In Ukraine, ground drones are replacing infantry on battlefield

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups box office collections continue to decline. The film earned sixty lakhs on its fifteenth day of release. Its total India net collection has now reached two hundred forty-seven point eighty-five crores. Worldwide gross collection stands at three hundred thirty-nine point thirty-two crores. The Kannada version led the film’s India…

Bankers are closely watching monsoon rains and their impact on rural credit. Uneven rainfall poses inflation risks for summer crops and rural incomes. A strong winter harvest offers some financial cushion for lenders. Early stress is visible in personal and micro-enterprise loan segments. Lenders may slow small-ticket loan delivery due to risk aversion.

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a multi-responsive smart gel that can switch between solid-like and liquid-like states when exposed to ultraviolet light, heat or acid. Built using foldamer molecules and palladium ions, the material could eventually support advances in drug delivery, smart sensors and catalysis. Advanced NMR techniques also enabled detailed atomic-level…