NBEMS issues crucial notice on barcode errors for DNB 2025 candidates: Check details here

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NBEMS issues important details The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has kicked off the DNB Final Theory examinations, December 2025, running from December 18 to 21, across exam centres nationwide. Conducted on a hybrid platform, the exams combine computer-based question display with physical answer booklets, intensifying scrutiny on candidates’ technical compliance alongside […]

Why does spicy food make our nose run?

Blame neurogenic inflammation. | Photo Credit: Jack Newing/Unsplash When we eat spicy food containing chillies, a substance in them called capsaicin binds to receptors on the nerve endings in our mouth and nose. These receptors work like sensors. When a specific molecule attaches to them, they send a signal that triggers a response. Capsaicin attaches […]

Counting electrons reveals thorium’s nuclear tick in a solid clock

A sample of thorium. | Photo Credit: Alchemist-hp Atomic clocks keep time by counting the ‘ticks’ of electrons moving between two energy levels. Physicists have long wanted to count a nuclear tick instead. A nucleus is more shielded than an atom’s outer electrons, so its energy levels are expected to be less sensitive to disturbances. […]

How India established its first research station in Antarctica

Dr Harsh K Gupta remembers the sequence of events that led to the establishment of Dakshin Gangotri, India’s first permanent research station in Antarctica, as if it happened yesterday. A year after he had moved to Thiruvananthapuram as director of the Centre for Earth Science Studies in 1982, a call for proposals to carry out […]

Vishwakarma University hosts AI pre-summit on human capital in the AI era

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Vishwakarma University hosts AI pre-summit on human capital in India At a time when Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming economies, workplaces and education systems, Vishwakarma University (VU) organised an AI Pre-Summit on Human Capital in the AI Era on Monday in collaboration with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and key academic, industry […]