He failed school twice, reached Harvard and changed modern medicine forever — yet this Indian scientist never won a Nobel Prize
Yellapragada Subbarow: The forgotten Indian scientist behind cancer drugs, antibiotics and life-saving medicines Every year, millions of people around the world take medicines that help fight cancer, treat autoimmune diseases, prevent birth defects or cure bacterial infections. Few of them know that many of these breakthroughs can be traced back to the work of an […]
IIT Roorkee student declared Uttarakhand top performer in TERI GO4Youth Online Olympiad 2026
IIT Roorkee student scores perfect 50 in TERI GO4Youth Online Olympiad 2026 NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has congratulated its student, Ravneet Singh, for being declared the “Top Performer – State/UT” for Uttarakhand in the TERI GO4Youth Online Olympiad 2026. The recognition was announced following his performance in the national-level […]
Meet the IPS officer who led the Nirbhaya investigation: The woman who stood between public outrage and the pursuit of justice
Chhaya Sharma IPS: The officer who led the Nirbhaya case investigation with courage and precision When India remembers the 2012 Nirbhaya case, it remembers a tragedy that shook the nation’s conscience and changed conversations around women’s safety. It remembers the protests, the public anger and the demand for justice. But behind one of the country’s […]
Fading research hubs are stalling Kerala’s leap into the bio-economy
Kerala has long taken pride in its literacy, scientific temper, and environmental consciousness. Home to the biodiverse Western Ghats and centuries of traditional knowledge, it should have emerged as India’s leading hub for biological research and the bioeconomy. But instead, many of its premier biological research institutions are today on the decline. The reasons are […]
Rajasthan University opens PG admissions 2026 today, registrations begin for 28 postgraduate programmes: Check steps to apply here
Rajasthan University has opened registrations for postgraduate admissions for the 2026-27 academic session, with applications being accepted from July 13 to August 3. The admission process includes an entrance test and covers 28 PG subjects in the first phase. Eligible candidates, including those in the final semester of their undergraduate course, can submit applications online […]
Interview | Shubhanshu Shukla on his new book, ‘The Second Orbit’
From the moment he was announced as one of the four astronaut-candidates for India’s maiden human spaceflight programme Gaganyaan, Air Force test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla has been a prolific science communicator. His social media feed is full of amusing yet enlightening quips, videos, and posts about what going to space has been like for him. In his […]
Bengal govt signals change in blue-white uniform for its schools, ETEducation
School students Kolkata: Blue and white may no longer be the mandatory school uniform colours for govt and govt-aided schools, according to discussions held in a recent internal meeting of the school education department. Following a new survey initiated by the department, schools have been asked to submit their preferred uniform colours and monograms. A […]
Meet Neha Byadwal one of the youngest IAS officers, who turned repeated UPSC failures into AIR 569 at the age of 24
Neha Byadwal’s path to becoming an IAS officer highlights the power of perseverance. Despite facing repeated setbacks in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, she continued refining her preparation instead of giving up. Her determination paid off when she secured AIR 569 in the 2021 examination at just 24, proving that resilience and consistency can turn […]
Material filters tritium from nuclear wastewater at record speed
A visual abstract of the technology described in the study. The metal-organic framework is the larger molecule in the middle. | Photo Credit: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2026 In 2023, Japan began a decades-long and controversial process — it began releasing treated wastewater from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The water […]
BPSC Bihar APO Admit Card 2026: Exam day guidelines for July 15 test, check hall ticket download link
BPSC Bihar APO admit card released as exam day guidelines issued before July 15 preliminary test BPSC Bihar APO admit card 2026: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) will conduct the Bihar Assistant Prosecution Officer (APO) Preliminary Examination 2026 on July 15, 2026, with the admit cards already released on July 9, 2026. Candidates appearing […]