Nadal beats Sinner to storm into French Open semi-finals

The Spaniard, also looking to match Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, was stretched by the 19-year-old Sinner as he set up a clash with Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who beat him in the Italian Open quarter-finals last month. The 34-year-old Nadal’s 97 previous victories at Roland Garros made the difference in … Read more

QUAD meet: Leaders express commitment to rule-based world order and inclusive Indo-Pacific

The Second India-Australia-Japan-USA Ministerial Meeting underscored the collective visions of the quad on maintaining a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific. External Affairs Minister S Jaishakar was leading the Indian Delegation in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue known as QUAD. The meeting which was being hosted by Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was also attended by US … Read more

Bangladesh: Protests erupt against rape in Noakhali

In Dhaka, there was a scuffle between the police and the protestors in the Shahbag area on Tuesday. Student leaders claimed that five students were injured in police action during the protest. However, police claimed that students broke the barricade which led to clashes. Protestors demanded death to the culprits and effective steps by the … Read more

Nominations invited for National Awards for Science & Technology Communication

The National Council for Science & Technology Communications (NCSTC) Division of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India, has invited nominations for National Awards 2020 for Science & Technology Communication to recognize outstanding work in communication of science and technology. The awards shall be presented at New Delhi … Read more

New wheat variety helps farmers in Maharashtra double their yield

The chapati from the flour of this wheat also scores high on quality.  This wheat variety called MACS 6478 and developed by Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has doubled the crop yield for farmers in Karanjkhop, a village in Maharashtra. … Read more