Wood Battery: Forget solar panels: This ‘wood battery’ powers homes even in total darkness |

A major development in sustainable architecture has enabled researchers to convert ordinary timber into an advanced thermal reservoir. In this case, lignin is removed from wood through chemical modification and phase change materials are added, giving rise to a new product that has been termed ‘solar battery,’ which stores solar energy collected by a building…

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SpaceX IPO this week: From listing date to valuation, 10 things to know before Elon Musk’s firm goes public

SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could become the largest initial public offering in history. The Elon Musk-led company is seeking to raise about $75 billion at a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion, a figure that would place it among the most valuable publicly traded companies in the world from day one.The…

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US Justice Department sues Harvard over antisemitism allegations, seeks to claw back federal funds

The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging that the institution failed to address antisemitism on campus and violated federal civil rights law. The complaint was filed on Friday in a federal court in Massachusetts.According to the lawsuit, the government is seeking to freeze existing federal grants to Harvard…

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Growth, not gloom: Morgan Stanley keeps bullish stance on Indian equities

Morgan Stanley has a bullish outlook on equities India’s recent market cool-off may be a temporary phase rather than a reset. According to Morgan Stanley, stronger economic growth could help the country regain lost valuation ground and reinforce the investment case for Indian equities. The brokerage added that the relative de-rating has been driven largely…

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WBJEE 2026 application correction window opens at wbjeeb.nic.in: Check direct link, list of editable fields here

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has opened the application correction window for the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) 2026. Candidates who have already registered for the exam can now make changes to their application form by visiting the official website at wbjeeb.nic.in.Registered candidates will need to log in using their application…

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Meta taps RIL for AI data centre capacity

NEW DELHI: Meta has signed its first artificial intelligence data centre deal in India, partnering with Reliance Industries on a 168-megawatt facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, as technology companies race to secure the computing infrastructure needed to power AI applications.The agreement deepens a relationship that began with Meta’s $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms in 2020…

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