Linda McMahon flags stricter monitoring of foreign donations to US universities: Colleges told to disclose funding sources
Linda McMahon flags stricter monitoring of foreign donations to US universities Universities across the United States could face tighter scrutiny over foreign financial contributions as federal authorities move to strengthen enforcement of disclosure rules governing overseas donations to higher education institutions.In a recent interview with Fox Business, US Education Secretary Linda McMahon indicated that the […]
ISRO, AIIMS sign MoU for cooperation in space medicine and research
ISRO said that long duration human space missions such as Bharatiya Antariksh Station and crewed missions to Moon offer unique medical challenges due to the extreme space environment and microgravity. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences […]
Delhi Did Not See A Single ‘Clean Air’ Day This Winter | Delhi News
New Delhi: Delhi did not record a single “clean air” day in the winter months, even though annual pollution levels showed signs of improvement, according to a report by Climate Trends based on Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) air quality monitoring data for 2024–25.The study warns that current evaluation metrics under the National Clean Air […]
NBEMS GPAT 2026 answer key, response sheet: Check steps to download here
NBEMS GPAT 2026 answer key: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the provisional answer key and response sheets for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test 2026 (GPAT 2026) today, March 12, 2026, according to media reports. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now download the documents from the official website, […]
Trump administration proposes rule requiring federal fund recipients to certify absence of DEI programmes
Trump administration moves to restrict DEI at federally funded institutions The administration of Donald Trump has proposed a new federal rule that could require institutions receiving government funding — including schools and universities — to certify that they do not run diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) programmes that the government considers discriminatory.According to a […]
Groups to prevent human-elephant conflict linked to more elephant deaths
A long-standing intervention by the Assam government to reduce crop depredation by elephants in its forest regions, piloted and designed by environmental non-government organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is actually associated with more accidental elephant deaths, a study in Conservation Biology has reported. Launched in 2003 in Sonitpur district, the anti-depredation squads (ADS) of Assam […]
Bank of Baroda Office Assistant Mains admit card 2026 released: Direct link to download hall ticket here
Bank of Baroda Peon Mains admit card 2026: The Bank of Baroda (BOB) has released the admit card for the Office Assistant (Peon) Mains examination 2026. Candidates who qualified in the preliminary examination can now download their call letters from the official website of the bank.According to the official notice, the online Mains examination will […]
Earth’s magnetic flips can last 70,000 years, new study finds
A numerical simulation of the earth’s magnetic field. Blue lines are moving into the core and yellow lines are moving out. | Photo Credit: NASA The earth’s magnetic field aids navigation but also protects the planet from high-energy radiation from the sun. For decades, geologists believed that when this field periodically flipped, swapping the north […]
JEE Main session 2 application window 2026 re-opened: Direct link to apply here |
JEE Main session 2 application 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has reopened the application portal for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 session 2 after receiving multiple requests from candidates who missed the previous deadline. The agency has announced that the registration portal will remain reopened from March 12 (afternoon) to March 13, […]
Tamil Nadu needs more basic science funding to create green technology
As Tamil Nadu approaches its Assembly elections, its ambition to become a $1-trillion economy and its position as one of India’s leading industrial and knowledge hubs means it’s worth examining how the State has invested in science and environmental issues in the last five years. First, the State’s strategy on environment and climate action has […]