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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
TopicNobel laureate

Topic: nobel laureate

AI won’t revive rapid productivity growth, Nobel economist Christopher Pissarides warns

The Nobel laureate says AI will leave many jobs largely untouched, arguing productivity gains are unlikely to match the technology boom that transformed economies in the 1980s and 1990s.

Scientists who won the Nobel for CRISPR gene editing just lost a patent war — again

A US patent board last week backed the Broad Institute’s claim to CRISPR use in human and animal cells, not the Nobel winners who developed the gene-editing tool.

Who is László Krasznahorkai? Literature Nobel and ‘the contemporary master of the apocalypse’

Despite now being the winner of what is arguably the world’s biggest award, a layer of mystique continues to surround the writer. He rose to fame in 1985 with the book Satantago (loosely translated as Satan’s Tango).

How 3 scientists who won physics Nobel brought ‘quantum physics from subatomic world onto chip’

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experimental demonstration of quantum effects.

US biologists win Nobel in Medicine for microRNA discovery. Here’s how it prevents diseases like cancer

Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun won the prize Monday. MicroRNAs are a class of tiny, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene activity. A small worm was the silent hero behind the milestone.

Yunus seeks US help to ‘rebuild’ country in 1st Bangladesh-US meeting on UNGA sidelines in 34 yrs

In his meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Biden offered 'full support' to Bangladesh's new reform agenda. Last Bangladesh leader to meet US president on UNGA sidelines was General Ershad in 1990.

Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus ready to lead Bangladesh interim govt. ‘Honoured by trust of protesters’

Student protesters have been demanding his return; currently, he is in Paris. In January, he was convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws and is currently out on bail.

We need Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and his ideas today more than ever—Narayana Murthy

Supporting Yunus is crucial, particularly in enabling him to use his influence, ideas, and energy for the common good, and therefore maximise the good he can do for people, institutions, governments, and academia.

Narges Mohammadi, jailed Iranian womens’ rights advocate, wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO (Reuters) - Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to

2022 Physics Nobel winners worked on quantum entanglement, field that ‘spooked’ Einstein

The trio conducted experiments in quantum entanglement, with the award-giving body stating they have enabled fundamental research and potentially cleared the way for new technology.

On Camera

Indian politicians need to learn to take a joke

From stand-up comics facing FIRs to political leaders bristling at memes, India remains deeply uncomfortable with the freedom to mock.

Windfall on Day 1 of UP-Japan investment meet: Rs 3,191-cr projects for Gr Noida, 500-acre Japanese City

Projects by Escorts Kubota and Minda Corporation in YEIDA expected to generate more than 6,400 jobs.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman