Imagine living with constant pain every day. You have to plan your day around your pain: which shoes you can wear, how long you can sit, whether you can commute. While the physical aspect of pain is palpable, nearly 85% of chronic pain patients deal with an added emotional cost: depression.
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April 19, 2026April 19, 2026Science & Tech
Long UPSC prep cycles take heavy toll on aspirants’ mental health
For lakhs of young Indians, the national civil services examination is not just a test: it becomes part of who they are. More than 10 lakh aspirants take the examination every year. Many spend several years preparing, often relocating to coaching hubs such as Delhi and Hyderabad. With only around a thousand positions on offer,...
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April 19, 2026April 19, 2026Science & Tech
Blue Origin achieves first landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster
Blue Origin on Sunday (April 19, 2026) said its New Glenn rocket booster touched down after its launch, marking its first landing of a reused booster. New Glenn carries AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite to low-Earth orbit in a flight that marks a pivotal step for the Jeff Bezos-led company.
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April 19, 2026April 19, 2026Science & Tech
How is global warming affecting sea breeze?
During the day, land heats faster than the sea, pulling cool air onshore. At night, the land cools faster, so the air flows offshore. This is called the sea-land breeze. A new study in Nature Climate Change has reported that as the oceans become warmer, the sea-land breezes around coastal megacities are becoming weaker. In...
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April 19, 2026April 19, 2026Science & Tech
Gene drives and malaria: how altered mosquitoes could reshape disease control
For decades, malaria control has worked by reducing the number of mosquitoes and treating infected people. As a result bed nets, indoor insecticide spraying, and effective medicines have saved millions of lives. Yet malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing more than half a million people each year, most of them children...
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April 19, 2026April 19, 2026Science & Tech
Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances
Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday (April 19, 2026), highlighting the sector’s rapid technical advances. The race’s inaugural edition last year was riddled with mishaps, and most robots were unable to finish. Last...
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April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Science & Tech
What the ‘science’ of delimitation and fertility struggles to capture
On April 16, the Indian government introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Delimitation Bill, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill. The proposed laws would expand the size of the Lok Sabha from 543 seats to 850 seats, and empower the government to conduct a new delimitation exercise...
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April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Science & Tech
Why we need to rethink how Science is taught in higher education
Every year, as educators, we have ample reason to celebrate various breakthroughs in research, new technologies, and expanding frontiers of knowledge. However, we must also pause to ask: are we doing our bit in ensuring that we, too, are evolving the way we teach Science? Students today engage with visuals, ask questions in real time,...
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April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Science & Tech
G20 satellite expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO chief Narayanan
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Saturday (April 18, 2026) that the G20 satellite, designed to study climate, air pollution and monitor weather, is expected to be launched in 2027. Addressing scientists from DRDO, ISRO, and the Aeronautical Society of India at the Engineering Staff College of India, Dr. Narayanan also said India is the...
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April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Science & Tech
H5N1 virus detected in Hesaraghatta poultry centre near Bengaluru; no need for panic, says Dinesh Gundu Rao
The detection of H5N1 avian influenza virus at a poultry training centre in Mathkuru village in Hesaraghatta near Bengaluru has prompted authorities to initiate containment measures as per protocol. The infection was confirmed on April 14 based on a report from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal. Following this, rapid response...
