Haryana Education Reforms: Haryana CM Saini lays out blueprint to make the state a world-class knowledge economy under NEP push
Education ecosystem being reshaped on principles of ‘Re-design, Re-imagine and Re-invest’: Chief Minister Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said the government aims to establish the state as a world-class knowledge economy hub. To achieve this objective, the state’s education ecosystem is being reshaped on the principles of ‘Re-design, Re-imagine and Re-invest’. Under […]
Over 2,700 may have died due to heatwaves in England: researchers
The U.K. and most of Europe experienced two unprecedented heatwaves in May and June, with monthly records set at 35.1°C and 37.7°C, respectively, in England. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 2,700 people could have died in England and Wales as a result of heatwaves that struck in May and June, according […]
India’s forex reserves explained: What they are, who owns them, and how RBI uses them
Competitive Exam explainers | Indian economy Why in the news? India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped $7.26 billion to $674.193 billion during the week ended July 3, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had dropped by $5.654 billion to $666.933 billion. The kitty had expanded to […]
Lack of trees causing heat waves, other climate-induced events in Karnataka
The disappearance of a single pollinator species, such as a butterfly, could have far-reaching consequences for honey production and crops dependent on pollination, including coffee. | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK Environmentalist and president of Bidar Parisara Vani, Shailendra Kavadi, has called for large-scale tree plantation in Kalaburagi district in Karnataka to mitigate rising temperatures and […]
TN to amend state university acts to uniformly expand vice-chancellor search panel, ETEducation
TN to amend state univ acts to expand VC search panel to 5 Chennai: Following the decision to include University Grants Commission’s (UGC) nominee in vice-chancellor search panels, state govt is planning to amend the state university acts to uniformly expand the strength of vice-chancellor search panels to five members. Of the 22 state universities, […]
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 […]