These Changemakers Are Redefining Education in India
How can education catalyse development? In most communities, it’s the tool that holds the power to break the cycle of poverty and help children recognise their true potential. In the TBI Education Changemakers category, we celebrate people who didn’t shy away from adapting new teaching methodologies when conventional approaches proved ineffective. They prove that benches […]
Grew up shy, didn’t think will fly to space: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla addresses the felicitation ceremony of Gaganyatris, in New Delhi, on August 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said he grew up as a “shy and reserved” person and while young, he never dreamt of flying to space. Shukla, who spoke at an IAF […]
Gaganyaan mission symbol of new chapter in journey of Atmanirbhar Bharat, says Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh with four Gaganyatris during the felicitation ceremony in New Delhi on August 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said Gaganyaan mission […]
IISc team finds ancient proteins that hint at life’s leap in complexity
Project members Saravanan Palani and Jayanti Kumari. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement One of biology’s biggest mysteries is how simple cells evolved into the complex cells we see in animals, plants, and fungi. Simple cells like bacteria and archaea usually have fewer parts and simpler machinery. Eukaryotic cells, on the other hand, have elaborate internal […]
Tobacco control laws are out of step with smokeless tobacco
In 2017, the annual economic costs of all tobacco products for the population aged 35 years and above in India were estimated at ₹1,773.4 billion (1.04% of GDP), in addition to ₹566.7 billion (0.33% of GDP) in annual healthcare costs attributable to second-hand smoking. (These costs include “direct medical and nonmedical expenditures, indirect morbidity costs, […]
What are the uses of wastewater surveillance? | Explained
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so far: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will initiate wastewater surveillance for 10 viruses across 50 cities over the next six months. Currently, five cities are being monitored. The move is aimed at identifying any increase in virus growth trend at the earliest, said […]
United Nations: UN says workers’ health ‘severely impacted’ by rising heat
GENEVA: Rising global temperatures are having an ever-worsening impact on the health and productivity of workers, the United Nations said Friday, urging immediate action to tackle the dangers of heat stress.Extreme heat is posing growing challenges in the workplace, the UN’s health and climate agencies said, as they issued guidance for governments, employers and health […]
Indigenous clocks delay ISRO’s plans to replace defunct Navic satellites
NVS-02 undergoing a vibration test. Photo: ISRO Officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) say they are looking to launch at least three satellites before 2026-end, to replace defunct satellites that are part of the ‘Indian GPS’ or Navic (Navigation with Indian constellation) system. However, there seems to be a key element impeding the launch […]
Deep space exploration next, prepare for it: PM Modi tells scientists on National Space Day
In this screengrab from a video posted on August 23, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on the occasion of ‘National Space Day’. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 23, 2025) asked space scientists to prepare for a deep space exploration mission to unravel the secrets that brighten the future […]
Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence
The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience — and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, according to a growing body of scientific evidence.Here are the key things to know during […]