Petrol export levy cut to nil, diesel and ATF duties retained The government has scrapped the export levy on petrol for the next fortnight while continuing to charge duties on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to a ministry of finance notification issued on Friday.The revised rates will take effect from August 15, with … Read more
Meet ‘MOXIE’, a small Nasa device that for the first time made oxygen from the Martian atmosphere (Image: AI Generated) For the first time, a machine made by humans produced oxygen on the surface of another planet. It did not happen inside a futuristic Mars base or through the work of astronauts in bulky spacesuits. … Read more
Meet ‘MOXIE’, a small Nasa device that for the first time made oxygen from the Martian atmosphere (Image: AI Generated) For the first time, a machine made by humans produced oxygen on the surface of another planet. It did not happen inside a futuristic Mars base or through the work of astronauts in bulky spacesuits. … Read more
Fyodor Dostoevsky on life’s true purpose: “The mystery of human existence lies…” Fyodor Dostoevsky was one of the most prominent Russian writers and philosophers who investigated the mysteries of the human soul, morality, relationships, love, suffering, and faith. Moreover, many of his ideas and questions were deep enough to still resonate with people in the … Read more
Fyodor Dostoevsky on life’s true purpose: “The mystery of human existence lies…” Fyodor Dostoevsky was one of the most prominent Russian writers and philosophers who investigated the mysteries of the human soul, morality, relationships, love, suffering, and faith. Moreover, many of his ideas and questions were deep enough to still resonate with people in the … Read more
The report refers to a US Commerce Department estimate that goods worth $67 billion were transshipped through India, Mexico and Vietnam in 2025. (AP photo) A new US report has alleged that India is among 40 countries that are helping China evade Trump’s tariffs with the help of a shadow trans-shipment network. The White House … Read more
The report refers to a US Commerce Department estimate that goods worth $67 billion were transshipped through India, Mexico and Vietnam in 2025. (AP photo) A new US report has alleged that India is among 40 countries that are helping China evade Trump’s tariffs with the help of a shadow trans-shipment network. The White House … Read more
Anusha Arora, a 15-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has won $50,000 at Regeneron ISEF 2026 for Harmony, an AI-powered music therapy platform. Anusha Arora, a 15-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has won the inaugural F. Thomson Leighton and Bonnie Berger Family Prize for STEM Excellence at Regeneron ISEF 2026 after developing an AI-powered music therapy … Read more
Anusha Arora, a 15-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has won $50,000 at Regeneron ISEF 2026 for Harmony, an AI-powered music therapy platform. Anusha Arora, a 15-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has won the inaugural F. Thomson Leighton and Bonnie Berger Family Prize for STEM Excellence at Regeneron ISEF 2026 after developing an AI-powered music therapy … Read more
Breeding scheme to produce backcross males and (b) possible inheritance patterns of self-sacrificial mating traits. Credit: Biology Letters (2026) Male Australian redback spiders perform an acrobatic somersault during mating that sends their abdomen directly toward the female’s fangs. Scientists have now found that this deadly self-sacrifice behavior comes from a surprisingly simple genetic region.In a … Read more