A seventh grader in Montana compared banana and plantain starch to develop a stronger bioplastic. Rye Lynn Rost, a student at Baker Junior High School in Baker, MT, wanted to create plastics from natural materials that could break down without losing their durability too quickly.For her project, she studied bioplastics made from plantains (Musa paradisiaca)…
Families celebrating Navratri overseas must carefully consider local time variations, particularly with tithi timings. While Pratipada tithi starts and ends simultaneously across the globe, Ashtami and Navami might occur on different days outside India, leading to potential confusion. Using a locally tailored panchang ensures accurate timings. Community involvement remains crucial, and local temples may modify…
Bengaluru: Placing reliance upon two Supreme Court decisions, Karnataka High Court has directed Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) to refund the withheld amount of Rs 2.81 lakh along with 6% interest to a retired junior engineer.Justice M Nagaprasanna passed this order on Sept 25, while allowing the petition filed by N Manjunath.Manjunath superannuated from…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has condemned the arrest of party leader Manne Krishank, alleging that he was taken into custody for questioning alleged corruption involving the Anumula family.In a series of remarks on X , KTR targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and accused the Congress govT in Telangana of suppressing political dissent.KTR…
Kolkata: Jayanta Kumar Biswas, a professor and distinguished biologist and environmental scientist from the department of Ecological Studies and the International Centre for Ecological Engineering (ICEE) at University of Kalyani, was elected as a fellow of Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), London.This prestigious international fellowship recognises his exceptional scientific contributions to ecotoxicology, environmental microbiology, nanobiotechnology,…
In an incident at the Kasba Ganpati temple, a thief stole around Rs 60,000 from a donation box (File photo) PUNE: An unidentified thief broke into Pune’s ‘gramdevata’ Kasba Ganpati temple in the early hours of Tuesday and decamped with around Rs 60,000 in cash after prying open a donation box, police said.The theft was…
Kiren Rijiju targets Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said Rahul Gandhi should “learn” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the Congress-led INDIA bloc staged a massive protest in Delhi seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.“You call the government thieves. This will neither strengthen democracy nor lead…
Comparison of these genomes with those of modern and extinct bovines revealed that the remains represented a previously unrecognized lineage. A handful of unremarkable bone fragments from caves in southern Siberia have turned out to hold an extraordinary evolutionary story. According to an online report by Phys Org, ancient DNA recovered from the remains has…
The recent AI deepfake incident targeting actress Janhvi Kapoor from Jr NTR’s ‘Devera’ song ‘Chuttamalle’, has raised serious concerns across the Telugu film industry. After multiple stars condemned the misuse of AI, MAA president Vishnu Manchu has now called for a permanent system to tackle deepfakes, impersonation and targeted online abuse. Vishnu Manchu speaks out…
India vs New Zealand Squad Announcement 2026 Live Updates: The India men’s senior selection committee is likely to convene on Tuesday or Wednesday to finalise the four squads for the New Zealand tour, with interim chief selector Pragyan Ojha set to chair the meeting. The session was postponed from Monday as the selectors awaited Prasidh…
