We make snap judgments of others based not only on their facial appearance, but also on our pre-existing beliefs about how others’ personalities work, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Its work, reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, underscores how we interpret others’ facial features to … Read more
Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere provided strong support for quantum entanglement, the seemingly far-out idea that two particles, no matter how distant from each other in space and time, can be inextricably linked, in a way that defies the rules of classical physics. Take, for instance, two particles sitting … Read more
Little did Kanhaiyyalal know that attending a monthly meeting of Hindustan Zinc’s Samadhan Project for agriculture and livestock development, would entirely change his life. Kanhaiyyalal worked as an artisan in Biliya village of Nagri Panchayat. In 2012, he happened to attend the Samdhan Project meeting and got inspired to start cultivation on a bigger scale … Read more
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles present new research on a curious cosmic phenomenon known as “whistlers” — very low frequency packets of radio waves that race along magnetic field lines. This first-of-its-kind study, appearing in the Physics of Plasmas, from AIP Publishing, provides new insights into the nature of whistlers and space … Read more
Hindustan Zinc, recognized as Zinc of India, is looking to expand its mining and smelting capacities. The company is on course to produce 1.2 million tonnes of metal on immediate basis and subsequently 1.35 million tonnes in 3-4 years’ time and eventually 1.5 million tonnes in about 5 years. The mines are also under expansion … Read more
UK court had passed the order in favour of a consortium of 13 Indian banks seeking recovery of dues from Mallya. Vijay Mallya is fighting extradition on charges of fraud and money laundering to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore. SBI MD Arijit Basu expressed confidence that the final decision will be very fair to … Read more
Udaipur : In a joint action by the police, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and child right activists, 76 minor girls were rescued from a hotel on Rajnagar main road near Rajsamand city on wednesday. All the girls, reportedly, in the age bracket of 12-17 years, hailing from different states were living in a hall situated on … Read more
