The mosquito effect: how malarial chaos influenced human history
April 25 has been recognised globally by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World Malaria Day (previously African Malaria Day), since 2006, to highlight the need for continued investment and innovation. The “butterfly effect” from chaos theory might result in a tornado, but the “mosquito effect” (through the parasite it carries) has fundamentally altered human […]
MDU Rohtak launches country’s first ‘Drug-Free Home’ campaign on National Panchayati Raj Day
MDU Rohtak initiates unique drug-free homes drive in Madodi Rangdan village ROHTAK: In a novel initiative on National Panchayati Raj Day, Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak launched the country’s first “Drug-Free Home” campaign from village Madodi Rangdan of the district on Thursday. This unique campaign was conceptualized by MDU vice-chancellor Prof. Rajbir Singh, and officially […]
NASA’s oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
International Space Station (ISS) crew member and NASA astronaut Don Pettit is carried to a medical tent shortly after landing in the Soyuz MS-26 space capsule with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner in a remote area near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan April 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls via Reuters Cake, gifts and a […]
NBSE class 10, 12 results 2025 out today: Where and how to check scorecards
NBSE class 10, 12 result 2025: The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) will release the results of the Class 10 (High School Leaving Certificate – HSLC) and Class 12 (Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate – HSSLC) examinations today, April 25, 2025, in the afternoon. Students who appeared for the exams will be able to […]
Is nitrogen, a building block of life, a latent time-bomb?
There’s a harmless addiction that many people share: knuckle-cracking. That ‘pop’, better than the one from squeezing bubble wrap, results from the synovial fluid between your joints releasing a small bubble of nitrogen when you twist or compress your fingers or toes. It’s also a reminder of the centrality of nitrogen to life. The fifth-most […]
Supreme Court allows UGC to notify draft regulations addressing ragging, sexual harassment, and discrimination in higher education
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to notify the draft regulations 2025 which deal with ragging, sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of caste, gender, disability, among other biases in institutions of higher learning. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh took note of […]
Physicist and teacher A.P. Balachandran passes away
Theoretical physicist and teacher A.P. Balachandran, known for his work in understanding the physics of fundamental particles, passed away on April 18 in Coimbatore. He was the Joel Dorman Steele emeritus professor at Syracuse University and an internationally recognised theoretical physicist. After completing his bachelor’s degree at the Madras Christian College, he received his Ph.D […]
Jharkhand revises school timings amid severe heatwave; classes to begin at 7 am from April 26
RANCHI: Jharkhand government on Thursday announced revised school timings because of intense heat sweeping across the state, an official said. Students from kindergarten to Class 8 will attend school from 7 am to 11:30 am, while senior students will continue classes until noon, the official added. The new timings will come into effect from April […]
Scientists find green way to recycle toxic perovskite solar cells
Using solar energy may be better for the environment than burning through fossil fuels, but the process still isn’t exactly perfect. Making silicon-based solar panels is energetically expensive and we still don’t know what to do with the silicon once the panels are done being used. There is a cheaper way to make solar panels, […]
ICSI CSEET admit card 2025 released: Direct link to download hall tickets here
ICSI CSEET admit card 2025: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the e-admit cards for the Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) scheduled for May 2025. Applicants who have successfully completed the registration process can now access their hall tickets by visiting the official website – icsi.edu.The upcoming CSEET is scheduled […]