Who is Rithuparna KS? The Sahyadri student who turned a setback into a ₹72.3 lakh Rolls Royce triumph
Rithuparna KS, a sixth-semester student of Robotics and Automation Engineering at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, has made national headlines after receiving a pre-placement offer from global engineering major Rolls Royce, with an annual compensation of ₹72.3 lakh. The offer places her among the highest-earning undergraduate students in the country and reflects a journey […]
Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate court case against government
SYDNEY: Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands on Tuesday lost a landmark court bid to hold the government responsible for lacklustre emissions targets.Scattered through the warm waters off Australia’s northernmost tip, the sparsely populated Torres Strait Islands are threatened by seas rising much faster than the global average. Torres Strait elders have […]
Why do 97% of Delhi schools offer art activities, but only 42% teach job-ready skills to students?
Delhi schools celebrate cultural vibrancy, but skill-building programs still struggle to find space in the timetable. In an age where degrees alone no longer guarantee employability, the latest PARAKH 2024 report on Delhi’s school education landscape reveals both progress and pause points. As India eyes a future driven by innovation, skills, and self-reliance, the National […]
Axiom-4 crew return LIVE: SpaceX Dragon spaceship to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down at 3:01 p.m.
The Ax-4 research complement includes around 60 scientific studies and activities representing 31 countries, including the U.S., India, Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, UAE, and nations across Europe. The Dragon spacecraft is now returning with more than 580 pounds of cargo, including NASA hardware and data from over 60 experiments conducted during the mission. […]
US Supreme Court approves nearly 1,400 layoffs from the Education Department under Trump’s federal downsizing push
US Supreme Court approves nearly 1,400 layoffs in the Education Department. In a ruling that could permanently alter the landscape of American public education, the US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education, a key step in President Trump’s broader plan to decentralise federal control […]
Spreading Grand Canyon fire destroys historic lodge
Spreading Grand Canyon fire destroys historic lodge (Image: AP) LOS ANGELES: A growing wildfire at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has now charred at least 50 structures, including a historic lodge inside the popular US tourist site and natural wonder, authorities said Monday.Hundreds of firefighters working from the air and ground in Arizona are battling […]
Sponsor Education for Bengal’s Sabar Tribal Kids: Lend Your Support
Some stories you come across by chance, and they stay with you. For me, ‘Baranagar Swapnaloke For Humanity With Humanity’ is one of those. What started as a small initiative by Jeniya Talapatra and Purbam Sarkhel has become a full-time mission. Swapnaloke, which means “the light seen in dreams”, is their way of bringing real […]
APPSC recruitment 2025: Notification released for Forest Beat Officer posts, apply online from this date
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has officially announced the recruitment of Forest Beat Officers (FBO) and Assistant Beat Officers (ABO) under the Andhra Pradesh Forest Subordinate Service. As per Notification No. 06/2025, a total of 691 vacancies (256 FBO + 435 ABO) are available, including posts reserved for Meritorious Sportspersons (MSP). Interested candidates […]
New study shows cysteine withdrawal causes rapid weight loss in mice
Varghese, A., Gusarov, I., Gamallo-Lana, B. et al, ‘Unravelling cysteine-deficiency-associated rapid weight loss’, Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08996-y In the 1930s, when scientists were beginning to uncover the molecular basis of nutrition, they already knew that proteins were a vital part of the diet, but they didn’t fully understand why. More specifically, they didn’t know whether all […]
Ex-IAS Officer Might Have a Solution to India’s Foundational Literacy Crisis
At the age of 10, were you able to comprehend simple English? Well, 50 percent of children in India can’t. And, it’s futile to try to bandage the wounds of foundational literacy in adulthood, ex-IAS officer Dhir Jhingran (62) notes. What he suggests instead is that we tackle the systemic roots of the problem. His […]