Spread the love The firms are sharply increasing internship pay as they compete for a limited pool of engineers with strong mathematical, coding and problem-solving skills. High-frequency trading (HFT) firms in India are offering record compensation to interns as they compete for quantitative talent amid tighter derivatives regulations and slowing activity in the country’s equity markets.Gurgaon-based Quadeye is offering interns...
Starc dethrones Bumrah, becomes No. 1 Test bowler for first time in his career
Spread the love Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc has become the No. 1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his performance against Bangladesh in the second Test in Mackay.The Australian fast bowler took 10 wickets in the match, including 6/12 in the first innings and 4/39 in the second, helping Australia register an...
பரந்தூர் நிலம் யாருக்கு? விவசாயிகளுக்கு மீண்டும் வழங்கப்படுமா? அமைச்சர் ராஜ்மோகன் பதில்
Spread the love பரந்தூர் விமான நிலையத் திட்டம் கைவிடப்படுவதாக சட்டப்பேரவையில் 110-வது விதியின் கீழ் முதலமைச்சர் விஜய் அறிவித்துள்ளார். விவசாய நிலங்கள் மற்றும் குடியிருப்புகளுக்கு பாதிப்பு ஏற்படாத வகையில் புதிய விமான நிலையத்திற்கான மாற்று இடம் தேர்வு செய்யப்படும் என அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். பரந்தூர் திட்டத்தை எதிர்த்து ஏகனாபுரம் உள்ளிட்ட 12 கிராம மக்கள் நீண்ட காலமாக போராடி வந்த நிலையில், விவசாயிகளின் நிலத்தை பாதுகாக்கும் வகையில் இந்த முடிவு எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக முதலமைச்சர் கூறினார். நிபுணர்களின் ஆலோசனையுடன் மாற்று இடங்கள் ஆய்வு செய்யப்பட்டு, தொழில்நுட்ப...
Massive floods sweep through Nepal; several districts put on high alert
Spread the love The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRM) has asked people living near river banks in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan and Gorkha to remain on high alert and take necessary safety measures until further notice. At least eight people were killed and several others are missing after a sudden cloudburst triggered a sharp rise in the...
GPS can’t work everywhere, so scientists test navigation using cosmic rays
Spread the love Image credit: 2015 Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka (via Ars Technica) GPS has become essential for navigation. But there is one major limitation: GPS signals cannot travel through water, rocks or deep underground spaces. To address the problem, scientists in Japan are now testing an alternative navigation system that uses particles from cosmic rays instead of satellites. According to...
India’s 1st hydrogen train travels 6,000 km; cuts 36,444 kg CO2 emissions
Spread the love Hydrogen is being used because it is considered the cleanest fuel available today. India’s first hydrogen-powered train, flagged off last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is achieving new milestones every day. According to the latest information from Indian Railways, the hydrogen train, which is also the world’s most powerful, has clocked around 6,000 kilometers of journey...
House price growth slows to 3.6% in Q1 FY27, says RBI; what’s driving the moderation
Spread the love Chandigarh, Lucknow were among the cities that boosted the rise India’s house price growth slowed to 3.6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of FY27, from 4.5 per cent in the previous quarter, indicating a moderation in the pace of residential property price increases, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released this week.The RBI’s...
How a family reunion in China ended in a 3-year prison term for artist Gao Zhen
Spread the love Gao was arrested while visiting family in China in August 2024, after travelling back from the US, where he and his family had immigrated. He has remained in custody for about two years since then. A family visit to China back in August 2024 ended with a three-year prison sentence for a US-based Chinese artist. Gao Zhen,...
‘Be ready for cockroaches!’ CJP renews Sept 5 protest call over 3 pending demands
Spread the love File photo: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke (right) with spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday reiterated its plan to hold a march in Delhi on September 5, saying three of the four demands that led it to call off its protest on July 25 were still pending.In a post on...
Why India’s R&D system needs a map of where the money really goes
Spread the love A recent report by NITI Aayog, about ‘Ease of Doing R&D in India’ revealed some uncomfortable truths about India’s R&D ecosystem. Together with a companion survey with inputs from more than 400 institutional leaders and 850 scientists, it reported that close to 80% of funding under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — the flagship research funding...
