October 20, 2026

Meet Ananya Nagendra, the 18-year-old Texas student who built an ant-based digester for landfill food waste; tests found her prototype was about 83% efficient

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Ananya Nagendra, the 18-year-old Texas student (Image Credit: Society For Science) Food waste is usually thought of as a problem that begins in the kitchen and ends in a garbage bin. But once that waste reaches a landfill, it can create another environmental problem: methane. Ananya Gulur Nagendra, an 18-year-old student from Plano, Texas, wondered…

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Before Concepts of Physics became every JEE student’s bible, IIT Kanpur professor H.C. Verma solved a bigger problem

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Millions solved his physics problems, but few know why H.C. Verma wrote Concepts of Physics. (Photo: X post) For generations of Indian students, cracking JEE or NEET has often begun with two words printed on the cover of a book: Concepts of Physics.Long before online lectures, coaching apps and AI-powered study tools became common, students…

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Dhanush to pair up with ‘Dhurandhar’s Sara Arjun in ‘D56’; 22-year age gap creates discussion in Kollywood | Tamil Movie News

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Dhanush is reportedly set to star opposite Sara Arjun in his upcoming film, tentatively titled ‘D56’. This pairing has sparked considerable discussion in Kollywood due to the significant 22-year age gap between the 42-year-old actor and the 20-year-old actress. Sara, who gained fame as a child artist, previously led the Bollywood hit ‘Dhurandhar’. Actor Dhanush…

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Stop the risk at its source

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Money pipelines (insurers, banks and asset managers) play a critical role in channelizing money. If we must decarbonise our planet, mitigate pollution and bio-diversity loss, these pipelines ought to be urgently re-laid. Let’s look at three recent stories: Bank of England (BoE) raises the bar for Climate Risk Management expectations from banks and insurers. Three…

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Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz break down as Afghanistan bids emotional farewell to Shapoor Zadran | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: There were tears, and heartbreaking scenes as Afghanistan cricket bid an emotional farewell to former fast bowler Shapoor Zadran. Star spinner Rashid Khan, wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and several other Afghanistan cricketers were seen breaking down while paying their final respects to their former teammate, whose death has left the country’s cricket…

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