The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has established its second Mahout Village at Kozhikamuthi Elephant Camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) after the first at Theppakadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The project aims to improve living standards of mahouts and cavadies and enhance the relationship between the elephant handlers and the animals they keep.

The Union Ministry of Power has named Maharashtra the first among 36 states and Union Territories in the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024 released in 2023-24 financial year. The index aims to help speed up the transition of the Indian economy to a low-carbon economy and is used to monitor state-level efforts to fulfill the net-zero objective of the country by 2070 and a 45 percent reduction in the intensity of emissions by 2030.

One such brain-inspired AI architecture, the Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM), created by researchers at Sapient in Singapore, is proving to be a formidable competitor to traditional large language models (LLMs) deployed by leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic. However, HRM has performed better with more advanced reasoning tests even though they are smaller and trained with less data.

Japan has already unveiled an AI-generated video that simulates an eruption at Mount Fuji and displays ash clouds drifting over Tokyo, halting transport, cutting power and advising citizens to hoard food and don protective gear. Released on the Volcano Disaster Prevention Day, the film is part of an effort by Japan to sensitise people about volcanic dangers, even as there is no imminent eruption threat.

With the emergence of the shadow schooling phenomenon of private tuition or coaching beyond the school day, India is witnessing a significant transformation in its education system. Another recent Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS) by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation indicates that one out of three students is currently relying on such coaching, with urban areas on the forefront of this trend.