At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Galgotias University proudly unveiled “Orion” — a ‘homegrown’ AI breakthrough that turned out to be a ready-made robot you could simply buy online. Which raises a bigger question: if innovation can be downloaded, is research now just rebranding? And what does that mean for students trusting such institutions with their futures? Because tomorrow’s problem-solvers on environment need real labs, real learning,and real ideas — not shiny claims on borrowed machines.
The Mission and the Mangoes is a work of fiction that sets its premise around a dystopic, water-starved Earth where unrestrained mining, drilling and the exhaustion of earth’s resources is rendering the planet unlivable. The young author of the book, 12-year-old Hena Parveen, tries to marry a futuristic setting where technological advancements such as humanoid robots and regular space exploration are a reality, with the Earth’s ecosystem that is hurtling towards an inevitable collapse. Interestingly, all this does not take place in a far-fetched future...