Picture Credit: by SkillsInternational Sri Lanka has taken a significant step forward in its renewable energy journey as WindForce, a leading player in the country’s clean power sector, announced a major new development on the Dambuluoya Reservoir. The company’s fully owned subsidiary, Diya Janani (Pvt) Ltd, has finalized a standard power purchase agreement with the Ceylon Electricity Board, clearing the way for the construction of a large-scale floating solar installation. T

Picture Credit: by Reuters Asia is confronting an unprecedented climate catastrophe as two powerful storms, Cyclone Senar in Southeast Asia and Cyclone Ditto in South Asia, have unleashed widespread destruction, taking more than 1,100 lives and displacing millions. The scale and simultaneity of the disasters have left rescue agencies stretched thin and entire regions in urgent need of relief. Cyclone Senar, an exceptionally rare system that formed in the Malacca Strait, tore

Picture Credit: by JimBakkerShow A mysterious mid-air incident aboard a JetBlue A320 has exposed a growing vulnerability in modern aviation, and in every technology that relies on microchips. What began as a sudden drop in altitude on a routine flight from Cancun to Newark in October 2025 escalated into an unprecedented grounding of more than 6,000 Airbus aircraft worldwide, disrupting one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Airbus investigators traced the event to an

The Indian rupee slipped to a new all-time low of 89.79 against the U.S. dollar during intraday trading on Monday, December 1, 2025. This depreciation of 34 paise was driven by several factors including a weak domestic equity market, continued foreign fund outflows, and strong demand for the dollar from importers. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee began the day at 89.45 before declining steadily to its record low. The currency has been on a downward trajecto

Google has shaken up the fast-evolving AI landscape once again with the launch of its Gemini 3 model, drawing significant attention from industry giants like Nvidia, OpenAI, and Meta. The buzz around Gemini 3 centers not only on its advanced capabilities in text generation, image editing, and multimedia processing but also on Google’s distinctive Tensor chips powering the model. Nvidia publicly acknowledged Google’s progress but emphasized its own offerings’ superior performa

Picture Credit: Zoom Earth Sri Lanka is facing one of its most dangerous weather emergencies in nearly a decade as Cyclone Ditwah makes landfall and unleashes extreme rainfall, deadly landslides, and widespread flooding across the island. Disaster authorities confirm that the death toll has now climbed to 56, while nearly 44,000 people have been displaced from their homes. The Disaster Management Centre has issued repeated Red Alerts, warning that over 200mm of rain is expect