Questions Over Women’s Selections Special Correspondent Is performance really the only passport to Hyderabad women’s cricket teams? That is the uncomfortable question increasingly being asked within sections of the Hyderabad cricket fraternity following concerns over the manner in which players are being retained, promoted and repeatedly considered for selection despite what stakeholders describe as prolonged…
Chinese AI tool raises fresh concerns over misuse MS Sparsha The intensifying race in artificial intelligence between the United States and China is producing remarkable advances. But it is also exposing a darker question: what happens when increasingly capable AI systems can be persuaded to cross the very safety boundaries their developers have built to…
MS Sparsha Some of the most consequential ideas in technology do not begin with billion-dollar laboratories or celebrated corporate research teams. Sometimes they begin with a young Indian professor, a difficult computer-science puzzle and an idea that nobody seems interested in buying. Suhas Patil’s journey is one such story. Born in Jamshedpur, where his father…
MS Sparsha There are technology stories that arrive with a bang, dominate headlines and disappear just as quickly. And then there are quiet revolutions that steadily transform millions of lives without demanding attention. SWAYAM belongs firmly to the second category. Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds—better known as SWAYAM—is arguably one of India’s…
MS Sparsha For years, the equation was brutally simple. If India wanted advanced artificial intelligence, cloud computing and massive computing power, it had to largely depend on technology companies from the United States and other global giants. The servers were owned by companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Computing power was rented, often in…
MS Sparsha As India steadily moves towards cleaner fuels through its Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, the introduction of E20 petrol has triggered an equally vigorous debate. Social media posts, rumours and anecdotal accounts have fuelled fears that E20 could severely damage vehicle engines. But what do the available facts actually suggest? The first point…
Ayya Nadar — The man who built India’s match industry M.S. Sparsha History often remembers emperors, politicians, and military heroes. Yet, some of India’s greatest nation-builders were ordinary entrepreneurs who quietly transformed entire communities through courage, innovation and an unshakable belief in India’s potential. One such forgotten visionary was P. Ayya Nadar, the man who…
MS Sparsha India’s centuries-old traditional knowledge systems are increasingly finding validation in modern scientific laboratories, and a recent breakthrough by researchers at IIT Roorkee has added another significant chapter to this journey. In a remarkable study, scientists have identified key bioactive compounds in Ayurvedic Cow Urine Distillate, commonly known as Gau Mutra Ark, that exhibit…
MS Sparsha There was a time when the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was often subjected to criticism. Skeptics questioned its capabilities, critics highlighted delays in projects, and doubting Thomases frequently dismissed its ability to deliver world-class defence technologies. Successive governments, too, cannot entirely escape responsibility. Years of budgetary constraints, policy indecision, bureaucratic bottlenecks,…
Unsung Heroes: Seth Amar Chand Banthia MS Sparsha History remembers the warriors who charged into battle with swords raised high. It remembers queens who died on horseback, generals who led rebellions, and kings who lost empires. But hidden behind every revolution are quieter figures — men who never wore armor, never commanded armies, yet changed…
