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Panaji: Plans are afoot to study the impact made by women who are elected at the panchayat and municipal levels in Goa, as part of a wider research exercise commissioned by the National Commission for Women (NCW) covering Goa, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.The study seeks to specifically investigate the…
Some of the unhappiest jobs are also some of the loneliest, according to an 85‑year‑long study led by Harvard researchers. While it’s hard to pin down any single job title as the “most miserable,” the researchers have found that certain job features seem to reliably wear people down – especially when work feels emotionally isolating….
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has once again topped global popularity charts, securing 68% approval rating in the latest Morning Consult survey, reaffirming his position as the world’s most popular democratic leader.The US-based data analytics firm said 26% of respondents disapproved of Modi’s leadership, while 6% remained undecided. The ratings are based on a trailing…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi remained the world’s most polluted capital city for the eighth consecutive year, according to the World Air Quality Report 2025, released on Tuesday by Swiss firm IQAir.The city recorded an annual PM2.5 concentration of 82.2 micrograms per cubic metre, nearly 16.4 times the WHO’s safe limit of five micrograms per cubic…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a review meeting with senior defence officials to take stock of the situation due to the West Asia crisis and said there was need to learn lessons from the conflict to improve the country’s defence preparedness.Rajnath was briefed on the global and regional security scenario, the…
Palaeontologists have historically used the ‘one ring per year’ rule to determine the age of ancient animal life forms, similar to counting tree rings to determine tree age; however, discoveries regarding the growth of present-day reptiles may create great change in how to calculate the ages of ancient reptiles. Researchers measured the growth rates of…
The UK Home Office has announced an “emergency brake” on certain visa routes for nationals from four countries following what officials described as widespread abuse of legal visa pathways to claim asylum. Under the new measure, the UK government will end sponsored study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan, while skilled worker…
Canada has announced a new scholarship program worth up to $100 million to support Indian students. The funding is part of a new education and talent partnership between Canada and India.The announcement was made last week during official talks between the two countries. The scholarship program is included under a plan called the Canada–India Talent…
Ancient history often feels distant and abstract, reduced to fossil fragments and textbook timelines. Yet every so often, a scientific discovery makes the past feel unexpectedly personal. A new Neanderthal DNA study has done just that. Researchers analysing ancient genomes now suggest there may have been a clear partner preference when modern humans and Neanderthals…
NEW DELHI: Almost all states have reaped a bounty after implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) with their own tax revenue efforts getting a major boost.A decadal study by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on the implementation of GST and its impact on the own tax revenue of states showed that the average…
