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. […]
In Focus Podcast | Naming chimps, making room: Jane Goodall’s wild legacy for women in science
On a July morning in 1960, Jane Goodall stepped off a boat onto the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. She was 26, untrained by universities, armed only with binoculars, a notebook and patience. What she saw in the forests of Gombe in East Africa altered science itself: chimpanzees who shaped tools, who mourned, who […]
Agri universities to accept agriculture as Class XII subject for BSc admissions under ICAR quota, ETEducation
The ICAR quota comprises 20 per cent of the seats in 50 agricultural universities and is filled through an All India Competitive Examination conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi, Agricultural universities have agreed to enrol students for a BSc Agriculture course with Agriculture as one of the intermediate subjects, under […]
Sindhi’s along India’s west coast genetically distinct from Pakistani counterparts: CCMB
The west coast of India, nestled between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, has long been a melting pot of diverse human populations. Over centuries, it has witnessed the movement of various West Eurasian groups — including the Portuguese, Middle Easterners, Jews, Parsees and Christian missionaries. Now, scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & […]
Teachers seek transfers ahead of policy, ETEducation
With the transfer of over 4,500 principals done in the third week of Sept, teachers are hoping that the process of transfer of Grade-III teachers will also be conducted within a few months Jaipur: Govt schoolteachers in the state have demanded that transfers of Grade 3 teachers be carried out before the implementation of transfer […]
How Kozhikode’s 4-Month Internship Is Helping Students Experience Governance
What if you could lead your city for a day? During her school years, this was among Harsha Haridas’ favourite essay topics. So, when, as a 23-year-old, she spotted an opportunity that allowed her to do precisely this, she seized it. An initiative by the Kozhikode district administration, the District Collector’s Internship Programme (DCIP) is […]
Kerala govt issues directive to ensure presence of ST students in schools, ETEducation
As part of this initiative, all schools are mandated to use the ‘Sampoorna Plus’ mobile app and portal Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 3 (ANI): The Director of General Education (DGE) of Kerala has issued a circular with strict directives to ensure the continuous presence of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in public schools across the state, […]