Aasif Ganaie

NEW DELHI — India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists who warn of mechanical damage, agricultural strain, and a lack of transparency in the program’s rollout.

Some scientific ideas arrive like a spark in the dark. At first, they surprise us. Then they make us see the world differently. A black hole and a sheet of graphene seem to belong to completely different worlds. A black hole lives in the deep theatre of the universe, where gravity becomes so strong that even light cannot escape.

PULWAMA — Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party leader Syed Tajallah Andrabi on Monday visited Primary Health Centre (PHC) Parigam in Pulwama to assess its condition and working after local residents shared their concerns about certain problems plaguing the smooth functioning of the PHC. Syed Tajallah, who represents the J&K Apni Party as its General Secretary for Pulwama district, during the visit pointed out that a major problem was a severe staff shortage.