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St Aloysius University Records 32 Bird Species During Campus Bird Count 2026
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (279+ words) Mangaluru: St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) successfully conducted the Campus Bird Count 2026 from February 13 to 16 as part of the nationwide Great Backyard Bird Count organised by Bird Count India in collaboration with eBird. The four-day biodiversity survey documented 32 bird…...
Rishi Sunak jokes about Delhi traffic at AI summit
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (251+ words) Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sparked laughter at a joint session at the British High Commission by humorously blaming Delhi's traffic for his slight delay, turning a routine remark into a viral moment. Opening his address, Sunak apologised for…...
Roads, power lines killing lion-tailed macaques in Valparai
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (199+ words) Road accidents and electrocution have accounted for nearly two-thirds of the 68 recorded deaths of the endangered Lion-tailed macaque on the Valparai Plateau over the past five years, according to a study by the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF). Alarmingly, 79% of the…...
India to host AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from Monday
1+ week, 1+ day ago (769+ words) New Delhi: India is set to host the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026 from Monday, positioning itself at the centre of global conversations on inclusive, responsible and resilient artificial intelligence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo…...
India’s first 8-qubit quantum computer lands in city
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) In a landmark moment for India's deep-tech ambitions, the country's first commercially available 8-qubit superconducting quantum computer will soon be installed at a private university in Bengaluru. The system is being deployed through a partnership between Bengaluru-based quantum computing firm…...
Bengaluru cements global lead in chip design with major announcements
1+ week, 3+ day ago (262+ words) Bengaluru has taken a decisive step towards becoming India's semiconductor capital, with four major announcements in a single week reinforcing its dominance in global chip design. On February 7, US tech giants Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, along with India's Zetwerk Electronics…...
Bengaluru techie builds AI to master wedding buffets
1+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) A 27-year-old tech professional from Panathur has turned a common Indian wedding dilemma into an AI-powered solution. His tool, called BuffetGPT, scans buffet spreads and creates a personalised "game plan" for diners. Pankaj Tanwar shared the idea on X last…...
Real-World Examples of AI Decision Making
1+ week, 5+ day ago (460+ words) Rather than simply reporting what happened, modern AI systems analyze pattern recognition, scenario exploration, and suggest possible actions. In many instances, they even automate decisions that were once entirely dependent on human judgment. Looking at real applications is the best…...
Plant ‘mothers’ pass climate cues to seeds, study reveals
1+ week, 6+ day ago (333+ words) Plants, much like humans, rely on maternal guidance to navigate early life challenges, according to new research that reveals how mother plants pass environmental information to their developing seeds. A study by scientists at the John Innes Centre and the…...
Severe drought leaves over 2 million facing hunger in Kenya
1+ week, 6+ day ago (247+ words) Drought conditions have pushed more than two million people towards hunger in parts of Kenya, with cattle-keeping communities in the country's northeast among the worst affected, according to the United Nations and humanitarian agencies. Images of emaciated cattle near Kenya's…...