India to build astronaut pool including civilians for future space mission

India is preparing to create a permanent pool of astronauts who will take part in future human spaceflight missions, and for the first time, this pool will not be limited to Indian Air Force pilots. Women and Civilian astronauts will also be part of the group, officials of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed, as per a report by The Indian Express.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement in a video address on National Space Day on Saturday, where he urged young Indians to see themselves as future astronauts.

From test pilots to space explorers

So far, only four Indian Air Force test pilots, Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, Prashanth Nair, Angad Pratap and Ajith Krishnan, have undergone astronaut training in Russia and India for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission.
“The first batch had to be selected from the Air Force because we needed very experienced pilots. The vehicle is still under testing and development,” a senior ISRO official told The Indian Express.

But the roadmap ahead looks very different. “It has been decided that the astronaut pool will not be restricted to the Air Force alone. It will have people from all professions. Globally, it's not just researchers but also entrepreneurs who are travelling to space. The decision to include women in the growing astronaut pool has also been taken,” the official said.
PM's Red Fort promise takes shape
Saturday's announcement builds on a pledge made by PM Modi during his 2018 Independence Day speech, when he declared that “an Indian boy or girl will unfurl the Tricolour in space.”

“In my conversation with Group Captain Shubhanshu, I saw the boundless courage and infinite dreams of the youth of New Bharat. To take these dreams forward, we are also preparing an astronaut pool for Bharat. On this Space Day, I invite my young friends to join this astronaut pool and give wings to the dreams of Bharat,” the Prime Minister said.
Earlier this year, while interacting with Shukla, PM Modi had also suggested that India should have a ready pool of 40–50 astronauts to support continuous missions.
India's long-term spaceflight roadmap
As per ISRO's current plan

AI will replace this job 100% in a phased manner within 6-10 months

The future of some jobs might be at stake, six to 10 months to be exact. Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, believes recruiters may soon be history, thanks to the rapid rise of AI tools.

In a recent chat on The Verge's Decoder podcast, Srinivas made a bold claim: “A recruiter's work worth one week is just one prompt.” He says AI is no longer about helping humans with small tasks, it's getting ready to completely take over full workflows.
At the heart of this change is Perplexity's new AI browser, Comet. It's not just a smarter search engine, but what Srinivas calls a proper “AI agent”, a tool that can take instructions, process information, and complete tasks from start to finish, all on its own.

According to him, recruiters will be among the first to feel the impact. Why? Because most of their work. Sourcing candidates, reaching out to people, scheduling interviews can be done much faster by AI. Srinivas says Comet can, for example, find engineers from Stanford who've worked at top AI companies, collect their LinkedIn profiles, grab contact details, and even send personalised emails all without any human input.

Loan Transfer vs. Loan Pre-payment: Which Method is More Effective for Reducing Debt

 Eager to reduce your debt faster? Learn the key differences between Loan balance transfer and principal pre-payment.

When considering debt reduction, borrowers frequently evaluate two common options: Loan balance transfers and loan principal pre-payments. Both methods can alleviate your financial strain, yet the appropriate selection is contingent upon your specific situation and the terms of your loan.

Loan Balance Transfer vs Principal Pre-payment: How both options work?

A loan balance transfer is the process of moving your existing loan or credit card debt from one lender to another, usually to take advantage of lower interest rates. Many lenders provide loan balance transfer offers on their credit cards with attractive rates and flexible repayment terms, making it an appealing choice for those burdened by high interest rates.

Over 5,000 typewriting institutes across Tamilnadu to close

More than 4,500 government recognised typewriting institutes and more than 1,000 non registered institutes across Tamil Nadu are on the final stage of closure as the Higher Education Department has decided to scrap the traditional typewriting lower and higher exams.

Accordingly, in near future the typewriting examinations will be conducted through computers.

A senior official from the Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE), seeking clarity, said that the Higher Education Department had already issued an order in which the rules and regulations for the certificate course in Computer on Office Automation (COA) are modified.

It combines the typewriting examination and certificate course in COA as a single certificate course as a prerequisite qualification for getting appoitment to the TN State and Subordinate services. “To meet the challenges, the State government decided to implement a computer-based online exam platform. A suitable software firm will be engaged to develop the online-based exam,” he added.

Since, today's modern age office employees and employers use computer for typing which in turn urges the young IT, Computer science aspirants of the necessity to learn computer based typing.

Is your Gmail hacked? Look what happened in attack of 2025 and Google's response

Gmail users face a phishing scam using verified Google email addresses and faked support pages. The attack bypasses authentication, looks legitimate. Google urges users to enable 2FA and use passkeys.

Google has issued an important warning to all Gmail users. The warning highlights a new phishing campaign that uses legitimate-looking emails to bypass security checks and trick recipients into handing over their account credentials.
Google has acknowledged the threat and the cyber security team working to roll out protections. Still, users are urged to stay vigilant, especially when responding to emails that appear to come from trusted sources like Google itself.

