Mukta Dhond has a new monthly ritual. “I have to take my 20 pairs of jeans to the tailor for size alterations,” says the 49-year-old Mumbai-based television producer. A single mother who has been battling obesity for a large part of her life, she decided it was time for a transformation when during a Scotland...
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April 9, 2026April 9, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Is BSF’s idea to have reptiles in the water along Bangladesh border sound?
The Border Security Force (BSF) has come up with a curious idea to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh: releasing reptiles into the rivers that run along the border, The Hindu reported on April 6. “Snakes or crocodiles” introduced in vulnerable riverine gaps should be explored for feasibility, per a directive to the BSF on March 26. The...
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April 9, 2026April 9, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Is BSF’s idea to have reptiles in the water along Bangladesh border good?
The Border Security Force (BSF) has come up with a curious idea to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh: releasing reptiles into the rivers that run along the border, The Hindu reported on April 6. “Snakes or crocodiles” introduced in vulnerable riverine gaps should be explored for feasibility, per a directive to the BSF on March 26. The...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
315 successful space launches in 2025, finds Indian Space Situational Assessment Report
In 2025 there were 315 successful space launches with about 4,651 objects placed in orbit. According to the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2025 released on Wednesday, a maximum number of payloads were deployed during 2025. The report stated that 4,651 objects were launched to orbits and 1,911 re-entered the atmosphere with a...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
Launch date of first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan to be announced soon: ISRO Chairperson
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairperson Dr V. Narayanan said that the launch date for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan would be announced soon. The HLVM3 G1/ OM1 mission, which is the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan, was scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2026. However, it has been delayed.
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
Launch date of first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan to be announced this week: ISRO Chairperson
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairperson Dr V. Narayanan said that the launch date for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan would be announced this week. The HLVM3 G1/ OM1 mission, which is the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan, was scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2026. However, it has been delayed.
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Semaglutide guidelines based on BMI may exclude at-risk Indians
The SELECT trial, led by A. Michael Lincoff and published in The New England Journal of Medicine (2023), showed that once-weekly semaglutide reduced major cardiovascular events by 20% in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 or higher and pre-existing cardiovascular disease, but without diabetes. The trial enrolled 17,604 participants and tracked outcomes...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
Fast-moving cornstarch acts like a liquid before hardening
If you mix cornstarch and water, you will have a substance that defies common sense. If you punch it with your first, it will feel like you hit a solid wall. But if you move your finger through it slowly, the substance will flow like honey. And scientists have long struggled to understand how this...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
Indian scientists find new way to measure distances in deep space
Indian astronomers, including from IIT-Kanpur, have developed a new way to measure distances in the universe using the pulsating cores of dead stars, by studying how their radio emissions are distorted as they travel through space. The technique combines a pair of subtle effects that occur when pulsar signals pass through clouds of ionised gas...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
Why does India want fast breeder nuclear reactors? | Explained
In an important milestone, the prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieved criticality on April 6. The term ‘criticality’ is familiar to India: over the decades, it has been associated with the slow and tedious successes of India’s nuclear power programme. At the same time, in keeping with many terms in the nuclear vocabulary,...
