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National
Tragedy Strikes: Factory Explosion Claims Lives in Kakinada
A devastating explosion at a factory in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, has resulted in significant loss of life, prompting expressions of grief from the Prime Minister. The tragic incident, which…
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Third Convocation Ceremony Celebrates Agricultural Achievements
The Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Jhansi hosted its Third Convocation Ceremony with great enthusiasm, marking a momentous occasion for graduates and the institution. Union Minister for Agriculture…
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NITI Aayog Transforms Governance with AI at Frontier 50 Workshop
NITI Aayog held the Frontier 50 Workshop on February 27, 2026, marking a pivotal transition from traditional digital governance to intelligent AI-enabled governance in public policy. The event was attended…
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India Celebrates National Science Day with a Nod to Innovation
On National Science Day, the nation comes together to honor the spirit of research and innovation that propels India into the future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the significance of…
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How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy
A growing number of new housing developments feature a little known but powerful bit of tech: smart rainwater tanks. That’s where the rainwater tank next to each house is fitted…
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Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers. We need new ways to protect them
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third largest river, the Yangtze, to dry up. The impacts for hydropower, shipping and industry…
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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science
Scientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and number crunchers. They are also storytellers, placing data within a broader scientific and societal context. How they tell these stories matters. In our…
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Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios — and the research backs them up
Since nursing contract negotiations heated up in January 2026 at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh and at UPMC Altoona, the debate shifted from standard wage disputes to a more fundamental…
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How protecting wilderness could mean purposefully tending it, not just leaving it alone
More than 110 million acres of land across the U.S. are protected in 806 federally designated wilderness areas – together an area slightly larger than the state of California. For…
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Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s
Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies? The Earth…
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Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma
John Davidson, whose life inspired the award-winning biopic “I Swear,” involuntarily shouted a racial slur during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo’s speech at the BAFTA film awards in London…
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Victorian public school teachers want a 4-day week trial. What could this mean for schools?
When we think about jobs you can do from home, you may not immediately picture a school teacher. But as Victoria debates a new right to work from home, the…
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How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars – and it’s working
Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme has been in place for just seven months. But the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard has already created a new, tradeable carbon currency applying just to…
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A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
When we look up at the night sky and see a satellite glide past, we might not consider climate change or the ozone layer. Space may feel separate from the…
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Fewer new moms are dying in Colorado – naloxone might be one reason why
In Colorado, from 2016 to 2020, 33 women who were pregnant or had recently given birth died from accidental overdoses. That’s more than died from traditional obstetric complications like infection,…
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