Author: Sharad Natani
Roman Saini, a name that has inspired countless UPSC aspirants and young entrepreneurs, is once again making headlines — not for another government achievement, but for stepping away from Unacademy, the edtech unicorn he co-founded, to pursue a new vision. Roman Saini’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Born and raised in Rajasthan, he was a gifted student with dreams that stretched far beyond the confines of a classroom. At the mere age of 16, he cracked the prestigious AIIMS medical entrance and went on to complete his MBBS. By 18, he was already serving at the National Drug Dependence…
In a major boost to India’s economic narrative, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the financial year 2024-25 surged to 6.5%, reinforcing the nation’s position as one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world. According to official data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY 2024-25 saw an impressive 7.4% growth rate, exceeding most economists’ projections. Agriculture Leads the Way A significant contributor to this strong performance was the agriculture sector, which grew by 4.6% for the year—up sharply from 2.7% in the previous fiscal year. This remarkable growth is attributed…
In a major push for India’s tech sovereignty, the Ministry of Electronics & IT has announced that India’s national AI compute infrastructure has now crossed 34,000 GPUs, marking a giant leap in the country’s AI mission under the IndiaAI initiative. At the landmark ‘IndiaAI – Make AI in India, Make AI Work for India’ event, Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled several key initiatives and celebrated the onboarding of three new AI startups tasked with building powerful Indian Foundation Models. India’s AI Goals Go Global Shri Vaishnaw urged Indian innovators to aim for the top five global ranks, aligning with…
In what doctors are calling nothing short of a miracle, a 10-year-old boy in Indore has survived a life-threatening accident after an 8-centimetre iron nail was successfully removed from deep inside his brain during a rare and high-risk surgery. The incident unfolded when the child was playing near a construction site and accidentally fell, hitting his head on a loose iron nail that pierced his skull and lodged into his brain. Shocked and terrified, his family rushed him to a private hospital where a team of neurosurgeons sprang into action. CT scans revealed the horrifying reality: the nail had narrowly…
In an extraordinary medical breakthrough, a 30-week premature infant boy weighing only 1.3 kilograms has been successfully operated on at Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital for a rare and life-threatening condition. The baby, born with Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF) Type 3, a congenital defect where the upper food pipe ends in a pouch, faced severe complications soon after birth. A Race Against Time The newborn was rushed overnight from Vapi, Gujarat, to Mumbai after his condition deteriorated. Dr Fazal Nabi, Director of Paediatrics, personally drove to Gujarat to stabilize the baby and escorted him to Mumbai for emergency care. Describing it as a…
In a remarkable story that highlights talent, perseverance, and passion beyond age or background, 16-year-old Yuvraj Gupta, a student from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has made the nation proud by identifying a serious security flaw on NASA’s website. His discovery was so significant that NASA not only acknowledged his efforts but also included him in their prestigious Hall of Fame—an achievement few can boast of globally, let alone a teenager from a modest Indian family. The Flaw That Shocked NASA Yuvraj, a Class 11 student at Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Damodar Nagar, was participating in NASA’s bug bounty programme, an…