E20 is petrol containing 20% ethanol and 80% petrol. (Generative image) NEW DELHI: The debate over E20 petrol has taken a fresh turn after chief economic adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran argued that lower-ethanol fuel such as E10 should be made available for older vehicles, even as government officials maintain that there is currently no…
Seth NabatPhoto: Society for Science Every year, nearly 1,900 of the nation’s most promising high school seniors submit original research to the Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS), the oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition in the United States. According to the Society for Science, which runs the competition, the Regeneron STS recognises…
Joel Sartore started the project with a simple but powerful idea: to photograph animals one species at a time, creating a visual record before they are gone. (Image: Instagram/joelsartore) In a world where species can disappear before most people even know they exist, photographer Joel Sartore has spent two decades making sure wildlife is seen….
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Southern heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda decided to spend the day chilling with his parents as his shoot got cancelled due to rain. Southern heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda decided to spend the day chilling with his parents as his shoot got cancelled due to rain.On Wednesday, the ‘Arjun Reddy‘ actor took to his official…
Three members of a family died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex, while a young girl remains in critical condition in hospital, police said.Emergency services were called at around 2.40pm on Tuesday after reports of four people in difficulty in the water near Shoreham Fort, Sussex Police…
A small painted stone found on Indonesia’s Wetar Island is offering archaeologists a glimpse into the symbolic world of ancient seafarers. It dates to about 4,090 to 3,900 years ago and features a red design of concentric circles and radiating sun rays that is linked to the Austronesian Painting Tradition (APT). The discovery is significant…
For millions of years, birds have been changing in ways that are difficult to see from the present day. A skeleton in a museum may look like a fixed record of one species, but taken together, thousands of specimens can reveal how bodies changed across vast stretches of time. That is what a team at…
EasyJet will axe all flights from Leeds Bradford Airport from January 5, 2027/Image: Reuters EasyJet will stop operating all flights from Leeds Bradford Airport from January 5, 2027, ending its service from the UK airport after more than 16 years.The airline said it had reviewed its routes from the airport and decided not to operate…
Jane Goodall spent decades studying chimpanzees in the wild before becoming one of the world’s most recognisable voices for wildlife conservation and environmental protection. Her work changed how scientists understood chimpanzee behaviour and helped demonstrate the importance of protecting animals and their habitats. One of her most widely shared messages is simple: “Every individual matters….
Some performances stay with the audience even after the film ends. Suriya’s work in ‘Vishwanath And Sons’ appears to have made a similar impact on his co-star Radhika Sarathkumar. At the film’s recent thanksgiving event, the veteran actress spoke warmly about the actor and his approach to the role. She also praised director Venky Atluri…