What is the significance of India’s first privately built FFSC rocket engine? | Explained
Bengaluru-based Astrobase Space Technologies unveiled India’s first privately built 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) LOX-Methane rocket engine named EVEREST. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The story so far: A Bengaluru-based space company, Astrobase Space Technologies, on Friday (August 7, 2026) unveiled India’s first privately built 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) LOX-Methane rocket engine […]
Space for Good India Challenge 2026: University students can win up to Rs 5 lakh; check details
University students across India with an interest in space technology, engineering, and innovation can turn their ideas into practical solutions through the Space for Good India Challenge 2026, launched by Viasat. The competition invites students to develop technology-driven concepts aimed at addressing real-world challenges using space and satellite technologies.This initiative intends to help the young […]
Meet Rajeshwari Suve M, who cleared UPSC prelims on her fifth attempt and went on to secure an impressive AIR 2
Rajeshwari Suve M obtained All India Rank 2 in UPSC CSE 2025 examination. UPSC is not child’s play. It requires months of dedication, perseverance, and sacrifices. However, failure in the UPSC examination is not shocking. For months, an aspirant studies, revises, solves questions, writes answers, and imagines a place on the final merit list. And […]
DU placement drive 2026 brings 75+ recruiters, 500 students together for career opportunities
Eligible candidates can submit their applications through the University of Delhi’s official website, du.ac.in The University of Delhi (DU) organised a placement drive on Saturday, bringing together more than 75 organisations and over 500 participants as part of an effort to connect students with prospective employers and expand their career opportunities.The ‘Placement Drive 2026’ was […]
Science Snapshots: August 9, 2026
An image showing multiple bacteriophages attached to a bacterium’s cell wall, magnified 2,00,000-times. | Photo Credit: Prof. Graham Beards (CC BY-SA) Scientists use AI to design viruses to kill hardy bacteria Scientists have used AI to design entire genomes for bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Using ‘genome language models’, they generated thousands of […]
In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned | World News
From ash to wildflowers: two decades of controlled burns on one Kansas prairie (representative image). Image Credits: ChatGPT When Mike Moddrell purchased 320 acres of land in southwest Douglas County, Kansas, in 2002, the land was tired. In the years of neglect, weeds and cedar trees had invaded the land. More than two decades later, […]
A new Kansas law bars students from accessing phones, earbuds and smartwatches all school day, while one parent group is pushing for tighter iPad limits
There was a time students carried lunch bags and bottles in their hands. Now those things have been replaced with larger-than-life smartphones and iPads that contain all the information and their attention. This has prompted at least 35 states along with the District of Columbia to ban smartphones in some capacity. There are 24 states […]
NEET PG 2026 exam city intimation slip to be released soon at nbe.edu.in: Check steps to download here
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will release the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2026 exam city intimation slip soon for candidates who have completed the registration process.As per the official schedule, the NEET PG 2026 city intimation slip will be released on August 11, 2026. Candidates will be […]
DU UG admissions 2026: 3rd merit list out, accept allotted seats by August 11
Eligible candidates can submit their applications through the University of Delhi’s official website, du.ac.in The University of Delhi (DU) has released the third merit list for undergraduate (UG) admissions 2026 today, August 8. Candidates can check the DU UG 2026 merit list on the official admission website at ugadmission.uod.ac.in or through du.ac.in.The third merit list […]
SSC JHT PST admit card 2026 out at sscer.org: Direct link to download hall ticket here
SSC JHT PST admit card 2026 The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the admit card for the Physical Standard Test (PST) for the Sub-Inspector (Hindi Translator) post under the Combined Hindi Translators Examination 2025. Candidates can download their call letters from the official regional SSC website at sscer.org.The SSC JHT PST 2026 will be […]