MENA Fintech Association Expands SHIFT Payments Working Group with New Industry-Led Subcommittees
Dubai, UAE – 8th June 2026 – The MENA Fintech Association (MFTA), under its SHIFT: Payments Working Group, has announced the launch of a new series of specialized subcommittees aimed at fostering deeper industry collaboration, advancing innovation, and supporting the development of policy and market frameworks across the rapidly...
India–Oman FTA: A New Trade Corridor for India’s Livestock and Marine Export Industry
As India accelerates its push to diversify export markets and strengthen economic ties across the Gulf, the proposed India–Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is emerging as a potentially transformative development for the country’s livestock, marine, poultry, and agri-food sectors. Beyond tariff reductions, the agreement could reshape regional supply chains,...
Sber is ready to share cyber analytics for free with companies in the CIS and BRICS+ countries
The bank has opened free access for international partners to its Threat Intelligence cyber threat management platform June 6, 2026, Saint Petersburg Sber has opened access for businesses and government agencies in the Republic of Belarus and other friendly countries to the Threat Threat Intelligence cyber threat management platform. Furthermore, the bank...
SberIndia creates Russian Business Centre in Delhi
An office centre is being built in Delhi that will become a hub for Russian business in India The opening of the Russian Business Centre in Delhi was announced by Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Sber has...
Maharashtra Tops India in Female-to-Male Ratio, Surpasses National Average
Mumbai, June 6 (BNP): Maharashtra has emerged as the state with the highest female-to-male ratio in the country, surpassing the national average and marking a significant achievement in gender demographics, according to recent government data. Representational image The improved sex ratio is being viewed as a positive indicator of...
Dynamic Terahertz Wavefront Control Using Stretchable Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Metasurfaces
The terahertz (THz) frequency regime, sitting between microwaves and infrared light, has long promised revolutionary advances in wireless communication, security imaging, and non-destructive sensing. A key roadblock, however, has been the lack of compact, dynamically tunable components capable of manipulating THz beams on demand. While metasurfaces ultrathin arrays of...
FIFA’s Newest Security Threat: Empty Water Bottles
Brussels, 6 June 2026: The Consumer Choice Center condemns FIFA’s decision to ban fans from bringing reusable water bottles into stadiums during the upcoming World Cup in North America. The policy is as unnecessary as it is absurd. Many matches will be played during peak summer temperatures and, thanks to...
Terahertz Biophotonics: Understanding the Path Towards PracticalApplications
Researchers summarize the recent developments and future research directions toward the broader implementationof terahertz biophotonics Biophotonicsrefers to the development and application of light-based technologies to study biological systems.The application of terahertz (THz) frequency range in biophotonics is considered a promising avenue for advancing biological research. However, several challenges still...
Preparing Future Math Teachers to Teach Data Science
AMES, Iowa : When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math teachers, he doesn’t begin with code, algorithms or buzzwords. Instead, he asks them to imagine the scientific method — form a hypothesis, collect data, conduct experiments —...
Global Mangrove Forests Rebound, Offering Hopeful Sign for Climate and Coastal Resilience
Mangrove forests, once considered one of the world’s most threatened coastal ecosystems, are showing signs of recovery worldwide, according to new research from Tulane University that finds decades of losses largely offset by regrowth and expansion. The study, based on four decades of satellite data and published in the journal...