September 24, 2026

Western Australia sank 60 ten-tonne concrete fish boxes across two artificial reefs; three years later more than 60 fish species were recorded, up from about 12

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Representative Image (AI-generated) A barren stretch of seafloor can look empty from above, but dropping the right structures onto it can quickly change what lives beneath the surface. That is what happened off Western Australia’s south-west coast after purpose-built artificial reefs were installed at Bunbury and Dunsborough in 2013. The projects used 30 concrete “Fish…

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MDR on person-to-merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000: Who pays and what changes for you? FAQs answered

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MDR applicability is determined by overall merchant account categorisation. A Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% will be applicable on person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 from October 15, 2026, as per the latest notification from NPCI. It is important to note that person-to-person transactions will continue to be free with no MDR applicable.Merchant Discount…

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Afghanistan 0/0 in 0.0 Overs

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India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 2nd T20I: India will look to seal the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan when the two teams meet in the second game on Tuesday. India returned to T20I cricket with a dominant seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the series opener on Sunday. But captain Shreyas Iyer will have one major…

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A 22-year-old Kenyan engineer built 3D-printed robotic hands from recycled plastic; she now translates teachers’ voices into sign language for deaf children |

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A 22-year-old Kenyan engineer has developed robotic hands designed to help deaf children follow classroom lessons by converting teachers’ spoken words into sign language in real time. Norah Kimathi, co-founder of Nairobi-based startup ZeroBionic, developed the technology to address communication barriers faced by deaf students, particularly when learning science, mathematics and other STEM subjects. The…

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Oracle layoffs: Employees receive ‘6am job cuts’ email from “Oracle leadership” again, saying: We are sharing some…

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Oracle layoffs: Employees get the 6am email again Oracle began cutting jobs again on September 14, and the people affected found out in almost exactly the sequence they did in March. Federated logins stopped working at around 4am Eastern. Slack sessions dropped out in a rolling wave between 5am and 5.30am. Badges failed at office…

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21-year wait over: Matt Renshaw hits Australia’s first ODI century against Zimbabwe since 2004 | Cricket News

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Matt Renshaw (Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket) Australia batter Matt Renshaw scored his maiden ODI century on Tuesday in the first match of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.Renshaw scored 109 as Australia posted 294 in the series opener. His century was the first by an Australian against Zimbabwe since Michael Clarke…

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