead an all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get…
New Delhi: A teacher at a Delhi University college has been barred from entering the campus pending an inquiry into allegations that he secretly clicked photographs of a woman student during an examination earlier this week.The college authorities have also confiscated his mobile phone and he has been removed from examination duty. Further action, including…
BENGALURU: For decades, scientists trying to understand the Martian surface have relied largely on models that treat the planet as if it were relatively flat. These models have helped explain how temperatures change through the day and across seasons, but they often miss something important: Mars is not flat.A team of researchers from Isro’s Physical…
NEW DELHI: India’s smartphones market has opened 2026 on a weak note, recording its slowest start in six years as shipments slipped 3% year-on-year in the March quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. The decline may appear modest, but the underlying pressures suggest a more persistent demand slowdown.As per the report, smartphones are getting pricier, and…
Lucknow: At 6 am, before traffic and horns take over, Lucknow sounds very different. Cool air moves through tree-lined paths, birds greet the sunrise, and rustling leaves replace vehicle noise. Ahead of World Listening Day on Saturday, TOI visited five green spaces across the city to experience their natural soundscapes. The visits showed that despite…
MUMBAI: RBI has come out with a Digital Payments – Emandate Framework, 2026 which seeks to make recurring digital payments simpler, safer and more user-centric by reducing friction while retaining safeguards, marking a shift towards a consent-driven autopay ecosystem.The guidelines mandate a 24-hour pre-debit notification, requiring issuers to inform users in advance about the merchant…
Hyderabad: Taking a dig at Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy for saying that he will not rest until one crore women turn crorepatis, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday said that he would quit politics if Revanth deposited ₹1.5 lakh in every woman’s account.KTR said the Congress govt should first fulfil its…
CLSA has an outperform rating on Jindal Steel with the target price at Rs 1,420. Analysts said the company’s Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was slightly higher than estimates, mainly on higher volumes that rose 23% on the year (YoY) with adjusted EBITDA/tonne of Rs 10,103 (+Rs 3,100/t)….
UNSW, Bristol, York and Liverpool campuses approved to expand higher education presence in India NEW DELHI: India’s foreign university push gathered momentum on Tuesday with the Centre granting Letters of Approval (LoAs) to three globally ranked institutions — the University of Bristol (QS World University Rankings 2026: 51), the University of York and Australia’s University…
