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Every day, children surprise us with their new abilities. So it is impossible to judge and tag them based on the current picture. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto “My child is a kind girl.” “She is arrogant, he is patient but shy.” “He is bad at maths.” Parents often label children, but if the youngsters … Read more
Our schools teach us nothing about avoiding asteroids. That part of our education is left to Hollywood. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It might sound like one of Elon Musk’s children (three of whom are named X, Techno Mechanicus and Exa Dark Sidereal), but 2024 YR4 might be more destructive. For it is an asteroid … Read more
The United States has made a bold move in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race with its new federal AI infrastructure policy. What appears to be a domestic initiative to establish AI data centres across federal lands, is actually a well-thought-out strategy to maintain America’s technological supremacy in this field. Other countries have also developed … Read more
United States President Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from grand declarations, but his latest pledge — to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 100 days if re-elected — ignited a firestorm of controversy. His dramatic clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyyy in the Oval Office at the White House has further escalated … Read more
The suo motu public interest litigation by the Meghalaya High Court very recently, to monitor the conservation of wetlands in the State brings the focus back on this important ecosystem. Since 1971, February 2 is observed every year as ‘World Wetland Day’ to mark the adoption of the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the … Read more
The expansion of the Bihar Council of Ministers — seven new members, all from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have been inducted — is the clearest public statement that the party wants to rewrite its terms of engagement with its partner, the Janata Dal (United), or the JD(U). The BJP now has 21 of 36 … Read more
Delimitation and the South The issue of delimitation in India appears to have upset leaders of the southern States, with good reason. To begin with, the South Indian States contribute significantly to India’s economy, with higher per capita income and better human development indicators. If despite this they end up having less representation in Parliament, … Read more
The Finance Commission’s advice is recommendatory in nature and is not binding on the government, as mentioned in a Reuters report, “Centre seeks to reduce the share of States in federal tax revenues” (Business page, February 28, 2025). Published – March 01, 2025 12:32 am IST
‘Indian IT services and consultancies held back by AI regulations run the risk of losing their hold of the global market’ | Photo Credit: REUTERS In the heart of Bengaluru, software developers find themselves racing against time to outbid Chinese rivals for major Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven projects with international clients. Despite being part of a … Read more
As the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes to an end on Saturday, there are growing signs that the already fragile truce is under enormous strain. When the deal was reached in mid-January, the understanding was that it would be implemented in three phases. In the first, Israel was required to reposition some of … Read more