UN holds emergency talks over sky-high costs for COP30 climate summit
A drone view shows a hotel under construction ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations’ climate bureau held an urgent meeting on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out […]
5 weapons in the Trump–Harvard war: The saga of frozen funds, fragile visas and more
American universities were once imagined as citadels of intellectual independence, buffered from the caprices of politics. The Trump–Harvard confrontation has stripped that illusion bare. What began as a technical dispute over federal grants and immigration policy has now ballooned into a courtroom brawl with nationwide stakes. Two major lawsuits are pending in the US District […]
5 countries where a graduate degree will cost you less than it does in US
In the United States, pursuing a graduate degree has increasingly become a privilege entangled with debt. With tuition fees often hovering between $30,000 and $40,000 annually, excluding living expenses, many American and international students find themselves burdened with loans before they even step into the professional world. However, the global higher education landscape tells a […]
AI drives tech layoffs but boosts salaries by $18,000 in non-tech fields, study reveals
US jobs with AI skills pay 28% more as non-tech sectors embrace automation. (AI Image) In a paradoxical twist that underscores the disruptive power of artificial intelligence, a new study has found that while AI is driving mass redundancies across the technology sector, it is also pushing up salaries in non-tech fields by an average […]
Columbia University dodges endowment tax, raising questions about student aid stability
As elite institutions brace for shifting financial ground under the reformed endowment tax system, Columbia University has, for now, narrowly avoided a direct hit. But the implications for students, especially those reliant on financial aid, may still be far from settled.Columbia Spectator, the university’s student-run publication, reveals that Columbia is likely to fall below the […]
Planning to study Mathematics? Here are the top 5 US colleges to aim for
Mathematics has long been the silent force behind the world’s most significant advances. Whether decoding the genome, predicting climate change, building artificial intelligence, or stabilizing financial markets, the discipline forms the bedrock of rational inquiry and innovation. Far from being just a theoretical pursuit, mathematics underpins the algorithms that drive global economies, the statistical models […]
Insurance can better cataract surgery outcomes for India’s elderly: study
Only 16% of all senior citizens seeking cataract surgery at four LVPEI centres used any insurance, a new study has found. | Photo Credit: Mohammed Yousuf India’s population is growing older and eye problems such as cataracts already cause nearly half of all vision‑loss in people over 60. However, fewer than one in eight Indian […]
10 high-paying careers in the US that don’t require a master’s or PhD
High paying careers in the US that don’t require master’s or PhD. In an era where graduate degrees often feel like the default next step, it’s worth knowing that several top-tier careers in the United States offer impressive salaries and advancement opportunities with just a bachelor’s degree. For students aiming to maximise return on their […]
Countdown begins for NISAR satellite launch on July 30, 2025
About 19 minutes after lift-off, the GSLV-F16 rocket will inject the NISAR satellite into a 743-km sun-synchronous orbit. Photo: X/@isro The countdown for the NISAR satellite mission started at 2.10 p.m. on Tuesday (July 29, 2025). The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with the 2,392-kg satellite is scheduled to lift off from the second launch […]
Trump vs. Harvard: A battle that tests the strength of American democracy and the price of intellectual freedom
Harvard’s standoff with the Trump administration tests the price of dissent in American academia. January 2025 wasn’t supposed to read like the script of a dystopian campus drama. Yet, within days of Donald Trump’s second inauguration, American higher education found itself back in the crosshairs. Harvard University, that centuries-old fortress of intellectual prestige, became the […]