How district cooling can ease India’s climate and urban planning troubles

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With rising temperatures, longer heatwaves, and a rapidly growing urban economy, cooling in India is rapidly shifting from a lifestyle choice to a basic need, driving up air-conditioner use in homes and workplaces. This surge is now a major part of cities’ power demand, in turn raising concerns about blackouts and higher emissions and about […]

Who wins the science prize when AI makes the discovery?

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In 1974, Antony Hewish won the physics Nobel Prize for discovering pulsars. His graduate student, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, had actually spotted the first one in the data; she’d also built parts of the telescope herself, analysed the charts, noticed the anomaly, and helped confirm that it was real. But she didn’t win the prize. At […]

RBI Assistant recruitment 2026: Registration begins for 650 posts; check exam pattern and direct link to apply

rbi assistant recruitment 2026 registration begins for 650 posts check exam pattern and direct link

RBI Assistant recruitment 2026: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Assistants, announcing 650 vacancies across its offices in India. The recruitment will be conducted through a country-wide competitive examination.The registration window opened yesterday, February 16, 2026. Eligible candidates can apply online only through the official RBI […]

Lean into the abyss: the counterintuitive beauty of skiing

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Every instinct tells you to lean back. You’re standing at the top of a slope that drops away beneath you like the edge of the world, and every fibre of your being screams to press your weight into the mountain behind you. To hold on. To stay safe. And that’s exactly how you fall. Something […]

Single genome-editing strategy promises to treat multiple disorders

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Genetic disorders often stem from small errors in the DNA sequence with major consequences. Many diseases like cystic fibrosis and Batten disease can be traced to changes disrupting the cell’s ability to build a complete, functional protein. One particularly common culprit is the nonsense mutation, where a single incorrect DNA letter inserts a premature stop […]

WBHRB Staff Nurse Grade II result 2026 released: Direct link to download merit list here

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The West Bengal Health Recruitment Board (WBHRB) has released the Staff Nurse Grade-II result 2025‑26. The result comes after the Computer Based Test (CBT) held on 31 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 for General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) candidates, and earlier for Basic and Post Basic B.Sc Nursing candidates. The board has published merit […]

Loggerhead turtles face four-pronged threats due to climate change

Scientists noticed that loggerhead turtles are getting smaller in size, reducing their reproductive output: smaller females produce smaller clutch sizes. | Photo Credit: Brian Gratwicke (CC BY) The spectre of climate change has come to haunt one of the ocean’s most ubiquitous — yet vulnerable — turtles: the strong-jawed loggerhead, named after its exceptionally large head. These omnivorous marine reptiles have been […]