New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday launched two new services, including an AI-enabled monsoon advance forecast system, which will provide seasonal rainfall progress and “localized weather information” up to four weeks in advance to support farmers in 16 states and over 3,000 sub-districts.On the other hand, the second product relates to high resolution spatial rainfall forecast for Uttar Pradesh as a pilot service. It demonstrates the ability to generate operational rainfall forecasts at 1-km resolution up to 10 days in advance using dense observation networks and AI techniques. With continued growth of observational infrastructure, similar services will be gradually expanded to other parts of the country.The pilot system uses advanced AI-powered downscaling techniques and integrates data from automated rain gauges, automated weather stations, Doppler weather radar, and satellite-based precipitation datasets.Apart from using various methods including mobile applications, SMS alerts, WhatsApp, farmer portal, television and other digital platforms, these hyperlocal forecast information will also be relayed through displays installed in vegetable markets and other markets. This information will also be available to members of rural self-help groups.Launching the two forecast products, Union Earth Sciences Minister, Jitendra Singh said the newly launched systems mark a major shift from traditional weather forecasting towards impact-based and decision-support forecasts, capable of providing “accurate, location-specific and actionable information” to farmers, administrators, disaster managers and citizens.The system has been jointly developed by IMD, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune and National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF).Singh said the initiative will be especially useful for agriculture, water resources, renewable energy, urban planning, disaster management and infrastructure sectors. He said farmers will now be able to make more informed decisions related to sowing, irrigation, crop protection and crop planning with greater local precision. M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the newly launched products are stakeholder-driven forecasting systems, developed using a combination of numerical weather prediction models and AI-based data-driven approaches. He said the system was developed in response to growing demand from agriculture and other sectors for “highly localized and high-resolution weather forecasts.”

New Delhi: Amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence in healthcare, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan told graduating students at the 51st convocation on Tuesday AIIMS No technology can replace “the moral importance of the doctor’s presence at the patient’s bedside”.Addressing students at the Bharat Mandapam, the Vice President said that AIIMS Delhi is now not just keeping pace with the world, but is also “actively setting the pace for the future of medicine”. He urged the young doctors and scientists to carry forward the values ​​of compassion, innovation and public trust.The institute awarded 523 degrees in undergraduate, postgraduate, super-specialty, doctoral, nursing and allied health sciences programs during the convocation ceremony.Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said India’s medical education capacity has expanded rapidly over the past decade, with the number of medical colleges increasing from about 390 to 825 and medical seats reaching 1.25 lakh. He said the government planned to add 75,000 undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats in the next two to three years.Nadda said there are now 23 AIIMS institutes in India, of which 16 have been established in recent years, and said AIIMS Delhi has played a special responsibility in mentoring new institutes across the country.During the ceremony, graduating students took the Charak Oath, affirming their commitment to ethical medical practice and patient care. Degrees offered include DM, MCh, MD, MS, MDS, MBBS, PhD, nursing and allied health sciences qualifications, as well as fellowships in emerging specialties such as bariatric surgery, hepatology and blood and marrow transplantation.AIIMS Director Dr Nikhil Tandon said the institute has emerged as a leader in AI-powered healthcare innovations, including AI-assisted screening tools for diabetic retinopathy, oral cancer and radiology applications. He also highlighted the ranking of AIIMS Delhi among the top hospitals in the world and its recognition by the World Health Organization in several areas of public health and research.The institute also presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to five former faculty members for their contributions to medical science, research and patient care.

Not every memorable moment happens on the cricket pitch. Sometimes, it’s on a dusty country road, and this time, Sachin Tendulkar I was present there to see it.While passing through a village in rural India, the cricket legend came across something that caused him to brake. A group of children were riding a handmade cart made using wheels, rope, wood and whatever they could find on the side of the road as if it was the most natural thing in the world. No showroom, no instruction manual. Just kids and their imagination.Tendulkar did not just drive the car forward. He stopped, watched, and apparently did not understand what he was seeing.

Sachin Tendulkar shared video of rural India

He later shared the clip on social media, and the reaction was almost immediate. The video spread quickly, with thousands of people stopping by to watch the kids confidently drive their tiny scrap-built vehicle.In his caption, Tendulkar wrote that this car did not come from any showroom, it came straight from the minds of children. He said that real talent rarely waits for the perfect setup. It just finds a way. “Big things come in small packages,” he said, “all they need is encouragement and a little more time.”But it was a simple Hindi line that really resonated with people online: “Just get the chance.”Just give them a chance. That is all.For many people reading that caption, those words meant more than just praising a few kids and their carts. It felt like a broader statement about the quiet, unknown talent sitting in small towns and villages across India, waiting for someone to notice it.And here of all people was Sachin Tendulkar paying attention.Many users in the comments pointed out the layers of that moment. This is a man who himself came from humble beginnings and became arguably the greatest batsman the game has ever seen. When he says someone just needs a chance, he’s not talking remotely.

the car itself

The vehicle that the children had built together was beautifully dismantled in the best possible way. Wooden planks, old wheels, some rope, things that most people pass by without a second glance. But when these children looked at that pile of junk, they saw a car.it moved. It operated. it worked.For many viewers, that was the whole point. No fancy equipment, no workshop, and obviously no adult supervision required. Just problem-solving in its purest form, what Indians have been calling Jugaad for a long time.

big conversation

Many in the comments called for more support systems for rural children who show signs of scientific curiosity or engineering inclinations. Others simply said that the moment reminds us to look more carefully at the world around us because genius has a strange habit of appearing in the most unexpected places.For now, somewhere in rural India, some kids have built a car almost from scratch. And for a few minutes, one of the most famous cricketers on the planet stopped to watch him run it.

In 2024, a 900-foot ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Dalry, Maryland. Six employees were killed.

Two companies, one Indian and the other from Singapore, and an Indian engineer have been accused of conspiring to defraud the US and cause the deaths of six construction workers in 2024. On March 26, 2024, Dali, a 900-foot container ship registered in Singapore, collided with a bridge and crashed. Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, who was Dali’s technical superintendent, worked at both Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd and Chennai, India-based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd.The US accused the three entities of conspiracy, willful failure to promptly notify the US Coast Guard of a known dangerous situation, obstruction of agency proceedings, and making false statements.The Justice Department said both companies have been charged with violations of the Clean Water Act, Oil Pollution Act and Refusal Act for discharging pollutants into the Patapsco River, including from shipping containers and their contents, oil and the bridge.

US says it was a preventable tragedy

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch said the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse was a preventable tragedy of large scale. Six construction workers lost their lives, critical infrastructure was destroyed, pollutants were released into the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay, and economic damages now exceed five billion dollars. The department is committed to providing justice to the victims and ensuring action against those responsible.“

how did the accident happen

According to the indictment, the Dali lost power twice in four minutes while heading out to sea from the Port of Baltimore, causing it to crash into the Key Bridge. A loose wire in a high-voltage switchboard probably caused the first power loss. Critical systems on DALI were originally designed with reliable redundancy and automatic restart capabilities, so that DALI could quickly regain power after a blackout.But shortly after the ship’s power was restored, it lost power again.According to the indictment, the accused allegedly altered the vessel and relied on a flushing pump to supply fuel to two of Dali’s four generators. However, the flushing pumps were not designed to restart automatically after a blackout, and Dali’s generators could not operate without a fuel supply, so the ship eventually experienced a second blackout. The indictment alleged that if Dali had used the proper fuel supply pumps, the ship would have received power in time to navigate safely under the Key Bridge.