IISc Professor Mahesh Kakde Wins Ramanujan Prize 2026 for Work in Mathematics

Some mathematical discoveries take years to reveal their significance For Professor Mahesh Kakde that deep and patient work has now earned one of the field s notable international honours Kakde a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science IISc Bengaluru has been awarded the Ramanujan Prize for his contributions to algebraic number theory The prize is awarded by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics ICTP in association with the International Mathematical Union IMU It recognises outstanding mathematicians from developing countries who have made significant contributions to mathematical sciences Making Complex Mathematics Easier to UnderstandSo what exactly does Kakde study At its simplest number theory is the study of numbers and the patterns and properties hidden within them Algebraic number theory goes a step further using algebra to explore deeper structures behind numbers and equations One of Kakde s major areas of research is Iwasawa theory

7 Oct 2026

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Harmanpreet Kaur Steps Down as Captain, But Her Journey Is Far From Over!

For a decade Harmanpreet Kaur carried the responsibility of leading Indian women s cricket in T Is Over the years that responsibility grew to include the ODI format too eventually making her India s all-format captain Now at Harmanpreet has decided to step down from captaincy across all three formats But this is not a goodbye It is a new chapter In an emotional statement Harmanpreet said she had given everything she could to the team including moments when she had to put aside her own performances growth and personal ambitions because she believed the team had to come first Captaincy ends The journey continues she wrote From Pressure to PrideHarmanpreet took over as India s T I captain in and went on to lead the team through some of the most significant moments in its recent history Under her leadership India reached the T World Cup semifinal the T

6 Oct 2026

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Tukaram Mundhe Makes New York Times Front Page as India’s ‘Food Safety Rock Star’

A Maharashtra bureaucrat known for his no-nonsense approach to food safety has now found himself on one of the world s most recognised newspaper front pages Tukaram Mundhe Commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration FDA has been featured on the front page of The New York Times under the headline In India a Food Inspector Is a Rock Star The accompanying strap says it all Diners revere him and owners fear him Known for his strict enforcement of food safety regulations Mundhe has become a familiar name among diners and food businesses following a series of surprise inspections across Maharashtra The IAS Singham EffectMundhe who is often referred to as IAS Singham has built a reputation for taking action against establishments accused of violating food safety norms Since being appointed Maharashtra FDA commissioner earlier this year his department has carried out inspections at restaurants food outlets warehouses and

5 Oct 2026

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Shweta Suman: The Woman Putting Bihar on India’s Semiconductor Map

What if some of India s most ambitious technology companies were built not from Bengaluru or Hyderabad but from Bihar Shweta Suman has made that happen After studying engineering at BIT Mesra spending years in Oman and eventually returning to Bihar after marriage Suman chose to build her technology venture from the state That journey has now taken her to SEMICON India where her company Swadeza showcased its semiconductor technology Its message is simple built in Bihar built for the world Taking AI Into Chip EngineeringSwadeza is developing FORGE an AI-native platform aimed at critical stages of semiconductor engineering including verification and physical design Chip development involves enormous amounts of technical information complex processes and repeated testing Verification in particular can take significant time because engineers must establish that a chip behaves as intended before it reaches fabrication Swadeza believes AI can make these workflows more efficient Its approach is

1 Oct 2026

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Stabbed in the Cockpit, He Still Fought to Save the Flight: Indian Captain Smit Machchhar Hailed as a Hero

It was a flight that should have been routine Flydubai flight FZ had taken off from Dubai International Airport for Tel Aviv when chaos erupted inside the cockpit According to reports the co-pilot allegedly attacked and stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar leaving the Indian pilot seriously injured The exact circumstances and motive remain under investigation But what happened next is what has turned Machchhar into the central figure in a remarkable story of courage Despite his injuries the Indian captain is being credited with helping prevent the aircraft from becoming the scene of a devastating tragedy The Aircraft Suddenly Lost AltitudeThe situation became even more alarming when the aircraft rapidly lost altitude Reuters reported that the Boeing plunged nearly feet in less than seconds during the struggle Emergency procedures were activated as the situation unfolded The aircraft was eventually diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia where it landed safely Flydubai later

1 Oct 2026

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Divya Deshmukh Crowned Best Female Chess Player at FIDE Excellence Awards

India s chess success has received another major spotlight with Divya Deshmukh being named Best Chess Player Female at the FIDE Excellence Awards The award recognises Divya s title-winning performance at the Women s World Cup over the past year adding another milestone to the young Grandmaster s rapidly growing career Uzbekistan s Javokhir Sindarov was named Best Chess Player Male The awards were held following the th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand Uzbekistan where Indian chess once again made its presence felt across multiple categories India Named Best TeamThe recognition did not stop with individual honours India s open and women s national teams were jointly named Best Team after recording the highest combined points among all participating countries The achievement came during another strong Olympiad campaign India s open team won the silver medal while the women s team secured bronze Indian players also collected six individual medals underlining

29 Sep 2026

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India’s Skilled Youth Shine in Shanghai: Smriti Nambiar Wins Silver and ‘Best of Nation’ Honour

For baker Smriti Nambiar the WorldSkills Shanghai podium brought not one but two reasons to celebrate Smriti won a silver medal in Bakery and was also named India s Best of Nation competitor an honour presented to the highest-performing competitor from each participating country or region It feels great Smriti said after learning about the honour expressing gratitude to her mentor family parents and the chefs who supported her journey Her achievement became one of the highlights of an impressive performance for India at the prestigious international skills competition Six Silvers Across Diverse SkillsIndia finished th at the th WorldSkills Competition improving from its th-place finish at WorldSkills Lyon The Indian contingent returned with six silver medals and Medals for Excellence The six silver medallists represented a striking variety of professions Mohammed Salam won silver in Dental Prosthetics while Kovid Ajay Gangrade secured silver in Digital Interactive Media Design Parth

28 Sep 2026

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Two Indian Scientists Earn Prestigious 2026 American Geophysical Union Honours

Indian scientists are making their mark on the global scientific stage with Roxy Mathew Koll and Neelima Satyam named among the awardees of the American Geophysical Union AGU The AGU has announced awards recognising excellence and leadership across research education and innovation in Earth and space sciences The honours will be presented at the AGU s annual meeting in San Francisco in December For India the recognition is particularly significant as Koll and Satyam represent two important areas of scientific research climate science and disaster-resilient infrastructure Roxy Mathew Koll Making Climate Science HeardKoll a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology IITM Pune has been selected for the prestigious Pavel S Molchanov Climate Communications Prize A recipient of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar Yuva Koll has played an important role in communicating how a rapidly warming Indian Ocean is affecting the region His work has documented the ocean s

26 Sep 2026

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A Waste Plant on Wheels? Hyderabad Entrepreneur Builds Mobile Waste-Processing Truck

India generates millions of tonnes of plastic waste every year but a large portion still struggles to find its way into efficient collection segregation and recycling systems For Hyderabad entrepreneur Akshay Deshpande the problem was too important to ignore After spending years in corporate leadership roles including at Tata Deshpande decided to turn his experience into action In he launched Switcheko Sustainability a Hyderabad-based startup focused on making waste management more technology-driven practical and accessible But the journey began much earlier The Turning PointDuring a Tata CSR activity in Deshpande visited a forest and witnessed something that changed the way he looked at waste A cow had died after consuming plastic Around kg of plastic was reportedly found inside its stomach The incident made the plastic crisis deeply personal Instead of immediately starting a company Deshpande spent nearly four years studying the sector He completed courses related to plastics polymers

24 Sep 2026

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