Delhi University Leads Indian Institutes In Global Sustainability Rankings

The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, released on Tuesday, recognised Delhi University (DU) as the leading sustainable institute in India, securing the 220th spot globally. The University of Toronto tops the list, followed by the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), and The University of Manchester in second and third positions, respectively. Notably, no Indian…

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Researchers Develop AI-Based Wine Fraud Detection Tool

Artificial intelligence may soon intensify scrutiny of wine fraudsters who deceive consumers by presenting low-quality wine as premium. Scientists have created an AI tool capable of tracing wine origins through meticulous chemical analyses. Utilising machine learning, researchers trained the AI to identify minute variations in the concentrations of various compounds present in different wines. This…

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“Offensive”: UK Boy Launches Online Petition Asking Apple To Change Its “Nerd” Emoji

A 10-year-old boy in the UK has launched an online petition asking tech giant Apple to redesign its “offensive and insulting” glasses emoji. Teddy, from the parish of Peppard in Oxfordshire, says the emoji with prominent front teeth gives a wrong impression of people who wear glasses. He has even redesigned the icon with, substituting…

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Ex Air Force Officer, Arrested For Spying For ISI, Gets Bail

A Delhi court has granted bail to a former Indian Air Force official, who allegedly shared secret information with intelligence operatives suspected to be backed by Pakistan’s ISI after being “honeytrapped”, noting he has already spent more than seven years in jail, half the maximum sentence prescribed for the alleged offence. Additional Sessions Judge Aparna…

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