Reality check: study finds far fewer genes truly linked to cerebral palsy
The world’s most common childhood disability, cerebral palsy, has long been associated with birth complications like premature birth, infection, lack of oxygen, and perinatal stroke. But population studies suggest those factors account for only a fraction of cases. To fill this diagnostic void, modern medicine has routinely turned to gene sequencing to hunt for a […]
The ecosystem divide: why Indian bright minds thrive abroad but stall at home
Walk into MIT, Stanford, Caltech, or Bell Labs, and you will find Indian-origin scientists driving quantum computing, mRNA therapeutics, agentic AI, and graphics processor design. They run corporate research divisions, win Nobel Prizes, and turn lab prototypes into trillion-dollar companies. Their schooling, their instincts, their work ethic—all of them trace back to India. (Sign up […]
Urban demand is reorganising the global wildlife trafficking network
Some 2,000 km away from their natural habitat in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, five listless baby orangutans were found, bafflingly, in a forest in the middle of Odisha on Tuesday. Videos that were shared widely, showed the critically endangered apes, each around a year old, with limited mobility, huddled together, chomping on bananas […]
Science for All newsletter: Human activity has shaped the genetic diversity of dengue mosquitoes in India
From its roots in Africa, the dengue-spreading mosquito, Aedes aegypti, expanded its range in the 15th century, across the world, aided by the transatlantic slave trade between Africa, America and Europe. And by the late 19th century the insect, with its great environmental adaptability, reached India: in 2024 the country recorded around 2,50,000 dengue cases. Today, Aedes […]
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Pledges to Enhance Government School Quality, ETEducation
New Education Policy Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said his administration was working to improve the quality of government schools. He said a task force has been constituted for the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Khandu was speaking at the state-level golden jubilee meritorious students’ awards ceremony here, […]
Transforming Government Schools with Modern Facilities, ETEducation
Assam has changed meaning of govt schools with Adarsha Vidyalayas: Himanta Sarma Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said his government has transformed the concept of government schools in the state through the Adarsha Vidyalaya initiative, with modern infrastructure and facilities aimed at providing students with quality learning opportunities. CM Sarma said Adarsha […]
Bamboo mass flowering and die-off can trigger ecological crisis and wildlife conflict, study warns
The synchronous mass flowering and subsequent die-off of bamboo across forest landscapes can trigger a chain of ecological shocks — from invasive weed outbreaks and intense wildfires to rodent population explosions and spikes in human-elephant conflict, a study by Dr. T.V. Sajeev of the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Thrissur, Keralam, has warned. Published […]
Karnataka’s Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Unveils Revolutionary Education and Employment Initiatives in 100-Day Report, ETEducation
CM DK Shivakumar marks 100 days in office. Bengaluru: Karnataka is seeking to connect education with employment through a series of initiatives spanning school-level AI education, access to professional courses, a proposed AI university and a large government recruitment drive. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, in his 100-day message, highlighted measures including a 7.5% reservation […]
International Space Summit gets underway in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre right), French European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet (centre) and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (centre left) pose with aerospace professionals during the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, on September 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The two-day International Space Summit got underway in Paris on […]
Why do we sometimes wake up a few minutes before our alarm rings?
When you wake up at the same time every day, your brain learns. | Photo Credit: Solving Healthcare/Unsplash — Dev The human body has a built-in timekeeping system called the circadian rhythm. It is governed by a group of cells in the brain, centred on the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which uses signals such as daylight to […]