தமிழர் ஆண்டுப்பிறப்பு வரலாறு - கலியாண்டு 5126

History of Tamil New Year- 5126 as per planetary positions and sun solstice.

தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு 5126 ஆம் கலியாண்டில், மேழம்/மேடம் (சித்திரை) மாதம் முதல் நாளில் (14.4.2025) தொடங்குகிறது. கலியாண்டு என்பது தமிழர்களின் தொடராண்டு முறை. பொது ஆண்டுடன் 3101 ஐக் கூட்டினால் கலியாண்டு கிடைக்கும் (3101 + 2025 = 5126). கலியாண்டு என்பது ஞாயிறு ஆண்டு முறையை பின்பற்றி 5000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பே பழந்தமிழர்களால் உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. 

சங்ககாலப் பெரும்புலவர் நக்கீரன் (கி.மு. 3ஆம் 2ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு) பத்துப்பாட்டில் ஒன்றான நெடுநெல்வாடையில் 

Four months old baby from India (AP state) holds world record

A four months old child has achieved a world record with her remarkable ability on identifying many objects.

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UGC next action: Followed by HEI now MPHIL is not a recognised degree

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a notice reiterating its advice to students to not take admission in the MPhil programme since it is not recognised by them.

UGC also directed the universities to stop admissions to the MPhil programme for the 2023-24 academic year. It has raised a doubt on the validity of old MPHIL degree holders. UGC yet to clarify the same in the due course.

“It has come to the notice of the UGC that a few universities are inviting fresh applications for MPhil (Master of Philosophy) programme. In this regard, it is to bring to the notice that the MPhil degree is not a recognised degree. The Regulation No 14 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of PhD Degree) Regulations 2022 clearly states that higher educational institutions shall not offer the MPhil programme,” read the notice.

The university authorities, therefore, are requested to take immediate steps to stop admissions to the MPhil programme for the 2023-24 academic year. Further, students are advised not to take admission in the MPhil programme,” the notice said.

Earlier, the UGC mandated that no foreign higher educational institution (HEI) will offer any programme in India without the prior approval of the commission.

The regulations also mandate that the HEls shall not offer programmes under any franchise arrangement and that such programmes shall not be recognised by the UGC. This includes twinning programmes, joint degree, and dual degree programmes.

“The University Grants Commission has observed and has been informed that many HEls/colleges have entered into collaborative agreements/arrangements with foreign-based educational institutions/providers not recognised by the Commission and have been facilitating the issuance of degrees to the students enrolled in those institutions/college from such foreign-based educational,” the notice read.

Does UGC Shuts door for Foreign Universities from offering courses under franchise arrangement?

University Grant Commission (UGC) of India has mandated that no foreign higher educational institution (HEI) will offer any programme in India without the prior approval of the commission.

The regulations also mandate that the HEls shall not offer programmes under any franchise arrangement and that such programmes shall not be recognised by the UGC. This includes Twinning Programmes, Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes.


“University Grants Commission has observed and has been informed that many HEls and colleges have entered into collaborative agreements/arrangements with foreign-based educational institutions not recognized by the Commission and have been facilitating the issuance of degrees to the students enrolled in those institutions/college from such foreign-based educational,” the notice by UGC read.

Any such kind of collaboration/ arrangement is not recognized by the University Grants Commission and accordingly the degrees issued subsequent to such collaboration arrangement are also not recognized by the Commission,” it added.

UGC also noted that edtech companies that are giving advertisements for offering degree and diploma programmes in online modes in association with some foreign universities/institutions, are not permissible under the franchise agreement and any such programme or degree will not have UGC recognition.

“Action will also be taken against all the defaulting EdTech companies as well as the HEls under applicable laws/rules/regulations. Therefore, Students/general public are advised to exercise due caution and are made aware that such courses/degrees/diplomas do not have UGC recognition and that they would be doing at their own risk and consequences,” the notice said.

Further updates upon the decisions/actions will be added here.

@Real_Venom_Custom Telegram channel: Mobile, Laptop sale Scammers

 Here is another scammers group in the name of @Real_Venom_Custom , @Venom_Customs_Real at Telegram  messenger.

Click Here to check people who got scammed and raised cyber crime complaint. Since it is a big network they continuously scamming innocents and ignorents. It is our responsibility to keep our Greed in control. These scammers induce our greed and loot money from us easily.

How these scammers trap innocents?

They post photos and videos downloaded from internet, Amazon, flipkart, apple store/iphone store, instagram, facebook, etc... and some they create photoshoped screen shots.

