Turning economic cooperation into shared prosperity

At a time when the international landscape is becoming more complex and uncertain, the case for meaningful international cooperation has rarely been stronger. Its value must increasingly be measured by its ability to deliver stability, resilience and shared prosperity. For the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this is central to how it approaches BRICS. Since becoming a full member in January 2024, its engagement has been guided by a straightforward principle: economic cooperation should create tangible opportunities for countries, businesses and people.

Trade between BRICS countries shows marked increase

The BRICS bloc with its 10 mem-ber countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the UAE - has grown in strength in its objective of advancing trade and diplomatic relations within the Global South, which makes cross-border payments desirable.

Did OpenAI solve Navier-Stokes problem?

The Navier-Stokes equations describe fluid motion and form one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems, with a $1 million prize for a valid solution

Buckmaster and Alpöge used Al models to develop a proof of finite-time blow-up involving a forcing function, then worked to turn the Al-generated output into a readable paper

Pollution from open waste burning triples in cities during winter: study

Open waste burning rises sharply in winter across different categories of Indian cities, with the average incidence, quantity of waste burned, and associated emissions as much as three times higher than in summer, according to a working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) India.

Cabinet clears 8 railway multi-tracking projects

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved eight projects of the Ministry of Railways with a total cost of ₹20,804 crоге.

MHA proposes new Chapter 'K' under Article 371 for Ladakh

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed an elected body for the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh by introducing a new constitutional provision under Article 371 of the Constitution in a pro-posed Chapter K, civil society members who attended a meeting with MHA officials in Delhi on Wednesday said.

GRSE launches indigenous vessel for deep-sea research

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) on Wednesday launched Sagar Manthan, an indigenous ocean research vessel being built for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), in a major boost to India's capabilities in deep-sea exploration and scientific research. 

ESA and ISRO to discuss human space flight, lunar exploration in Paris meet

The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold discussions with the Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO) on the cooperation in human space flight and lunar exploration, during the International Space Summit in Paris, which started on Wednedsay.

Orangutan rescue: wildlife crime control experts to join probe

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police on Wednesday began a probe into the circumstances surrounding the rescue of five young orangutans from a coastal forest in Balasore district. Orangutans are not native to India. The five young apes three males -and two females -were mysteriously found in a casuarina plantation in the Udayapur-Talsari forest area on Tuesday. 

India's Lohum ships first lithium ore from Zimbabwe

India's Lohum said on Wednesday it had dispatched its first shipment of lithium ore from Zimbabwe, marking the start of its mining operations in the southern African country and making it the first domestic company to produce lithium from overseas assets. 

PM-KUSUM 2.0 likely to be announced soon: Pralhad

The second phase of the Centre's flagship PM-KU-SUM scheme is likely to be announced shortly, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on the sidelines of the curtain raiser for the seventh Agrivoltaics World Conference 2026.

India, Sri Lanka sign three defence sector MoUs during Rajnath's visit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday pledged India's continued support to Sri Lanka during a meeting with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo, as the two countries inked three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on defence equipment and training.

Dark matter could form tiny black holes inside stars: study

Dark matter, the unseen substance that makes up most of the universe's matter, could play a more dramatic role than previously thought. A new study suggests that heavy dark matter particles trapped inside a dense star could accumulate at its core, collapse into a tiny black hole roughly the mass of a loaded semi-truck, and gradually transform the entire star into a black hole.