Before and after: Satellite images show how Nepal’s green mountainside turned into debris field

Before and after: Satellite images show how Nepal’s green mountainside turned into debris field

A combination of satellite images shows the valleys near the Nepal-China border on August 23, 2026, before the devastating floods and on August 26, 2026, after the disaster. (Photo: Reuters) Satellite images taken before and after the deadly flash flood near Nepal’s border with Tibet reveal a striking change in the landscape: stretches of green … Read more

On F&O expiry day, sensex sees wild swings during Closing Auction Session

On F&O expiry day, sensex sees wild swings during Closing Auction Session

Sudden movement in closing period triggers outcry online. MUMBAI: In the first monthly expiry of derivatives contracts on BSE after the introduction of Closing Auction Session, popularly known as CAS, sensex and Bankex, BSE’s banking index, witnessed wild swings, triggering social media outcry. The sharp movement in indices and some of their constituents also gave … Read more

Vietnamese cocoa processor converts 5,000 tons of discarded pods into biochar and clean energy, turning cocoa waste into heat that cuts drying time from 15 days to 7 |

Vietnamese cocoa processor converts 5,000 tons of discarded pods into biochar and clean energy, turning cocoa waste into heat that cuts drying time from 15 days to 7 |

A cocoa processor in Dong Nai, Vietnam, has turned a long-standing waste problem into part of the solution for one of its biggest production headaches. Trong Duc Cocoa Company, the country’s second-largest cocoa producer, generates around 5,000 tons of empty fruit pods every year after extracting fresh beans. Rather than letting that waste pile up, … Read more

The big Indian IT sector shake-up: GCCs are hiring more than traditional tech; who is getting the jobs?

The big Indian IT sector shake-up: GCCs are hiring more than traditional tech; who is getting the jobs?

Can GCCs absorb talent across levels that are not finding jobs in traditional IT sector firms? The Indian IT sector is undergoing a tectonic shift with artificial intelligence rendering many traditional roles redundant and requiring an unprecedented skill upgradation to stay employable. Even as the traditional IT firms continue to hire and fire, one branch … Read more

France heatwave: 10 Nile crocodiles hatch on their own for the first time

France heatwave: 10 Nile crocodiles hatch on their own for the first time

Ten Nile crocodiles have hatched without artificial incubation. (Representative Image: @StAugGatorFarm) Ten Nile crocodiles have hatched entirely under natural conditions at a wildlife park in southeastern France for the first time, without any human intervention or artificial incubation, after prolonged summer heat kept their nest warm enough for the eggs to develop.The hatchlings emerged at … Read more

Delhi Police Constable PE&MT 2025 postponed due to adverse weather; fresh dates awaited

Delhi Police Constable PE&MT 2025 postponed due to adverse weather; fresh dates awaited

The Delhi Police has postponed the Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT) for candidates appearing for several posts under the Delhi Police examination 2025, citing adverse weather conditions. The decision affects candidates who were scheduled to appear for the physical test from August 22, 2026, onwards for Constable (Executive), while the PE&MT for all candidates … Read more

Quote of the day by Isaac Asimov: “The saddest aspect of life right now is that knowledge…” |

Quote of the day by Isaac Asimov: “The saddest aspect of life right now is that knowledge…” |

Image(s): Left/Wikipedia/Right/Fandom Humanity has never had access to information on the scale available today. With a few taps, we can find scientific discoveries, historical records, news and opinions from almost anywhere in the world. Yet having more information does not necessarily mean becoming wiser about how to use it. Isaac Asimov captured this tension in … Read more

‘I’ve tried everything else’: Indian-origin Canadian man finds long-lost maternal family after turning to AI

‘I’ve tried everything else’: Indian-origin Canadian man finds long-lost maternal family after turning to AI

Growing up in Amritsar in the 1960s, Singh had heard whispers that the woman he believed was his mother was not his biological mother at all. His grandmother, whom he knew as the person who raised him, was in fact his paternal grandmother. The truth about his birth remained largely a family secret. At eight, … Read more

Weaker rupee may push foreign assets above FAST-DS Rs 1 crore limit: Taxpayers could lose the disclosure window which allows lower 60% tax outgo and face a steeper income tax bill

Weaker rupee may push foreign assets above FAST-DS Rs 1 crore limit: Taxpayers could lose the disclosure window which allows lower 60% tax outgo and face a steeper income tax bill

Since the tax payable through an updated return could be higher, an assessee may potentially save Rs 30-40 lakh. Income tax alert! If you have foreign assets then you need to be mindful of the negative impact on your tax outgo that the recent decline in rupee’s value versus the US dollar could have had.The … Read more