Spread the love (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) How far can plant life be pushed in harsh environments? Climate change as much as humans’ plans for colonies on the moon or Mars make this question urgent. Scientists already know that...
Enerzi raises ₹16.5 crore in seed round led by Capital-A
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EV maker 3ev raises ₹120 crore in Series A funding led by Mahanagar Gas
Spread the love Bengaluru: Electric vehicle maker 3ev Industries on Wednesday said it has secured ₹120 crore in its Series A funding round, led by Mahanagar Gas (MGL), marking MGL’s first strategic investment in the electric mobility segment. Other participants in the round included Equentis Angel Fund, the Thackersey Group, and individual investors. According to the press release, MGL invested...
Quick commerce expands as India sees surge in delivery partners
Spread the love Booming Quick Commerce in India: Surge in Delivery Partners, EconomictimesB2B Published On Nov 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM IST
Google chips threaten Nvidia: Stock drops $250B; claims ‘we lead industry’
Spread the love Nvidia, the $4 trillion chipmaker that has dominated the AI boom, broke from its usual playbook Tuesday by issuing a public statement defending its market position—a move triggered by reports that one of its biggest customers, Meta Platforms, is in advanced talks to spend billions on Google‘s competing AI chips. This hammered Nvidia’s stock, erasing roughly $250...
Tejasswi Prakash on being ‘borderline insomniac’, struggling to sleep: ‘So many nights in a week that I don’t’
Spread the love Tejasswi Prakash, 32, opened up about being a “borderline insomniac,” adding that she finds it extremely “frustrating”. “I wake up at 10-11 am, sometimes noon. Very late. I sleep at 6 am because I am also a borderline insomniac. I just realised that. I can’t sleep at night. There is no mobile, TV. I just lie down and...
WiFi signals can quietly surveil you: study
Spread the love Modern WiFi standards have a feature called beamforming that helps routers push signals more efficiently towards connected devices. To do this, phones and laptops regularly broadcast short reports describing how they ‘see’ the wireless channel. These reports are unencrypted and can be picked up by any other device in range. Are these reports rich enough for someone...
Publish or perish: making sense of India’s research fraud epidemic
Spread the love Research fraud is a global problem and has become worse due to the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The problem is even more acute in India’s higher education sector where both the number of journal publications and retractions are growing rapidly. However, journal retractions do not capture the scope of research fraud since it is impossible...
How can candle wicks hold a flame for so long?
Spread the love Q: How can candle wicks hold a flame for so long? – Sadhika G. A: A candle wick holds a flame because it isn’t just a string that burns. Its main purpose is to deliver fuel to the part of it that’s very hot. When you light the wick, the heat quickly melts the wax near its...
Science quiz: 110 years of general relativity
Spread the love Science quiz: 110 years of general relativity Each exact solution of the mathematical relations of general relativity (Q1) has a name. Name this person, who solved the relations for what space looks like around a spherical and non-rotating black hole, while serving as a soldier in World War I. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Each exact...
