37 supercomputers with 40 Petaflops computing power installed under NSM: Minister

IANS | August 21, 2025 9:39 AM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 37 supercomputers with a total computing power of 40 Petaflops have been installed (till August 12) under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), as the government aims to achieve self-reliance and global leadership in supercomputing by giving access of state-of-the-art supercomputing facilities to researchers, addressing grand challenges, optimising investments, and enhancing global competitiveness in key areas of supercomputing technologies.

EPFO records all-time high addition of 21.89 lakh net members during June

IANS | August 20, 2025 7:46 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recorded a net addition of 21.89 lakh members in June this year, marking the highest ever increase since payroll data tracking began in April 2018, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

Trump’s Pakistan policy overlooks costly pitfalls ahead

IANS | August 20, 2025 6:26 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s announcement to collaborate with Pakistan on oil exploration and mining is an "unforced error" that could cost substantial amounts of money, as past attempts to uncover oil deposits in the country have repeatedly failed to yield results, according to an article.

India’s workforce goes AI-first as frontier firms lead transformation: Report

IANS | August 20, 2025 6:15 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s most forward-looking organisations (called frontier firms) are leading the charge in reimagining work as these companies are not only adopting AI but also redesigning operations around human-agent collaboration -- with 59 per cent of leaders already using AI agents to automate workstreams or business processes across entire teams, a report said on Wednesday.

Hydrogen at $1 per kg can make India an energy exporter: Nitin Gadkari

IANS | August 20, 2025 6:11 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Hydrogen today costs around $5 per kilogram and if India can bring this down to $1 dollar per kilogram, we won’t just achieve energy independence, we can become a global exporter of clean energy, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Wednesday.