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Valued at $39.2 billion, Karnataka bioeconomy sector accounts for 10% of state’s GSDP—report

Biotechnology has emerged as the fastest-growing segment, valued at $11.46 billion, led by fermentation-based industries, biofuels, enzymes and sustainable materials.

Peak performance: Study finds red blood cells can reset diabetes maths in high altitude

A study published 19 February in Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press journal, found red blood cells step in as a major 'glucose sink' when oxygen levels fall.

No more tests, a bracelet-like device aims to track women’s hormones real-time

The device, developed by an Indian-origin Stanford graduate and co-founder, does away with the need to get invasive or urine tests; could potentially transform fertility treatment.

Can showering in the dark before bed give you better sleep?

The latest wellness trend and “sleep hack” involves switching off the bathroom light before stepping into the shower. In the dimness, the water feels...

ThePrint Quiz, 15 February, 2026: Galileo

What did Galileo invent? Why was he put under house arrest? On his birth anniversary, take this ThePrint quiz to check how much you know about the ‘father of modern science’.

How livestock farming is worsening antimicrobial resistance

When it comes to antimicrobial resistance, human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected.

Do we need a space station around Moon? It faces delays, cost concerns, potential US fund cuts

NASA's Lunar Gateway is designed as a staging point for crewed and robotic missions and as a testbed for technologies crucial to landing humans on Mars.

A US man lived two days without lungs. Why it can revolutionise transplant practice

In India, infection-driven severe lung failure is common. Pneumonia, TB, air-pollution-related diseases make respiratory illness one of country’s leading causes of hospitalisation.

Tamil Nadu had rhinos 3,600 yrs ago. New study shows wildlife diversity, trade links with coast

Earlier studies have found rhinoceros remains, rhino motifs in Odisha and even in Harappan civilisation sites in Haryana, but not in the Southern Neolithic Zone.

Big private players showing interest in India’s nuclear sector: Jitendra Singh on SHANTI Act

One of the most significant introductions in the SHANTI Act was allowing private players to enter the operations side of the nuclear power sector, which has always been tightly guarded by the government

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Nitish’s exit is good for Bihar. It’s the beginning of JD(U)’s end and BJP’s supremacy

The JD(U) may still have 12 members in the Lok Sabha and 85 in the state Assembly, but without Nitish Kumar as its face, the party is confronted with a big leadership vacuum.

India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in a decade, 565% gutka boom in rural households

EAC-PM paper finds sharp rise in rural and urban tobacco consumption between 2011-12 and 2023-24, with poorer households hit hardest even as public healthcare spending expands.

Versatile new US missile PrSM that packs twice the punch of older ATACMS debuts in Iran war theatre

US CENTCOM confirms use of Lockheed’s 500 km+ ballistic missile against Iranian missile sites in the high-intensity phase of joint US-Israel operation.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.