Texas governor signs landmark school voucher law, cementing conservative shift in education
Texas has rewritten the rules of American education governance. With the stroke of a pen, Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law the most expansive school voucher programme in the United States — one that makes more than 5 million children eligible to use public funds for private education. This sweeping move not only cements […]
GSEB to announce GUJCET and HSC results 2025 on this date: Check details here
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) is set to declare the results for the Class 12 Science stream, including the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET), and the General stream tomorrow, May 5, 2025, at 10:30 AM, according to an official notification. The announcement will cover students who appeared in the Higher Secondary […]
US paperless justice: How a spreadsheet became judge, jury, and executioner
The US government recently stripped thousands of international students of their legal status—not through courtroom deliberation or immigration hearings, but by relying on a spreadsheet. Behind closed doors, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fed names from the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database into an administrative loop […]
Maharashtra State Board to announce HSC results on this date: Check details here
Maharashtra Board Class 12th result 2025: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is set to announce the much-awaited Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) results on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 1 PM according to an official notification. The results will be made available on the official websites of the MSBSHSE and […]
UPSSSC PET 2025 notification released, registration window opening soon: Check details here
UPSSSC PET 2025 notification released: The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has officially released the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2025 notification on May 2. Aspiring candidates can now access the complete notification on the commission’s official website — upsssc.gov.in.This exam acts as a qualifying gateway for various Group C recruitments in Uttar Pradesh. […]
The mechanics of crowd control: anticipation, preparation, prevention
In his 1997 book ‘Dominance Without Hegemony’, historian Ranajit Guha recounted how Mahatma Gandhi, “perhaps India’s foremost ideologue of self-discipline”, created an “elaborate” set of rules about how people should behave around him as they travelled the country. To Gandhi, Guha wrote, a haphazard crowd was “unmanageable”, “uncontrollable”, “undisciplined”, and ultimately entailed a “mobocracy”. Gandhi […]
VITEEE result 2025 declared: Direct link to download scorecards here
VITEEE result 2025: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has officially declared the results of the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) 2025. Students who took the test can now access their results through the official portal by using their unique application number and password. The result link is live on the university’s admission website.The VITEEE 2025 […]
Microgravity increases core body temperature: IIST model
The Voyager 1 spacecraft was 25 billion km away in February, somewhere in the outer edge of the solar system. It’s the farthest a human-made spacecraft has gone from the earth. The hope is that in the distant future, a human astronaut will be able to go where Voyager 1 has been — a journey […]
‘Development’ at the cost of Nicobar Islands
The Central government’s plans in the Nicobar Islands, especially land taken over for deforestation, will affect the native Shompen tribe, which needs forests for its livelihood. | Photo Credit: Public domain The famous tree crusader and tree lover Shri ‘Vanajeevi’ Ramaiah who passed away last month was a firm believer that trees are vital for […]
What is the total allowable catch?
Fishers venture out to fish in mechanised boats in Mandapam North Sea, June 16, 2023, after the end of the 61-day fishing ban. | Photo Credit: Balachandar L./The Hindu The total allowable catch (TAC) is a limit on the total quantity of fish that fishers can catch in a particular area. It’s usual for agencies […]