These US universities shaped the 2025 Nobel Prize winners
These US universities shaped the 2025 Nobel Prize winners The 2025 Nobel Prizes have once again highlighted the United States as a global powerhouse of scientific innovation. From pioneering immune therapies to breakthroughs in quantum physics, American universities have nurtured some of the brightest minds whose work is set to redefine medicine, technology, and our […]
Canada Express Entry Draw: IRCC invites 4,500 French-speaking skilled workers, signals focus on bilingual workforce
Canada Express Entry Draw: IRCC invites 4,500 French-speaking skilled workers Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has once again demonstrated its commitment to strategic immigration planning by inviting 4,500 candidates in the latest Express Entry draw held on October 6, 2025. This draw reflects Canada’s ongoing efforts to align immigration selection with economic priorities, labour […]
US State Department sued by hundreds over revoked visas: Students fight to reclaim their right to travel
More than 200 international students affected by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown are suing the US State Department to have their visas reinstated, court documents reviewed by The Hill show. While federal judges across dozens of cases forced the government to restore students’ records in the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), many continue to […]
From IGCSE to Ivy League: What US educators can learn from Cambridge’s student success data
Are US Schools Failing Students? The Case for the Cambridge Curriculum to Bridge the Gap American schools have long debated how best to prepare students for college and life. Cambridge International’s pathway, from International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) through International AS and A Levels, offers a sizeable body of empirical evidence suggesting that […]
Paul Kapur education and career path: Indian-origin PhD from Chicago joins Trump administration
S. Paul Kapur has been confirmed as the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, stepping into a role that places him at the forefront of American diplomacy in a region of growing strategic importance. His journey to this pivotal position is a story of rigorous scholarship, cross-cultural experience, and a […]
Govt seeks to exempt solid waste management facilities & CETPs from prior green clearance | India News
NEW DELHI: In a move that will fast-track the establishment of municipal solid waste management facilities and common effluent treatment plants (CETPs), the Union environment ministry has proposed exempting such projects from prior environmental clearance.The ministry came out with two separate draft notifications for this purpose last week, arguing that such facilities are basically “essential […]
JKBOSE class 11, 12 date sheet released at jkbose.nic.in: Exams begin in November, check full schedule here
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has officially released the 2025 date sheet for Classes 11 and 12. The exams are set to begin in November for students of the Kashmir Division and the winter zone areas of the Jammu Division. This announcement comes as students gear up for their annual examinations, […]
Not our everyday forecast: Odd weather you won’t believe is real
The planet’s skies and seas have seen much more than any of us combined, more than the average weather forecast can predict. These rare, questionable phenomena leave not just us baffled, but also meteorologists questioning what is real and what is magic. Let us explore just what more nature is capable of showing us. […]
‘75% of US 8th graders lag in math, while China’s students are 4 years ahead”: Vivek Ramaswamy says K-12 education must be fixed
The Republican Party’s Ohio gubernatorial candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, drew attention to America’s education crisis this week, citing troubling statistics on student performance. “75% of 8th graders in America aren’t proficient in math, and the average student in China is four years ahead of the average US student. It’s time to get serious about fixing K-12 […]
From refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science’s ‘equalising force’
This undated image provided by the University of California, Berkeley, shows Omar Yaghi, who was one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. | Photo Credit: AP Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan with little schooling, Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) paid tribute to science’s […]