Society
UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in educa...
July 26, 2023
Worried over increasing use of technology in education, without any kind of national or international regulation and the governments being largely negligent of the issue, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for urgent action by...
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UNESCO to support over 50 nations in designing Eth...
July 19, 2023
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has decided to support at least 50 countries in helping them formulate policies and laws to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence. In a press statement, UNESCO says that earlier this m...
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Unveiling the iPhone 15: Expected features and rel...
July 17, 2023
As Apple about launch its next smartphone, the iPhone 15, in the coming weeks, the rumour mill has been swirling around for months about what the phones will look like and what they will be able to do. Like its predecessors, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are expected to bring s...
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Dead Reckoning Part One: Tom Cruise’s epic saga ...
July 10, 2023
With days to go before the release of latest blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible, a lot of excitement has been building up in the social media as the producers release trailers and many interesting titbits from the film, Dead Reckoning Par...
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IIHM Institute of Hospitality Skills launches trai...
July 6, 2023
IIHM Institute of Hospitality Skills (IIHS), India’s largest training centre affiliated with Tourism and Hospitality Skills Council, has launched a cutting-edge facility in Delhi. According to a press statement, offering comprehensive courses, IIHS focuses on upskilling pro...
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Moral quandary over Kerala’s rice tusker Arikomb...
July 3, 2023
In the state of Kerala in southern India, a complex ethical dilemma has arisen, centred around the presence of Arikomban, a rice-tusker, who frequently ventures into human settlements in search of rice, leading to conflicts between humans and animals. While the government seeks t...
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Key gene blocking ‘spillover’ of avian flu to ...
June 28, 2023
Understanding the genetic make-up of currently circulating avian flu strains may offer one of the best lines of defence against widespread human transmission. This is according to new research which has found a key human gene responsible for blocking most avian flu viruses from s...
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Glasgow University says new materials could lead t...
June 14, 2023
The prospect of a cure for a type of epilepsy could be one step closer following breakthrough research on materials which may help new types of probes be safely implanted in the brain, says a statement by University of Glasgow. In the statement, the university says that its bioen...
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UNESCO to lead global dialogue on the ethics of ne...
June 8, 2023
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has welcomed the numerous advances made in the domain of neurotechnology and says that these should lead to many health benefits for the people. However, it has also cautioned against unregulated growth...
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Same sex marriage: Navigating equality’s Constit...
June 7, 2023
Over the past few weeks, the Supreme Court of India has been hearing petitions about recognising same sex marriages in order to uphold the principle of equality, one of the basic values of the Indian Constitution. The issue is indeed a complex one. “Is it an issue of Constituti...
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