The lively classroom of a government school in Chennai, bustling with energy and bright colours, features big pictures of numbers, alphabets, animals, crafts, and paintings that line the walls, transforming the classroom into a joyful space. But beneath this cheer, children from turbulent homes bear emotional burdens they never chose to carry. For many of these children, school becomes the only refuge —a place to find respite among their friends and teachers. Indian society is facing a marital crisis wherein the conjugal relations are ending in divorces more frequently than ever. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of…

The 16th edition of the biennial Auto Components Machinery and Engineering Equipment (ACMEE) event, hosted by the Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers Association (AIMEA) at the Chennai Trade Centre, took place from June 19 to June 23, bringing together automation and robotics. It exhibited smart manufacturing of tools propelled by AI and digital manufacturing. The event proved to be a watershed moment for India’s tool manufacturing industry, which is dubbed the “frugal engineering capital of the world” for achieving more with less. Inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, the event exhibits the promotion of the Make in…