IBLA 2025: India’s next decade of growth will be defined by technology, scale and talent, say business leaders
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IBLA 2025: India’s next decade of growth will be defined by technology, scale and talent, say business leaders

From technology and finance to law and healthcare, every leader on the IBLA 2025 Jury Round panel echoed a shared conviction — that India’s next decade of growth will be powered by the fusion of technology, scale, and human capital. Arundhati Bhattacharya, President & CEO of Salesforce South Asia and Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals underscored how AI can transform inclusion and access in India. Bhattacharya urged industries to “get excited, not fearful” about artificial intelligence, arguing that India must build frugal innovation models suited to its unique conditions rather than replicate resource-intensive Western approaches. Reddy reinforced that view from the healthcare lens, highlighting Apollo’s “Clinician’s Intelligence Engine” as an example of how AI can bridge the gap between demand and the shortage of trained medical professionals — not just for India, but...
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Nanotyrannus is Distinct Dinosaur Lineage, New Research Shows
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Nanotyrannus is Distinct Dinosaur Lineage, New Research Shows

Paleontologists have examined an exceptionally well-preserved, near somatically mature tyrannosaur skeleton from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana. Their results show that the specimen shares features with the holotype specimen of Nanotyrantand demonstrate that this lineage is distinguishable from Tyrannosaurus.A pack of Nanotyrant brazenly attacks a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex. Image credit: Anthony Hutchings.“This fossil flips decades of Tyrannosaurus rex research on its head,” said Dr. Lindsay Zanno, a researcher at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Using growth rings, spinal fusion data and developmental anatomy, the researchers demonstrated that the new specimen was around 20 years old and physically mature. Its skeletal features — including larger forelimbs, more teeth, fewer tail vertebrae, and distinct skull nerve patterns — are features fixed early in development and biologically incompatible with Tyrannosaurus rex. “For Nanotyrant...
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In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science
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In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.The grueling Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT, was first devised in the 1920s by George Washington University professor Frederick August Moss. Originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test for Medical Students, Moss developed the readiness test as a way to curb high dropout rates in medical schools. The MCAT paved the way for other standardized admission exams, like the SAT, and the many sleepless nights college-bound students still endure in preparation. But Moss likely wouldn’t have minded that sleepless legacy: To Moss, a psychology professor at GWU, sleep was a useless habit. In November 1925, Popular Science writer Newton Burke described an experiment Moss conceived of to assess whether sleep was a “tragic waste of a third of the precious hours of...
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump blasts Tinubu, calls Nigeria “disgraced country”, threatens to invade Nigeria with US troops

President Donald Trump of the Untied States of America, USA, has threatened military action in Nigeria over ‘killing of Christians’. Trump had, on Friday, said that Christians in Nigeria are facing an “existential threat,” calling on American lawmakers to investigate “mass slaughter”. In fact, named Nigeria a “country of particular concern” – a State Department designation for nations “engaged in severe violations of religious freedom.” Reacting, President Bola Tinubu dismissed the description of Nigeria as a nation hostile to religious freedom, insisting that the country remains committed to protecting the rights of citizens of all faiths. Tinubu said: “Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.” Trump’s threat Making the threat on Saturday, Trump threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with...
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