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Post #34036 1.77K Dec 15, 2024, 10:29 UTC

🔍How intermittent fasting could lead to hair loss

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The Indian Express How intermittent fasting could lead to hair loss With intermittent fasting becoming one of the biggest fad diets on the planet, researchers have attempted to better analyse its outcomes. Not all of the results have been positive.

Post #34035 2.15K Dec 15, 2024, 09:54 UTC

🔍How Supreme Court, govt have attempted to define importance of religion in SC & OBC reservations

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The Indian Express How Supreme Court, govt have attempted to define importance of religion in SC & OBC reservations The recognition of a religious community, such as Muslims, as OBC beneficiaries based on religion has led to contentious debates. Whether Scheduled Caste religious converts are eligible for reservation is another issue that has been challenged in court.

Post #34034 1.94K Dec 14, 2024, 13:59 UTC

🔍Suchir Balaji found dead: What were the allegations raised by OpenAI whistleblower?

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The Indian Express Suchir Balaji found dead: What were the allegations raised by OpenAI whistleblower? Employee-turned-whistleblower Suchir Balaji had alleged that OpenAI had flouted the norms of fair use under the US copyright act in sourcing data for its GPT-4 model to analyse and train on.

Post #34033 1.71K Dec 14, 2024, 12:39 UTC

🔍Could the POSH Act apply to political parties?

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The Indian Express Could the POSH Act apply to political parties? The Supreme Court is hearing a PIL which says that “the presence of Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) to address sexual harassment is inconsistent” in political parties

Post #34032 1.66K Dec 14, 2024, 10:49 UTC

🔍Why Trump wants to end “inconvenient”, “costly” practice of Daylight Saving Time

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The Indian Express Why Trump wants to end ‘inconvenient’, ‘costly’ practice of Daylight Saving Time Trump's announcement follows similar moves by fellow Republican Party members to repeal the practice of resetting the clocks twice a year. We explain what Daylight Saving Time is, and why it is critiqued.

Post #34031 1.74K Dec 14, 2024, 09:04 UTC

🔍Why the Kochi SmartCity project has run into controversy

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The Indian Express Why the Kochi SmartCity project has run into controversy The Kerala government aims to facilitate the exit of TECOM, the majority shareholder in the Kochi SmartCity project. The current dispute centres on the question of remunerating the Dubai-based company on its exit. We explain.

Post #34030 4.56K Dec 14, 2024, 06:29 UTC

🔍What is FOMO, can it be overcome?

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The Indian Express What is FOMO, can it be overcome? FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it’s not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It’s more about missing social time.

Post #34029 1.52K Dec 14, 2024, 03:44 UTC

🔍Cost of registering property in Haryana up from Dec 1: here’s what to know

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The Indian Express Cost of registering property in Haryana up from Dec 1: here’s what to know What are the collector rates and how are these determined? Which districts generate the most revenue for Haryana through property transactions? We explain.

Post #34028 1.59K Dec 14, 2024, 02:34 UTC

🔍How a distant galaxy gave a glimpse of Milky Way in its infancy

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The Indian Express How a distant galaxy gave a glimpse of Milky Way in its infancy Firefly Sparkle is among the earliest galaxies humans have observed, which formed merely some 600 million years after the Big Bang

Post #34027 1.58K Dec 14, 2024, 01:44 UTC

🔍Is Gukesh actually the youngest World Chess champion? Yes, but there is a catch

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The Indian Express Is Gukesh actually the youngest World Chess champion? Yes, but there is a catch By official FIDE records, Gukesh became the 18th recognised, undisputed world champion at just 18, which makes him officially the youngest. But a Ukrainian Grandmaster called Ruslan Ponomariov would like to make a point

Post #34026 1.65K Dec 13, 2024, 12:00 UTC

🔍IIT-Madras researchers map foetus’s brain: Why is this significant?

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The Indian Express IIT-Madras researchers map foetus’s brain: Why is this significant? To create this granular dataset, the researchers utilised the brains of five stillborn babies in the second trimester — a period when human brains grow rapidly in size and complexity

Post #34025 1.54K Dec 13, 2024, 11:24 UTC

🔍Why are parts of north India experiencing an early cold wave, with colder nights?

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The Indian Express Why are parts of north India experiencing an early cold wave, with colder nights? Cold wave conditions across north India generally set in by mid-December and last until January. What explains the early onset, along with cold nights and warm days?

Post #34024 1.42K Dec 13, 2024, 11:24 UTC

🔍Why was Telugu actor Allu Arjun arrested? Are the charges likely to stick?

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The Indian Express Why was Telugu actor Allu Arjun arrested? Are the charges likely to stick? The star of Pushpa 2: The Rule was arrested on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt

Post #34023 1.48K Dec 13, 2024, 10:39 UTC

🔍Where is La Niña? And why did global models err in their predictions?

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The Indian Express Where is La Niña? And why did global models err in their predictions? Weather models had predicted the onset of La Niña as early as September. But that has not happened. Here is why La Niña is ‘delayed’, and why global models erred in their predictions

Post #34022 1.27K Dec 13, 2024, 09:14 UTC

🔍Why Railways Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced, how MPs reacted to it

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The Indian Express Why Railways Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced, how MPs reacted to it The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, following a heated debate between the government and the opposition MPs

Post #34021 1.27K Dec 13, 2024, 07:49 UTC

🔍Explained: Syrian Crisis and its implications for Iran and regional geopolitics

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The Indian Express Explained: Syrian Crisis and its implications for Iran and regional geopolitics The end of five decades of rule over Syria by the house of al-Assad represents a decisive turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics. Perhaps the biggest impact will be on Iran, but no actor in the region will be untouched.

Post #34020 1.3K Dec 13, 2024, 04:19 UTC

🔍Ultra-processed food were over 50% of US ADults’ diets: study

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The Indian Express What a new study found on ultra-processed foods in US adults’ diets Researchers found that overall, ultra-processed foods comprised more than half of all calories consumed at home, rising from 51% in 2003 to 54% in 2018. Here is why this was flagged as a concern.

Post #34019 1.24K Dec 13, 2024, 03:54 UTC

🔍1991 Places of Worship Act: What Supreme Court stopped, why

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The Indian Express 1991 Places of Worship Act: What Supreme Court stopped, why Order applies to both pending suits and those that may be filed in future. In its Babri Masjid ruling, SC said 1991 Act was part of ‘basic structure’ of Constitution. This may be relevant as it hears challenge to 1991 law.

Post #34018 1.31K Dec 13, 2024, 01:24 UTC

🔍Explained: 10 pending suits in mosque-temple disputes

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The Indian Express 10 pending suits in mosque-temple disputes, from Sambhal to Mathura The Bench was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act of 1991 when it ordered that no fresh cases of this nature can be filed.

Post #34017 1.37K Dec 12, 2024, 23:49 UTC

🔍Nine years after it was finalised, a critical look at the Paris Agreement

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The Indian Express Nine years after being finalised, why the Paris Agreement looks more fragile than ever The main goal of the Paris Agreement — holding global annual average temperatures within 1.5 degree Celsius of pre-industrial averages, two degrees Celsius in the worst case scenario — seems more distant than ever.

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