Catholic Congress slams Kerala Edu Minister over differently-abled appointments in aided schools, ETEducation
It is alleged that the government, which came to power with the support of ordinary people, is now taking steps that infringe on the rights of a section of teachers Thiruvananthapuram, The Catholic Congress on Saturday criticised Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty over his handling of appointments for differently-abled candidates to teaching and non-teaching posts […]
Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: Registration closes today for nationwide student hackathon, direct link to apply here
On September 23, 2025, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, a nationwide initiative to promote innovation, creativity, and problem-solving among school students. The event, organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and All India Council […]
ICSE, ISC exam date sheet 2026: Class 10, 12 timetable expected soon; check what past year trends suggest
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is expected to release the date sheet for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations 2026 shortly. Students of class 10 and class 12 will soon be able to check the subject-wise timetable, which will mention the date and time […]
Philippines pioneers coral larvae cryobank to protect threatened reefs
Known as the “Amazon of the seas”, the Coral Triangle is a 5.7 million sq. km expanse across the tropical waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste — and the richest marine ecosystem on the earth. The Triangle is home to more than three-quarters of the world’s coral species, […]
Heat-related deaths in Spain up 88% from last year: Health ministry
MADRID: The number of heat-related deaths in Spain between May 16 and September 30 hit 3,832, an 87.6-percent increase from the same period in 2024, the health ministry said Thursday.Nearly two-thirds of the deaths involved people over the age of 85, and almost 96 percent were over 65, it said in a statement.The figures were […]
How is India responding to crowding disasters? | Explained
The story so far: On September 27, a political rally by actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district ended in a fatal crowd crush in which 41 people were killed. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin appointed a one-person commission headed by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan to examine the tragedy’s causes. […]
What is xenobiology? – The Hindu
Xenobiology asks whether earthlife is the only possible form of life. | Photo Credit: Warren Umoh/Unsplash Xenobiology is a new and rapidly growing branch of science that studies how life could exist using biological systems different from those that prevail on the earth. The word comes from the Greek for “the study of alien life”. […]
The case to rethink India’s influenza vaccination strategy
For most of us, influenza, or “the flu”, is dismissed as a seasonal nuisance that causes fever, cough, and body aches for a week or so before disappearing. Influenza is far from harmless, however. Worldwide, it’s a major cause of respiratory illness, hospitalisation, and deaths, especially among children, older adults, and people with underlying medical […]
When a ‘fellow traveller’ went to space
We’ve lived through a pandemic, surviving to tell a tale. Ask anyone now, or even decades later, what they remember of the year 2020, and the first thing that would come to their minds, regardless of where they hail from, would be the COVID-19 pandemic. Such was the all-pervasive nature of the disease and the […]
X leadership skills every tech professional needs now
In today’s tech-driven economy, career success is no longer defined solely by coding expertise or technical certifications. The most impactful professionals are those who can inspire, adapt and lead, whether they are managing teams or influencing strategy from within. Research consistently shows that leadership skills are now the differentiator between good technologists and great innovators. […]