Deadly bird virus PaBV-4 identified for first time in India
A parakeet at Vedanthangal bird sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, 2014. | Photo Credit: Karthik Easvur (CC BY-SA) A team of scientists has, for the first time in India, identified and genetically characterised a virus that often causes rapid death in captive psittacine birds, raising concerns about the health of exotic pets and conservation of threatened parrot […]
KEAM 2026 Phase 1 allotment released at cee.kerala.gov.in, candidates must pay admission fee by July 12
CEE Kerala announces KEAM 2026 Phase 1 seat allotment for BTech admissions KEAM 2026 Phase 1 allotment: The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, has released the KEAM 2026 Phase 1 final seat allotment result for admission to BTech programmes. Candidates who participated in the first round of the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP) can now […]
IIT Guwahati team finds blue-green algae can remove lead from water
The team led by Professor Debasish Das of the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering found that cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can be used to absorb lead from contaminated water. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto GUWAHATI A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) have developed a biological […]
GATE is no longer just for engineers: How humanities students can enter IITs and pursue research careers
GATE is no longer just for engineers: How humanities students can enter IITs and pursue research careers For years, the name GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) was almost automatically associated with engineering graduates preparing for technical careers. The exam was seen as a gateway mainly for students from engineering and science backgrounds looking for […]
Why is red the colour of danger?
On the earth, red makes a stark contrast to the natural environment, most of which is blue or green. | Photo Credit: Declan Sun/Unsplash Red has the longest wavelength of any colour in the visible spectrum, so it is scattered the least by particles in the air, such as fog, rain or dust. Thus, you […]
Madhya Pradesh Makes Value-Added Courses Mandatory for Postgraduates, ETEducation
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Department on Wednesday said that it has made value-added courses mandatory for all postgraduate students from the second semester in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Department on Wednesday said that it has made value-added courses mandatory for […]
Schools closed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala and Karnataka amid monsoon rain alerts today
Monsoon rain forces school closures in multiple districts while Delhi and Mumbai remain open NEW DELHI: Schools remained closed in several districts across India today, July 9, after local administrations announced holidays in response to severe monsoon conditions. Authorities ordered the closures as heavy rainfall, waterlogging and landslide risks affected multiple regions, with decisions varying […]
Indian lab designs quantum algorithm to beat classical computers
Ask Indrakshi Raychowdhury what a quantum computer is bad at, and she points to arithmetic. “If you try to add two numbers, a classical calculator does it easily, whereas doing it on a quantum computer is incredibly difficult,” she said in a conversation with The Hindu. “But simulating a highly complex, interacting quantum system (where […]
UPTET Answer Key 2026 released; objection window open until July 14
UPTET Answer Key 2026 released; objection window open until July 14 for candidates to challenge responses online UPTET Answer Key 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has released the UPTET Provisional Answer Key 2026 on its official website, allowing candidates to check the draft responses for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test. […]
The quantum computing age will only begin when we silence the noise
In a paper published in the Journal of Statistical Physics in 1980, the American physicist Paul Benioff described what is now called the quantum Turing machine: a model of a computer that operated according to the laws of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour of matter and light […]