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Prayoga Institute of Education Research, has added five advanced labs to help students pursue research around the theme of sustainability. Online brokerage firm Zerodha has funded the new research block, named after eminent space scientist Prof UR Rao, which includes labs for life sciences, physical sciences, chemical sciences, earth sciences and sophisticated instrumentation for multidisciplinary scientific research.

Stratolaunch conducted its second "captive carry" test flight of what it hopes will become a reusable hypersonic vehicle, it said on Saturday, as the Pentagon presses ahead with development of new hypersonic weapons. The Stratolaunch Talon-A was loaded with live propellant and carried aloft by the Spirit of Mojave, a modified Boeing 747-400 with dual fuselages, on a more than four-hour flight going over the Pacific Ocean.

Nifty50 closed below 22,200 levels. Sectorally, buying was seen in telecom, capital goods, realty, consumer durables and industrials while some selling was seen in oil & gas, public sector and energy stocks.

Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the world’s greatest investors, and the 93-year-old has a devout following of people who admire his track record and appreciate his sage advice on life and investing

Fazil Khan. The Indian Embassy in New York has offered support in the wake of this tragedy, stating that they are in contact with Khan's friends and family to provide assistance during this difficult time. “Saddened to learn about death of 27-year-old Indian national Mr.

Ranjan Pai may set the tone in all further decision-making at Byju’s coaching arm Aakash Institute, having emerged a white knight in the internecine battle at the edtech firm, people in the know said. Byju’s investors are reconciled to his acquisition of 40% in Aakash, the people said, adding that the Manipal Education and Medical Group chairman has also invested an additional Rs 250 crore as working capital and to pay salaries.

Chatbots, GPTs and search engines powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are the talk of the town, but so are dire warnings about the unbridled development of the ‘revolutionary’ technology and the threat it poses to humans. Industry and policymakers agree that AI needs regulating. But no one is quite sure how. Amidst all of this, a tussle is shaping up, as much by geopolitics as by the surge in research and development.

Chiefs' Super Bowl victory. Lisa Lopez-Galvan was one of about two dozen people who were shot when gunfire erupted Feb. 14 outside the city’s Union Station.

Corporate India is stepping up education and skilling-specific endeavours at the school level, particularly on the digital literacy front. Companies including Larsen & Toubro, P&G India, Dell Technologies, Mphasis, Infosys and HUL are, through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, rolling out smart classrooms and learning centres for the underprivileged; fixing learning gaps to enable improved outcomes; enhancing educational infrastructure; training teachers in techno-pedagogy; and driving digital inclusion. L&T's STEM Education programme 'Engineering Futures', running in government and resource-poor trust-run schools, equips students with knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The programme has reached 38,545 students from 6th-8th grades across 205 schools and 713 teachers were trained in techno-pedagogy.

consumption has narrowed, and Indian household spending on non-food items has risen, showed the results of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23 released on Saturday. Household spending increased 2.6 times in rural areas and 2.5 times in urban areas since the last survey, conducted in 2011-12. In 2022-23, average monthly per capita expenditure in rural areas was ₹3,773, compared with ₹6,459 in urban areas. The gap between urban and rural consumption has narrowed to 1.71 times in 2022-23 from 1.8 times in 2011-12. Urban consumption was nearly double of rural consumption in 2004-05.

the Cabinet had last increased the DA for government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners by four per cent. With that four per cent hike, the DA was increased from 42 per cent to 46 per cent. The decision benefitted 48.67 lakh central government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners.

By Thomas Escritt

TSMC's new chip plant in Japan will boost the resilience of global supplies of the crucial hardware, the Taiwanese giant's founder Morris Chang said Saturday at an opening ceremony. The factory in the southern Japanese island of Kyushu «will, I believe, improve the resiliency of chip supply for Japan and for the world,» the 92-year-old said in a rare public appearance.

Germany has seen a sharp rise in the number of young people using cannabis obtained on the black market’ and ‘Use of the drug among young people has been soaring for years despite the existing law’ He further urged the members of parliament to back the controversial law, saying ‘the situation we are in now is in no way acceptable.’ Despite fierce objections from the opposition and medical associations, the parliament voted Friday to legalise cannabis. After a stormy session on Friday in the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, the vote was eventually passed by 407 votes to 226. Under the new law, it will be possible to obtain up to 25 grams of the drug per day for personal use through regulated cannabis cultivation associations, as well as to have up to three plants at home.

logistics industry today has a wide range of job opportunities. These roles are in numerous sectors and aimed to ensure smooth supply chain management, and prompt and safe delivery. For those looking to enter this field, here is a look at the in-demand skills, the kind of courses to pursue, and other details that can help them build a successful career and thrive in this industry.

Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) has announced the ATMA Result 2024 on February 24, 2024. Candidates who have appeared for the AIMS Test for Management Admission can check their results directly through the official ATMA website at atmaaims.com. The examination, conducted on February 18, 2024, assessed candidates on analytical reasoning skills, verbal skills, and quantitative skills. The duration of the exam was 3 hours. To check the ATMA Result 2024, candidates can follow these steps:

By Mike Scarcella

Exotel, Freshworks, Gupshup, Corover.ai and Yellow.ai. While this transformative technology is applicable to multiple channels from websites to apps, social media as well as messaging platforms including Google’s RCS (rich-communication services), the most prominent early adopter is proving to be Meta’s WhatsApp. Generative AI is making WhatsApp-based customer support conversations more «human and free-flowing», rendering standard bot-replies redundant according to businesses that have incorporated this new tool.

A potentially hazardous storm system projected to affect a significant portion, if not all, of the contiguous United States next week. This system is anticipated to bring various forms of precipitation, including the possibility of severe weather, substantial snowfall in mountainous regions, and significant rainfall, as per the FOX report.

Nord Anglia’s owners have selected banks to advise them on a potential exit from their investment in the international school operator, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is serious about moving the electric car company out of Delaware and reincorporating in Texas, he got good news yesterday from a judge in Delaware Chancery Court. In a case involving Tripadvisor, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster said that the online travel site can go ahead with plans to move its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada. The move was pushed by Tripadvisor's controlling shareholder, Greg Maffei, but was opposed by shareholders who argued that Maffei's goal was to evade accountability in Delaware courts.