How is spaceflight safety ensured?
A SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Florida, U.S., on March 18. | Photo Credit: NASA The recent safe return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore after a nine-month stay onboard […]
JAC Jharkhand board releases Class 11 date sheet; exams to be held from May 20–22
JAC Class 11 exams 2025 to be held on OMR sheets; date sheet released JAC Class 11 exams 2025: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi has officially announced the timetable for the 2025 Class 11 board examinations. According to the notification issued by JAC, the exams are scheduled to be conducted from May 20, 2025 […]
Welcome to the London Zoo…
What is a scientific zoo? Also called zoological gardens, scientific zoos are park-like areas housing animals primarily for the purpose of scientific study, conservation, and public education. Research and conservation efforts are often a priority for such scientific zoos, and they play a pivotal role in studying animal behaviour and genetics, and nurturing breeding programmes. […]
KPSC AO, AAO recruitment 2025: Know exam pattern, syllabus & hall ticket info
KPSC AO, AAO exam 2025: How to download hall ticket and prepare for the exam KPSC AO AAO Hall Ticket 2025: The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) is all set to conduct the recruitment process for the posts of Agriculture Officer (AO) and Assistant Agriculture Officer (AAO) in 2025. This year, the commission will fill […]
Why do our arms move to and fro when we walk?
A: To keep our torso stable and conserve energy, we swing our arms backwards and forwards while walking. When you swing, say, your right leg forward to take a step, you provide a rotational moment about the central vertical axis of your torso. By the principle of conservation of angular momentum, an opposite reactionary moment […]
Trump-era deportations rattle US campuses as over 4,000 foreign students face removal
Trump-era deportations rattle US campuses, foreign talent at risk, over 4,000 foreign students face deportation As a wave of deportation threats sweeps across US campuses, over 4,000 foreign students—many of them from India—are facing potential removal under the Trump administration’s renewed immigration crackdown. University officials, legal experts, and students themselves are scrambling to respond, with […]
India’s first-ever seed germination database coming up
GUWAHATI An informal network of individuals and organisations working together to foster the knowledge and practice of ecological restoration of natural ecosystems in India is releasing a first-of-its-kind seed germination database on Wednesday (April 16, 2025). This free-access database, an initiative of the Ecological Restoration Alliance-India (ERA-I), offers more than 1,000 germination techniques for 465 […]
NEET SS 2024 group-wise qualifying scores out; ENT and OBGYN see highest cut-offs, check here
NEET-SS 2024 cut-off scores released; Respiratory Medicine tops the list NBEMS declares NEET-SS 2024 results: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), New Delhi, has officially declared the result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2024. The exam was conducted on March 29 and 30, 2025, for admission […]
University of Hyderabad team basks in glory as LHC wins Breakthrough Prize
A scientist walking in a tunnel inside the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) Large Hadron Collider, during maintenance works on July 19, 2013, in Meyrin, near Geneva. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment at CERN — Europe’s premier research centre for particle physics and home to the world’s largest […]
US Department of Justice reverses visa revocations for dozens of Utah students
Dozens of Utah students have their visas reinstated after federal reversal The US Department of Justice has reversed its decision to revoke the visas of nearly two dozen international students enrolled in Utah colleges and universities. The action comes after the federal government’s controversial revocation of student visas affected at least 50 students across the […]