Why Maharashtra has seen 24 tremors in 18 days; what experts are studying

Maharashtra experienced an earthquake swarm with over twenty tremors recorded recently (Representative image) NASHIK/PALGHAR: Maharashtra has recorded at least 24 tremors across Nashik and Palghar districts between July 25 and August 12, part of what seismologists are calling an “earthquake swarm” — a cluster of shallow, low-to-moderate quakes without a single dominant mainshock.The activity began…

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Bengaluru engineer Gaurav Sen has built an AI system that spots potholes and tracks who must fix them, here’s the complete story

A Bengaluru engineer has developed a technology-driven system that uses AI, dashcam footage, GPS and vehicle sensors to detect potholes and identify the contractors responsible for damaged roads. A sudden jolt on a Bengaluru road is usually enough to tell a motorist that another pothole has entered the journey. But instead of simply driving past…

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In 1980, a New Zealand lighthouse keeper stayed after automation ended his job; he later helped lead a restoration effort that planted 283,000 native trees

Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse | Wikimedia Commons Ray Walter arrived on New Zealand’s Tiritiri Matangi Island as a lighthouse keeper in 1980, when the job was already approaching its end. The country was automating its lighthouses, and in 1984 Walter’s position disappeared when the Tiritiri Matangi light was automated. He did not leave the island. Instead,…

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KFC outlet in Mangaluru sealed after surprise raid

Food safety officials inspected a KFC outlet in Mangaluru after a customer reported spoiled chicken. MANGALURU: Food safety officials conducted a surprise inspection at a KFC outlet in Mangaluru after a customer complained of receiving spoiled, foul-smelling chicken ordered online.The inspection was carried out at the KFC outlet at City Centre on KS Rao Road…

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In 1997, a New Zealand teacher began planting a windswept coastal paddock with Year 9 students; 29 years later, 12,425 plants have turned it into native habitat

Since 1997, Year 9 students have returned four times a year to plant native shrubs and trees (Photo: Facebook/Buller school) A coastal area in New Zealand that was once bare pasture and windswept grassland has been transformed after 29 years of planting by school students. Since 1997, generations of Buller High School students led by…

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Whose War Is It?

Both Iran and Ukraine show war is still old people talking & young men dying  The long time the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has spent at sea has shown not only how difficult it is to manage long wars, but also how hard war can be for the people fighting it. The Lincoln…

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