The global technology industry is preparing for Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, one of the world’s largest and most influential technology exhibitions. The event will take place in Las Vegas, bringing together leading technology companies, startups, investors, and innovators from across the globe. CES 2026 is expected to showcase major advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics,...
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January 3, 2026January 3, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Green paradox: planting trees will cool a megacity unless it’s dry
Cities around the world are getting hotter for two reasons: the climate is warming and urban areas often trap heat more than the countryside. Planting more vegetation, especially trees, has become a popular ‘nature-based’ way to cool cities. But how much does this really help? To answer this, researchers from Australia, China, Saudi Arabia, and...
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January 2, 2026January 2, 2026Science & Tech
₹202-Crore Digital Science Park to Open in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — A major new Digital Science Park with an investment of ₹202 crore is set to be developed in Thiruvananthapuram, marking a significant step in strengthening technology and innovation infrastructure in the region. The Digital Science Park will serve as a hub for research, development, and collaboration in digital and emerging technologies. It...
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January 2, 2026January 2, 2026Science & Tech
Quantum Diamonds Poised to Revolutionize Technology
Scientists and technology experts say quantum diamonds could play a transformative role in the future of advanced technology, opening new possibilities in computing, sensing, and secure communications. Quantum diamonds are specially engineered diamonds that contain tiny defects known as nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers. These imperfections allow the diamonds to interact with quantum states, making them highly...
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January 2, 2026January 2, 2026Science & Tech
Why does India need climate-resilient agriculture? | Explained
The story so far: Climate change is real, and for India to continue meeting domestic food demands, agriculture needs to cope with the increasing unpredictability of the weather, declining soil health, and growing air pollution. What is climate-resilient agriculture? Climate-resilient agriculture uses a range of biotechnology and complementary technologies to guide farming practices and reduce...
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January 2, 2026January 2, 2026Science & Tech
How does my smartphone know which way is up?
A: Your smartphone knows which way is up due to its accelerometer. It’s a chip whose parts shift slightly when the phone accelerates or when gravity acts along a particular direction. The phone’s software reads the accelerometer’s measurements along the x, y, and z directions and figures out which side is pointing towards the earth....
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January 2, 2026January 2, 2026Science & Tech
How long can humans really live? Inside the longevity science boom
The Greenland shark can live up to 500 years. The kind of longevity that probably has something to do with its home: cold, dark depths of the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Scientists have been studying the sharks’ biology — from its slow metabolism to cellular repair — to find answers for healthy ageing...
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January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
What Delhi’s wilderness says about the city’s politics
Over the last two decades, a small shelf of Indian nonfiction has treated the city itself as an environmental object. Jyoti Pande Lavakare’s Breathing Here is Injurious to Your Health and Siddharth Singh’s The Great Smog of India explored North India’s atmospheric pollution as a human-made crisis with human costs sustained by official short-termism and...
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January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Frailty, depression in older adults may together account for 17 % of dementia risk: Study
Older adults who are frail and have depression could be at a higher risk of dementia, with the factors combined contributing to 17 per cent of the overall risk, according to a study. The findings, published in the journal General Psychiatry, suggests that while frailty and depression each increase dementia risk on their own, having...
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January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Science & Tech
Study Abroad: How 2025 taught Indian students to carefully scrutinise options and choose
For much of the past decade, study abroad was discussed in India in terms of momentum. Numbers rose year after year, destinations multiplied, and overseas education came to be seen as an almost automatic pathway to global opportunity. In 2025, that narrative began to change. Applications softened across several markets, visa rules tightened or were...
