Maruti Swift gets a mid-life update
The Hindu
Changes to the engine now make the car stronger and smoother, with marginally better responses and quicker performance
The Swift is a car that transcends Maruti’s otherwise utilitarian take on the hatchback. Now Maruti has given the third-gen Swift a mid-life update. It may not look like much; the 2021 car gets only minor cosmetic changes, but what you do get is a new, more powerful and frugal engine. So what is it like? Starting with the styling, identifying the face-lifted Swift correctly, is not easy. In fact, unless you know exactly what to look for, it is almost impossible to tell the facelift apart from the model it replaces.
In October this year, India announced its intention to build Maitri II, the country’s newest research station in Antarctica and India’s fourth, about 40 forty-odd years after the first permanent research station in Antarctica, Dakshin Gangotri, was established. The Hindu talks to Dr Harsh K Gupta, who led the team that established it

How do you create a Christmas tree with crochet? Take notes from crochet artist Sheena Pereira, who co-founded Goa-based Crochet Collective with crocheter Sharmila Majumdar in 2025. Their artwork takes centre stage at the Where We Gather exhibit, which is part of Festivals of Goa, an ongoing exhibition hosted by the Museum of Goa. The collective’s multi-hued, 18-foot crochet Christmas tree has been put together by 25 women from across the State. “I’ve always thought of doing an installation with crochet. So, we thought of doing something throughout the year that would culminate at the year end; something that would resonate with Christmas message — peace, hope, joy, love,” explains Sheena.

Max Born made many contributions to quantum theory. This said, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1954 for establishing the statistical interpretation of the ____________. Fill in the blank with the name of an object central to quantum theory but whose exact nature is still not fully understood.










