NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a series of austerity measures in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for fuel conservation and energy efficiency amid global uncertainty and rising concerns over fuel dependence.As part of the measures, the Delhi government has reduced the official petrol and diesel quota for officers’…
Sam Altman and Satya Nadella For years, OpenAI‘s biggest financial backer was also its biggest constraint. That changed Monday. OpenAI and Microsoft announced a revised partnership that ends Microsoft’s exclusive license to OpenAI’s technology—the same technology Microsoft had been backing since 2019, to the tune of $13 billion. The new deal allows OpenAI to sell…
A recent study shows that urban tree canopies play a crucial role in combating the ‘Urban Heat Island’ (UHI) effect. They cut the temperature gap between cities and rural areas by almost half. Trees offer shade and cool the air through a process called transpiration, lowering summer air temperature by a population-weighted mean of 0.15…
Stock Market Closing: The Indian stock market saw robust buying on the very first day of the new financial year, Wednesday, April 1, with both the Sensex and Nifty 50 climbing nearly 2 per cent each, in line with positive global cues. The BSE Sensex, after hitting an intraday high of 73,964.58, ended the session…
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: For the bulls, holding on to 23,000 on the downside for the Nifty will be key to preventing the index from declining further to levels of 22,700. On the upside, the index will first aim to cross the 23,250 – 23,300 zone before attempting to retest the 23,500…
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay (Image credits: TOI Chennai) NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay on Sunday assumed office as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu and delivered his first address, calling his government “a new beginning” and promising secular and social justice governance after sweeping to power in the…
Several senior Catholic leaders in Spain have sharply criticised the euthanasia of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo, calling it a reflection of societal failure and raising concerns over the country’s right-to-die law.“We have all failed as a society,” Jose Mazuelos Perez, Bishop of the Canary Islands, was quoted as saying by EuroNews. ‘Culture of death’: Bishops question…
The president writes that hostilities “have terminated” because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation. Source link
Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest ever footballers in the world, has begun preparations for what could be the most important tournament of his career, joining Portugal’s training camp ahead of their FIFA World Cup opener on June 17. The Portuguese star shared his excitement on social media, posting…
CBSE warns teachers against sharing misleading evaluation information online as disciplinary actions loom NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday issued a strict advisory to teachers involved in the evaluation of Class X and Class XII answer scripts. The warning comes after reports that some evaluators were posting opinions and experiences…
