39+ min ago (187+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 05:03 pm IST - HYDERABAD Geranium leaf waste " both from pre and post oil extraction " which is a mostly discarded byproduct, can be upcycled into a value-added material to rejuvenate soils and enhance plant growth, a multi-disciplinary team from University of Hyderabad has found. The research was carried out by the Schools of Life Sciences and Engineering Sciences and Technology and led by senior professors in respective departments Appa Rao Podile and V.V.S.S. Srikanth. The research was recently published in Biomass and Bioenergy journal. According to the team, a process was designed to transform Geranium plant material into biochar " a carbon-rich product that improves soil and stores carbon. And tests showed that biochar contained about 65% carbon and useful minerals, giving it strong soil-boosting qualities. When added to soil, it helped Rosemary plants grow better. The process is low-cost and energy-efficient, making…...

55+ min ago (389+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 04:47 pm IST - NEW DELHI What began as a modest effort to introduce premium economy seats on Emirates aircraft evolved into the world's largest fully in-house makeover programme for its entire fleet of over 260 aircraft costing $5 billion as globally airlines, faced with delays in supply of aircraft post COVID -19, poured money into refreshing ageing jets to ensure passenger loyalty and satisfaction. Emirates announced last week that the second phase of this initiative, covering 111 aircraft, is scheduled to commence next August." As everything was being done in house and for the first time, another challenge was removing entire rows of seats and taking them out of the aircraft. The engineering team of 350 members working on the projects were assembled from scratch so everything being tried out was new to everybody. "No one had ever tried to do this before, so…...

57+ min ago (173+ words) KIMS Hospital in Hyderabad unveils an AI-driven early warning system for continuous patient monitoring and timely medical interventions. KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad, has launched an Artificial Intelligence-powered early warning system designed to provide continuous assessment of how in-patients respond to treatment.The platform enables round-the-clock remote monitoring of all vital patient parameters through wireless wearable devices Any fluctuation in a patient's condition is detected instantly and triggers real-time alerts to the clinical teams This allows doctors to coordinate immediately with nursing staff and deliver timely interventions, as per a press release.Bhaskar Rao, chairman and managing director of KIMS Group of Hospitals, said that the hospital has consistently adopted cutting-edge medical technologies, including augmented-reality-assisted neurosurgery, advanced imaging systems, AI-based diagnostic tools and digital platforms aimed at improving patient experience "The new AI-enabled monitoring system allows clinicians to observe patient conditions continuously…...

57+ min ago (157+ words) NSS Unit 1 of RIPER concludes a successful seven-day camp at Chiyyedu ZP High School, promoting Sustainable Development Goals. Published - November 25, 2025 04:45 pm IST - ANANTAPUR A seven-day NSS Special Camp by NSS Unit 1 of Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER), Anantapur was held at ZP High School in Chiyyedu village The camp promoted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through diverse activities involving students and the community. The programme was coordinated by NSS Programme Officer B Nagashubha and NSS Coordinator S. Sharada (JNTUA), with support from RIPER Principal Y. Padmanabha Reddy and vice principal Ravindra Reddy, a release by RIPER said. NSS student president M. Kiran Sai and secretary Mahesh, along with a team of volunteers, played an active role in making the camp a success. State NSS Officer M. Sudhakar appreciated and congratulated the entire RIPER NSS Unit 1 team for their outstanding contribution to social…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (645+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 11:33 am IST - Manchester Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 on Monday (November 24, 2025) to slow the home team's recent revival in a Premier League game that will be remembered for an early red card shown to Everton's Idrissa Gueye for striking teammate Michael Keane. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored with a superb strike in the 29th minute, after which Everton was forced to defend its lead. United dominated the visiting 10 men in a one-sided second half but couldn't find a way past England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. "They were the better team, with 11 players or 10," United coach Ruben Amorim said. "I felt from the first minute that we were not there with the same intensity so they deserve the win. If they have 10, let's push the opponent to the final third. We need to be near on the transition. We needed to be focused. We…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (711+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 11:30 am IST - BENGALURU Pancreatic cancers are aggressive and deadly, with high rates of metastasis and poor prognosis. The tumour environment is also hypoxic: the cells rapidly divide and thrive in very low oxygen conditions. Now, IIT-Bombay researchers have shown that the hypoxia ends up enhancing the cells" metastatic behavior. By affecting the cells" plasma membrane lipids, hypoxic conditions can help the cells migrate more." "The membrane is not just something that is covering the cell and keeping everything that should be inside, inside, and everything that should be outside, outside," said BITS Pilani biophysicist Sudipta Maiti, who wasn"t involved in the work. "It is also the cell"s window to the outside world." When Dr. Kapoor and her student initially realised that hypoxia caused the PANC-1 cells to migrate faster, they decided to check how the membrane…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (440+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 04:23 pm IST - New Delhi President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) said that the tax collection should be a smooth process with minimum discomfort to the taxpayer. Addressing the officer trainees of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes), at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Murmu asked them to create systems that are transparent, accountable, and technology-driven. "This is the revenue that funds infrastructure, education, health, and social welfare. You are, therefore, active participants in India's nation-building process. But, the tax collection should be a smooth process with minimum discomfort to the taxpayer," President Murmu said. "Please remember what Chanakya in the Arthashastra said about tax collection " "a Government should collect taxes like a honeybee, which collects just the right amount of honey from the flower so that both can survive'," President Murmu said while addressing them. President Murmu said…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (294+ words) Amazon.com said on Monday it would invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and supercomputing capabilities for Amazon Web Services U.S. government customers, in one of the largest cloud infrastructure commitments targeted at the public sector. The project, expected to break ground in 2026, will add nearly 1.3 gigawatts of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing capacity across AWS Top Secret, AWS Secret and AWS GovCloud regions by building data centers equipped with advanced compute and networking technologies. AWS cloud regions for U.S. government are based on increasing levels of data sensitivity. The cloud unit currently serves more than 11,000 U.S. government agencies. Tech companies, including OpenAI, Alphabet and Microsoft, are pouring billions of dollars to develop AI infrastructure, boosting demand for computing power required to support the services. One gigawatt of computing power is roughly enough to power about 750,000 U.S. households on average. "This investment removes…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (442+ words) More investment left the country than entered it for the second month in a row in September, with latest data from the Reserve Bank of India showing net foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at -$2.4 billion. In other words, the sum of money repatriated out of the country by foreign companies here, and invested abroad by Indian companies, was $2.4 billion more than the foreign investment entering India in September 2025, an analysis of the data by The Hindu showed. Also Read | Government to table Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100% in Winter session of Parliament The data shows that gross FDI coming into India stood at $6.6 billion in September 2025, about 4.3% higher than in September last year. In fact, this amount was 9.1% higher than it was in August. However, these relatively strong inflows were outpaced by the outflows, particularly when it…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (283+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 04:03 pm IST - KOLLAM Ahead of National Milk Day (on November 26), Milma has expanded its product line with five new items, including Samridhi ghee, Milma Plus flavoured milk in can, ghee halwa, kanthari buttermilk, and banana burfi. Milma chairperson K.S. Mani said at a press meet in Kollam on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) that these introductions are a key part of the strategy to reposition Milma as an international brand, aiming to compete with multinational companies by using attractive, world-class packaging while maintaining product quality. "Milma has successfully standardised the quality, quantity, packaging, and pricing of its products across all its three regional unions," he said. The newly launched Samrudhi ghee from Milma comes in premium matka glass bottles. It comes in 500 ml and 1,000 ml bottles, priced at "480 and "900 respectively. Samrudhi ghee will be available at super markets, and consumers can also…...