Roughly four kilometres below the surface of the central Pacific Ocean, scattered across a stretch of seafloor the size of the continental United States, lie hundreds of billions of apple-sized rocks. They are dark, lumpy, and almost impossibly slow-growing, a few millimetres every million years. Some of the ones sitting on the seabed today began…
BYD India has just introduced its DM-i (Dual Mode Intelligent) technology in India, bringing its globally established plug-in hybrid system to the market. Designed as an electric-first hybrid powertrain, the technology combines a petrol engine, electric motor and battery pack, while offering a claimed combined driving range of more than 1,200km.How does this work?Unlike conventional…
Subhi Gupta (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Imagine it is your first international chess tournament on your own. Your parents have burned a hole in their pockets to take you to the scenic country of Uzbekistan. There, you are supposed to play the toughest of opponents from across the globe. You reach the venue, and you…
England’s Ben Stokes (AP Photo) England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been overshadowed by a fresh off-field controversy involving captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson. The pair are reported to have broken the team curfew after England’s 115-run victory in the opening Test at Lord’s and later become involved…
Missing a single document can lead to reporting errors, which in turn can result in income tax notices or even delayed refunds. (AI image) ITR filing AY 2026-27: Before you open the tax filing portal to file your income tax return, it’s important to keep all the necessary documents handy. Having all the requisite documents…
Subhi Gupta (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Imagine it is your first international chess tournament on your own. Your parents have burned a hole in their pockets to take you to the scenic country of Uzbekistan. There, you are supposed to play the toughest of opponents from across the globe. You reach the venue, and you…
Are you someone who is absolutely fond of plants and adds little plants to almost every corner of the house to amp up the aesthetics of the house? Then we have got some simple Feng Shui tips that will not only elevate the decor of the house but will also work towards strengthening the financial…
A few days ago it was reported that Japan has suspended imports of fresh mangoes from the country for the current season. (AI image) In a fresh blow to India’s mango exports, Nepal has now imposed restrictions on mango imports from India, citing concerns over excessive pesticide residues in the fruit and the absence of…
Every year, the world generates hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste, and the vast majority of it ends up in places where it is not useful. A landmark 2025 study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, which conducted a global trade-linked material flow analysis of plastics for 2022, found that the global…
BENGALURU: TCS chairman N Chandrasekaran said the IT industry will no longer hire at the scale seen over the past two decades as artificial intelligence takes over parts of traditional work, signalling a structural shift for India’s $315-billion technology sector. “The company will not be hiring the kind of numbers it used to hire,” Chandrasekaran…