Odisha Plus 2 results 2025 declared: Science records highest pass percentage, Check detailed stream-wise analysis here

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The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha officially declared the Class 12th board examination results for 2025 today, May 21, at 4 PM. The results encompass all major academic streams—Science, Commerce, Arts, and Vocational—and are now accessible through official websites (chseodisha.nic.in and orissaresults.nic.in), DigiLocker, and SMS services.This year, over 3.9 lakh students appeared for […]

In a marine heatwave, clownfish get small to get by

The clownfish were popularised by the Disney film ‘Finding Nemo’. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In 2023-2024, the world suffered a devastating coral bleaching event during which 84% of the world’s reefs spanning 83 countries and territories were affected. Scientists have since linked the event to ocean warming and marine heatwaves — extended periods of […]

Confusion over Persian lizard removed after 150 years

The Persian long-tailed desert lizard specimen at the Zoological Survey of India’s museum in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have removed confusion over the Persian long-tailed desert lizard, 153 years after it was first described from Sindh in present-day Pakistan. This desert lizard, called Mesalina watsonana zoologically, […]

Maharashtra FYJC admission 2025 begins for Class 11: Direct link to register here

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The Maharashtra First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process for the academic year 2025 has officially commenced today, May 21. Managed by the Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department, this process is aimed at Class 10 pass-outs seeking admission to Class 11 across Arts, Commerce, and Science streams.This year, a total of 9,281 junior colleges […]

‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high | World News

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‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high (Photo: AFP) Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last year due in large measure to fires fuelled by climate change, researchers reported Wednesday.Tally it all up and the world lost 67,000 […]