In a significant move towards mineral security and green technology advancement, India’s Union Cabinet has approved the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM). This strategic initiative comes at a crucial time when global competition for critical minerals is intensifying. Mission Overview The NCMM comes with a substantial financial commitment of ₹34,300 crore spread over seven years, … Read more
China is making waves across the globe with groundbreaking advancements in technology, energy, and economic strategy. From smashing nuclear fusion records to launching space-based solar farms and unveiling a 504-qubit quantum computer, the nation is cementing its position as a global innovation powerhouse. But what do these breakthroughs mean for the future of energy, computing, … Read more
For years, OpenAI has dominated the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape with its powerful language models like ChatGPT. However, a new contender has emerged from China, shaking up the AI world—DeepSeek. Developed by a Hangzhou-based research lab with significantly lower costs than its Western counterparts, DeepSeek is proving to be a formidable challenger to OpenAI, Google’s … Read more
Imagine a world where your smartphone can store ten times more data, or where computers run faster and more efficiently than ever before. Sounds like science fiction, right? Well, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery in physics, this might soon become a reality. Meet altermagnetism—the third type of magnetism that’s shaking up the scientific world and has … Read more
“Invisible threats lurk in every breath we take and meal we eat – arsenic in rice, microplastics in water, pharmaceuticals in soil. But groundbreaking research reveals a surprising defender: selenium. A new University of Córdoba study shows how this essential mineral could be our best weapon against pollution’s terrifying ‘group effect’.” “The Silent Epidemic: Why … Read more
The The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic timepiece maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been set closer to midnight than ever before in its history. Currently, it stands at 89 seconds to midnight, a mere second closer than last year and the closest it has been since its creation in 1947. This symbolic … Read more
