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Skill gaps cost trillions: Why India must urgently upgrade human capital

Human capital drives economic growth, with effective skill development reducing unemployment and increasing productivity. Bridging skill gaps could boost global prosperity by US$6.5 trillion. (Shutterstock)

features

Published on Dec 11, 2025 01:40 pm IST

Android’s new chapter, Oakter’s tidy charger, & AI isn’t to blame for job losses

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india news

Published on Dec 11, 2025 07:00 am IST

OpenAI needs a favour, and Mustafa Suleyman details a superintelligence vision

An IEA estimate indicates the US electricity demand will grow annually at 2% between 2025 and 2027

technology

Published on Nov 12, 2025 07:00 am IST

AI imagines what constant scrolling, slouching could do to humans in 25 years

The model is created by the step-tracking app WeWard.

Updated on Nov 01, 2025 03:43 pm IST

Poetry: Animal Kingdom and I

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The crushing mass of humanity (Shutterstock)

books

Updated on Oct 23, 2025 07:01 pm IST

Google’s leading cancer therapy research, and decoding AI’s intersections

While the AI world is busy pitching visions of utopia, Google’s lab lights remain on, deep into the night

technology

Published on Oct 22, 2025 07:00 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 13 October 2025

Gram it: The clear skies make way for inky blue hues during the evenings in the city of late. At dusk, people offer aarti on the bank of Yamuna river - at Chhath Ghat - near ITO.

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Published on Oct 13, 2025 05:00 am IST

How fish gill genes helped create your ears

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The cells that form human ear cartilage and fish gill cartilage showed very similar patterns of gene activity, despite coming from entirely different animals. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

science

Updated on Mar 07, 2025 11:47 am IST

Hundreds could be infected with H5N1 bird flu without symptoms: Are you at risk?

Shocking discovery: Bird flu may be spreading undetected among humans!

health

Published on Feb 20, 2025 01:13 pm IST

Humans vs. dogs: How are their facial expressions processed? Study reveals

Do humans perceive emotions of dogs and humans the same way?

health

Published on Jan 08, 2025 09:43 am IST

Scientists claim THIS creature will takeover the world if all humans die

Octopuses, as per Professor Tim Coulson of the University of Oxford, possess “dexterity, curiosity, ability to communicate with each other, and supreme intelligence”.

us news

Published on Nov 15, 2024 05:59 pm IST

Is this 51,200-year-old cave art humanity's oldest story?

Humans have been painting on the same cave wall in Indonesia for over 30,000 years.

art culture

Published on Jul 04, 2024 03:00 pm IST

US reports 2nd human case of bird flu linked to dairy cow outbreak. Details

US reports 2nd human case of bird flu linked to dairy cow outbreak

world news

Published on May 23, 2024 11:23 am IST

Vipul Amrutlal Shah on 'Bastar: The Naxal Story': We wanted to explore human tragedy

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bollywood

Updated on Mar 12, 2024 01:30 pm IST

Random Forays: Sleep on it for an instant reset

The problems of last night don’t seem quite as monstrous after a good sleep. (Shutterstock)

chandigarh news

Updated on Feb 25, 2024 09:12 am IST

World Human Spirit Day 2024: Date, history, significance and celebration

festivals

Published on Feb 17, 2024 09:53 am IST

World Anthropology Day 2024: Date, history, significance and more

World Anthropology Day 2024: Date, history and significance

festivals

Updated on Feb 16, 2024 08:39 am IST

Scientists use pollen data to decode first human migration into Eurasia

They compared Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, to the oldest archeological traces of Homo sapiens in the region.

science

Updated on Oct 01, 2023 04:50 pm IST

Human ancestors butchered and ate each other, study reveals

While the marks looked nothing like animal bites, they did resemble those that had been made by stone tools. (File)

environment

Published on Jun 27, 2023 11:09 pm IST

Sunrays: Being begins here and now

Ever wondered why the suffix ‘being’ is added to the word human? We never say bird being or animal being. Why? Is it a reminder that humans need to dwell on ‘being’? Most of us concentrate on doing, having, becoming … but do we think about ‘being’? (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

chandigarh news

Updated on Apr 30, 2023 12:50 am IST

British pop icon Anne-Marie: Therapy has helped me cope with my anxiety in a big way

Anne-Marie made her India debut with her gig at Vh1 Supersonic held in Pune recently

music

Updated on Apr 22, 2023 01:41 am IST

The human genome: The most important map ever produced

The Human Genome Project gave us the first sequence of the human genome, kickstarting a revolution in biology.

health

Published on Apr 16, 2023 11:16 am IST

Is this the Demon Slayer's controversial scene fans have been waiting for?

The bathhouse scene had been previously included in the Demon Slayer compilation film and was banned in Saudi Arabia due to its risqué content

anime

Updated on Apr 10, 2023 10:00 pm IST

Emerging domains of conflict in the 21st century

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This paper highlights five emerging domains of conflict that will characterise the remainder of the first half of the 21st century.

economy

Published on May 11, 2024 01:57 pm IST

Deeply affected by others agony? Here's why we feel pain of others

Deeply affected by others agony? Here's why we feel pain of others while some cannot empathise

relationships

Updated on Nov 13, 2022 10:59 am IST

Human brain cells implanted in rats offer research gold mine

Studying how these conditions develop is incredibly difficult -- animals do not experience them like people, and humans cannot simply be opened up for research. (Photo by Ryan M Kelly/AFP)

science

Published on Oct 13, 2022 02:44 pm IST