UPSC NDA, CDS, NA exam 2026 dates released: Check complete schedule and exam pattern details here

The Union Public Service Commission has scheduled the NDA, NA and CDS Examination (I), 2026 for April 12. The examinations will be held across centres in India in offline mode. Candidates who applied for NDA and NA will appear for two papers on the same day, while CDS aspirants will appear for three papers in […]
Conservation in the Global South erases human rights, researchers say

Exactly 20 years ago, forest rangers in Chitwan National Park in Nepal nabbed a farmer, Shikharam Chaudhary, who they believed helped his son bury, in his own backyard, a stolen rhino horn. The rangers interrogated him and waterboarded him in prison. Days later, Chaudhary died. No horn was found. But the large and wealthy global […]
What is the context window?
AI models don’t read words; instead they read chunks of characters called tokens. | Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa/Unsplash A: In the context of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically large language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 and Claude, the context window is the maximum amount of text the model can consider at any one time while generating a […]
Not able to learn? Here’s what cognitive science says your notes might be missing

Not able to learn? Here’s what cognitive science says your notes might be missing Have you ever noticed how certain lines from a textbook linger in your mind long after you’ve shut it, while others vanish almost immediately? Not because they were harder. Not because you were distracted. But because something about them stood out.Cognitive […]
Track stray dogs on school premises or face action, principals told, ETEducation

Several headmasters of govt high schools in Dharwad district echoed these concerns, stating that teachers were forced to submit an undertaking letter citing Supreme Court writ petition number 17623 of 2025 Hubballi: Principals of primary schools, high schools and PU colleges across the state have been directed to identify stray dogs in and around their […]
Which college did Nalini Joshi, the first mathematician to be named New South Wales’ Scientist of the Year, attend?

Indian-origin mathematician Nalini Joshi named New South Wales’ Scientist of the Year For much of modern history, mathematics has worked in silence. It does not stage revolutions with dramatic announcements, nor does it announce its presence with visible machines or laboratory breakthroughs. Its influence is subterranean, embedded in fibre-optic cables, encrypted messages, climate simulations, and […]
Delhi govt increases corpus for Narela Education City to Rs 1,300 crore, ETEducation

The move is expected to give concrete momentum to the project New Delhi, The Delhi government on Saturday announced a major push to develop Narela as a world-class education and innovation hub, with the project outlay for the proposed Narela Education City being increased from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1,300 crore, Education Minister Ashish […]
GATE admit card 2026 expected to be released soon at gate2026.iitg.ac.in: Check steps to download hall tickets here

(Representative image PC-Canva) GATE admit card 2026: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 is scheduled to take place on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. The exam will be held in two shifts each day at several test centers across India. Candidates are now eagerly waiting for their admit cards, which are […]
Apprehensions on Malayalam Language Bill do not reflect facts: Kerala CM, ETEducation

Siddaramaiah had stated that if the Bill was passed, Karnataka would oppose it by exercising every constitutional right available, in defence of linguistic minorities and the plural spirit of the country Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the apprehensions raised regarding the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025 do not reflect the facts. The […]
Trump’s $10 billion freeze could affect California students and early learning centers: Here is how

Trump administration plans $10 billion freeze on California aid over alleged fraud The Trump administration has announced plans to freeze about $10 billion in federal aid for families in California and four other Democrat-led states, citing concerns over fraud. The move comes after a similar freeze in Minnesota, where federal officials claimed some daycare centers […]