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SECTOR | 29 Jun 2025

World's first silicon-free computer proves potential for future replacement

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Researchers have built a computer from scratch without silicon, a "milestone" in showing that it is possible to one day replace the material that fuelled the bulk of technology advancements over the past half a century, by making devices smaller and faster. Built at a nanofabrication unit at The Pennsylvania State University in the US, the research team has demonstrated the successful working of the world's first CMOS computer made using two-dimensional materials, which are paper-thin, but at the nano-level. It is described in a paper in the journal Nature. 'Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor', or CMOS, is widely used in designing electronic circuits. It consumes low power and accommodates more components. The development is acknowledged as pioneering and a starting point in creating not just alternatives to silicon, but a roadmap for a new generation of still smaller, more flexible electronics. Saptarshi Das, professor of engineering science and mechanics at the The Pennsylva

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Business Line | 29 Jun 2025

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SECTOR | 29 Jun 2025

Light rain in parts of Delhi brings slight respite from hot, humid weather

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Parts of the national capital, including Vasant Kunj, Malviya Nagar and Tughlakabad received light rainfall on Sunday morning, bringing a slight respite from the hot and humid weather. The minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 26.8 degrees Celsius, 1.1 notch below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). At around 11 am, areas like Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mehrauli, Tughlakabad, Chhattarpur, IGNOU, Aya Nagar, and Deramandi witnessed light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, the weather department said. The humidity level at 8.30 am was 75 per cent. A yellow alert has been issued for the city with the IMD forcasting generally cloudy sky with moderate rain and thunderstorms for today. The maximum temperature expected to settle around 35 degrees Celsius. Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "satisfactory" category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 85 at 9 am, as per the Centr

Education

SECTOR | 28 Jun 2025

Language row a distraction from core issues, says Prithviraj Chavan

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Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has alleged that a controversy over the 'imposition' of Hindi language in Maharashtra was being created to divert people's attention from core issues and underlined the need to improve the quality of education. Claiming a drastic cut in the budgetary allocation for education, the former Maharashtra chief minister said the focus should be on providing quality education to students and strengthening infrastructure in the educational sector. "The budgetary allocation on education should be increased. The controversies over English and the imposition of Hindi are irrelevant and being created to divert focus from the core issues," Chavan told reporters in Kolhapur on Friday. The former Union minister claimed 41 per cent of posts of teachers in IITs are lying vacant in Maharashtra. "Similarly, 70 per cent of vacancies in agriculture universities are not filled," he said. The language row erupted after the state government last week issued an amend

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SECTOR | 27 Jun 2025

Apollo MedSkills teams up withUzbekistan'sZarmed University

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Through this collaboration, Apollo MedSkills will provide experienced Indian teaching faculty to teach MBBS courses in English medium to Indian students enrolled exclusively throughZAAP MBBS programat Zarmed University's campuses

Education

SECTOR | 27 Jun 2025

Training, keeping supply chain data secure behind success of 'circular start-ups': IIM Lucknow report

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Circular start-ups are businesses that are designed from the start to reduce waste, reuse materials and make efficient use of natural resources

Training, secure supply chains key to success of circular startups: Report

Business Standard | 27 Jun 2025

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SECTOR | 27 Jun 2025

Marik Institute of NIMS University: Redefining the Future with Futuristic and Advanced Labs

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Education

SECTOR | 26 Jun 2025

DU panel's decision to drop PG papers on Islam, Pakistan, China sparks row

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A Delhi University panel's decision to drop proposed postgraduate Political Science papers on Islam, Pakistan, and China has failed to find consensus among the members. While some called it ideological censorship, those who supported the decision termed it a step towards making the syllabus "India-centric" and free from bias. In its meeting on Wednesday, DU's Standing Committee for Academic Matters directed the removal of four elective papers -- Islam and International Relations, Pakistan and the World, China's Role in the Contemporary World, and State and Society in Pakistan. A fifth paper, Religious Nationalism and Political Violence, will be reviewed in the next meeting on July 1. Opposing the decision, committee member Professor Monami Sinha said such changes undermine critical thinking and reflect a push to dilute controversial but academically relevant content. "We argued that it is imperative to study Pakistan and China in detail. Ignoring these geopolitical realities would

Education

SECTOR | 25 Jun 2025

Tensions at Kerala Univ as SFI demands removal of Bharat Mata portrait

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Tension prevailed at the Kerala University Senate campus here on Wednesday over the display of a portrait of Bharat Mata as part of a private function attended by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the students' wing of the ruling CPI(M), engaged in a war of words with the organisers of the event, Padmanabha Seva Samithi, and police, demanding to remove the portrait from the senate hall. However, the organisers, a pro-right wing outfit, said they would not remove the Bharat Mata portrait from the stage as part of the event as they booked the hall after meeting all necessary procedures. SFI leaders and university syndicate members, however, made it clear that they would not allow the programme to be held if the portrait was not removed from there, triggering tense moments on the campus. Notwithstanding the tense situation, the governor reached the campus and attended the event. Besides the SFI activists, the workers of the...

Education

SECTOR | 25 Jun 2025

IIT Madras-incubated Sthyr Energy raises funding to advance long-duration energy storage

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Sthyr Energy is developing a mechanically rechargeable Zinc-Air battery system specifically designed for seasonal energy storage, fossil-free peaker plant replacement

Education

SECTOR | 25 Jun 2025

KIIT debuts in QS World University Rankings 2026, tops among private universities in Odisha

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KIIT also secured the 55th position in the QS Asia University Rankings

AP Cabinet decides to acquire more land for Amaravati capital project

Business Line | 24 Jun 2025