New Online Scam digital promotion part time job

 Here in 2023 Scam series we are going to cover latest method of scamming innocent youngsters through whatsapp, facebook, instagram and other social media platforms.

The scammers use the company name as *GSR Digital Promoters* and claim that its a government registered company and genuine. Previously they were *SR digital promoters*.

Chances of Cancer increased due to air pollution says US research

In a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers identified air pollution as a major contributor to lung and breast cancer.

Using a spatiotemporal model (which includes data collected over space and time), researchers analysed a large USA-wide samples to investigate links between air pollution and breast cancer risk in women.

Clone App look alike Zerodha kite for fake trading

Apps that cloned Zerodha's user interface and help traders to screen record fake trading entry and exit, profit-and-loss (P&L) statements. As most of the youtubers use zerodha kite trading platform to record their Live Trading and show their P&L statements. Hence, hackers entered here and made these clone apps available for sale.

This way, people who want to defraud others by showing fake trading P&L statements do not have to Exhaustively photoshop screenshots. Instead, they can simply use these apps to input the profit number they want to show, and generate a counterfeit statement and put it on their Youtube channel, Instragram, Faebook, twitter and other social media platforms to sell their dummy courses for ₹10,000 to ₹2,00,000.

Don't blindly click on any link received via SMS, Social media or Google search

As usual there is a rise in cases of online frauds, Phishing attacks pose important questions on the cyber security in banking channels. 

In the recent past even myself got scammed by a job post from google search. This scammers used the name of government scheme, in this case the scammers built a very professional looking website with photos of government symbols and even PM photo. Advertised a job vacancy with remote work and attractive wages and made job seekers to pay registration fees of ₹250 to an UPI ID.

Job Frauds Bharatinsurance.org (Remote job fraud)

Recently job notifications started roaming around job seekers as such explained below. This scammers use UPI mode of payment using QR code. Google Pay has been notified and they will issue a *warning sign* before any new job seekers try to make payment on the reported scammers*

Let's see what actually IRDAI did about this scam? 

Circulars Public Notices Beware of Unregistered Entity: Bhartiya Cooperative General Insurance Limited (bharatinsurance.org//bharat.net)–

The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued a public notice alerting the general public about an unregistered entity called Bhartiya Cooperative General Insurance Limited under Download: "IRDAI Notifications/Circulars- Ref No: IRDAI/NL/PNT/MISC/140/6/2023 Dated: 28/06/2023. The notice emphasizes that this entity is not authorized to undertake insurance business or solicit insurance policies. The IRDAI cautions the public against engaging in any insurance transactions with Bhartiya Cooperative General Insurance Limited.

Is Lithium the new white gold

Lithium the new pronounced white gold? The Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India reported the discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of inferred lithium ore on their Twitter account on 9th February'23. The lithium resources have been discovered in Reasi, at kashmir, India. The government celebrated the discovery as it will help the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” plan.

This deposit alone makes India the fifth-largest lithium reserve in the world. This could be a geopolitical game-changer since lithium is soaring due to its scarcity and surging demand.

What is lithium?

Lithium is one of the most sought minerals globally in the recent past. The element was first discovered in 1817 by Johan August Arfvedson. The metal with the lowest density, lithium, reacts vigorously with water and is toxic in nature.

Traditional Street Food Business Model in India

Ever wondered how the hawkers and vendors contribute to a country's economy?

India is incomplete without the sounds of the street vendors, the buzzing of horns and the constant noise of vending slogan which engulfs every street. That’s the remarkable quality about our country, every street is unique in itself, every road has a different story, and every hawker with his own unique talented business going on.

Despite the law having legalised the activity from 2014. In past history, street vending was illegal in urban India for almost six decades. Yet street vending remains a viable source of employment for many.

Want to start export/import business? No idea how to start an export business?

Hope this serves the need of your search!

India has become a popular destination for import sourcing. India is one of the countries in the top twenty nations of the world in the list of high volume exporting countries and is a world leader in various goods for exports like coffee, tea, spices, and certain gemstones.

First and foremost, you must know how to legally set up the export business in India, and then we shall proceed with the process. To ensure the safe and legal export of goods, the export business must follow a simple process.

What if milk is curdled while preparing semiya payasam with jaggery what are the side effects caused by if we eat it

First of all let's know about how to cook semiya Or sev (vermicelli) payasam by using milk and jaggery as added sweetner. A thumb rule for cooking payasam is to cook every ingredients separately and mix it at the end. 

Step 1:

Fry Semiya Or Sev (Vermicelli) by added ghee in low steam until it turns into golden brown colour. 

Step 2: 

Fry cashew nuts, dry grapes by adding ghee in pan. 

Noble prize for peace winners since 1990

(*Year: 1990) President Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (USSR) - for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community. 

1991 Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar) - for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. 

1992 Author Rigoberta Menchú (Guatemala) - in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.