The new logic of rural welfare: Why VB-G RAM G makes sense for a $4 trillion economy

Driving the newsThe MGNREGA - a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural households - ...

VB-G-RAM-G Vs MGNREGA – Hard Facts

The author argues that VB-G-RAM-G strengthens, not scraps, MGNREGA by expanding job guarantees, curbing leakages, creating ...
Opinion

Why VB- G RAM G represents a superior version of India’s workfare program

Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was passed by Parliament on December 18. It will replace the MGNREGA Act, which provided a guaranteed wage employment to rural ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
New Scientist

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

As the AI industry rapidly expands, questions about the environmental impact of data centres are coming to the forefront – and a new forecast warns the industry is unlikely to meet net zero targets by ...
IEEE

Teaching Programming in Higher Education Using a Hybrid Project-Based Learning Approach

Abstract: Contribution: Results and conclusions on the use of a hybrid Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach to teaching programming in a higher education computing department. Background: PBL is a ...
Futurism

What Actually Happens When Programmers Use AI Is Hilarious, According to a New Study

AI has taken the programming world by storm, with a flurry of speculation about the tech replacing human coders, and Google’s CEO recently claiming that 25 percent of the company’s code is now ...
The Conversation

MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated

Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), Education Futures, University of South Australia Since ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, ...
Newsweek

More Seniors Are Using Drugs—Here’s Why It Matters | Opinion

For decades, Americans worried about their kids getting high. Now, alarming new data suggest they should be just as worried about their parents and grandparents—and demanding that their legislators ...
The New York Times

Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...
Kaleido Scope

UAB leads groundbreaking research and wellness programing to enhance para-athlete health

Researchers at UAB, the University of Cincinnati and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital are collaborating to develop the Para-Athlete Research for Wellness, Injury Prevention and Sports Medicine ...