A proposed 330-megawatt AI data centre in California promised not to use Colorado River water. Now it wants 260 million gallons a year | World News

The AI boom is spreading data centres across the world faster than most tech projects. These AI lifelines work on two important resources, water and electricity, which they use from the areas they are located in. Often this leads to a fight between the locals and the tech giant owning the data centre since resources…

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In the 1930s, America planted 220 million trees across Dust Bowl farmland; decades later, thousands of km of shelterbelts still protected farms and wildlife

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers plant willow sprouts in the 1930s as part of large-scale conservation efforts to restore drought-stricken lands and reduce soil erosion during the Dust Bowl era. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the 1930s, the Dust Bowl hit America’s Great Plains and was caused by more than drought alone. Years of intensive…

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Pakistan field six players in five-a-side hockey game, hand India edge in embarrassing blunder | Hockey News

Photo credit: X/@TheHockeyIndia Pakistan’s hockey team management found itself under scrutiny after the side was penalised for fielding six players instead of the permitted five during its five-a-side international match against India in Muscat, Oman.The incident took place on Friday shortly after the match began, when the umpires noticed Pakistan had six players on the…

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Kayalvizhi, ex-Union minister MK Alagiri’s daughter, booked for slapping SBI branch manager in Chennai | Chennai News

Kayalvizhi visited the bank branch on July 20, got into an argument with the branch manager and slapped him on the cheek. CHENNAI: The Adyar police in Chennai registered a case against Kayalvizhi Alagiri, daughter of former Union minister M K Alagiri and granddaughter of late Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, on charges of…

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‘When is Punjab education minister resigning?’: Actress Shweta Tiwari asks CJP after Dharmendra Pradhan’s exit | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Actress Shweta Tiwari on Saturday reacted to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation by questioning the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) next move, asking, “When is the Punjab Education Minister resigning?”Taking to the stories section of her Instagram account, Tiwari shared a video of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and questioned the outfit’s next course…

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Who is Pralhad Joshi? 5-time MP who takes charge of education ministry after Dharmendra Pradhan’s exit | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday was given additional charge of the Ministry of Education after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation from the Union Council of Ministers.Pradhan stepped down following weeks of nationwide student-led protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and examination irregularities.Who is Pralhad Joshi? Pralhad Joshi is a…

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‘Hum jeet gaye’: Joy, tears, celebratory chants echo at Jantar Mantar as Dharmendra Pradhan resigns, protest withdrawn | Delhi News

As celebrations continued, authorities supervised the peaceful winding down of the protest, urging demonstrators to disperse calmly NEW DELHI: Jubilant scenes unfolded at Jantar Mantar on Saturday as chants of “Hum Jeet Gaye” (We have won) echoed through the protest site after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following weeks of demonstrations over alleged examination…

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Pralhad Joshi named new education minister after Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan’s resignation | India News

Pralhad Joshi named new education minister after Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan’s resignation NEW DELHI: BJP leader Pralhad Joshi on Saturday was appointed as the new Union education minister, hours after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.Pradhan resigned taking moral responsibility for the NEET-UG paper leak controversy that triggered weeks of nationwide student protests. His resignation was accepted by…

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‘Energy here is truly crazy’: Nisarga Adhikary, who flagged CBSE OSM flaws, joins CJP’s Jantar Mantar protest | Delhi News

Cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary joined the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, expressing support after meeting party leaders Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Nisarga Adhikary, the 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher whose disclosures about vulnerabilities in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) portal drew national attention earlier this year, joined the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP)…

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