The Science Quiz: Don’t go to these places for summer break
The Science Quiz: Don’t go to these places for summer break 1 / 6 | Visual: The red dot here shows the location of the world’s third-deepest trench, off the Philippines. It shares its name with a ship that bombed Chennai (then Madras) during World War I. Name it. 2 / 6 | Mount ____, […]
BITSAT 2025: Application correction begins, session 1 exam from May 26 to 30
BITS Pilani opens BITSAT 2025 form correction window, slot booking from May 13 BITSAT 2025: The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani has opened the application correction window for the BITS Admission Test (BITSAT) 2025 on April 29, 2025. Candidates who have already registered for the exam can now edit their application forms […]
“Take a stand, Columbia”: Students and faculty urge university to defy federal pressure
Columbia University is trying to recover about $400 million in federal grants and contracts after accepting demands from the Trump administration. The university’s decision followed widespread protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict. The administration accused Columbia of not doing enough to prevent antisemitic incidents on campus. As part of its concessions, Columbia agreed to new […]
A university under siege: Harvard faces the gravest threat to its identity in a generation
Harvard sees $1.14 million in donations after Trump’s $2.2 billion funding cut Once the undisputed symbol of intellectual excellence and academic liberty, Harvard University now finds itself at the epicenter of a political confrontation with implications far beyond its ivy-covered walls. The institution, long revered for cultivating independent thought and global leadership, is grappling with […]
Axiom space mission: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to fly to International Space Station on May 29
Axiom Mission 4 crew, from left to right, European Space Agency astronaut Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary. Photo: X/@NASASpaceOps via PTI Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to be launched on May 29 […]
Why this Supreme Court case could dismantle the wall between church and state in US schools
Why the Supreme Court case could reshape church-state separation in US schools The US Supreme Court is set to hear a pivotal case that could reshape the separation between church and state, a principle that has governed American public education for decades. On April 29, 2025, the Court will hear arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter […]
Apply for Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, Rajasthan
The Post Matric Scholarship Scheme by Rajasthan’s Social Justice and Empowerment Department offers financial assistance to students from various eligible categories. It reimburses non-refundable educational fees and provides a maintenance allowance, aiming to promote higher education among socially and economically disadvantaged students across Rajasthan. Source link
Dual board exams for class 10 from 2026 – what it means for India’s education system
Dual board exams for Class 10 to begin in 2026 under NEP 2020. (AI Image) India’s education system is set to undergo a major change with the introduction of dual board exams for Class 10 students starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Announced by the Ministry of Education, this move is part of the National […]
Insufficient support for deep tech, startups by public-funded R&D: Study
Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto Only about one in four public-funded research and development organisations in India give incubation support to start-ups and only one in six provide support to ‘deep tech’ startups. Only 15% collaborated with industry overseas and only half of them opened their facilities to outside researchers and students, […]
France, Germany and Italy failing to stop destructive fishing: NGOs
Destructive fishing continues in EU waters (Image: AFP) BRUSSELS: Five environmental organisations accused France, Germany and Italy on Tuesday of failing to stop destructive fishing, including bottom trawling, in protected areas in a legal complaint to the European Commission.In their complaint, the organisations including the Environmental Justice Foundation and ClientEarth accused the three countries of […]