IISc study says strong magnetic fields could allow white dwarfs to grow beyond the Chandrasekhar limit
When a dying star runs out of fuel and sheds its outer layers, its remaining core can become an approximately Earth-sized, extremely dense stellar remnant called a ‘white dwarf’. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Simulations by researchers of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and their collaborators show that strong internal magnetic fields could allow […]
World’s top climate body deadlocked over inclusivity concerns
In this photo taken on August 17, 2021, a polar bear is seen on ice floes in the British Channel in the Franz Josef Land archipelago. | Photo Credit: AFP The decision was expected to take minutes. But after nearly three years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on climate change still can’t […]
Madhya Pradesh Allocates Rs 502 Crore for RTE Fee Reimbursement to Private Schools, ETEducation
Madhya Pradesh will release Rs 502 crore in RTE fee reimbursement to 20,456 private schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The Madhya Pradesh government will transfer Rs 502 crore in fee reimbursement for the 2024-25 academic year to 20,456 private schools across the state under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Chief Minister Dr Mohan […]
Arunachal cabinet approves key reforms in technical education & healthcare, ETEducation
The Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Pema Khandu has approved a series of measures to strengthen technical education, improve healthcare delivery, enhance women’s safety and streamline institutional administration across the state. The Cabinet approved uniform recruitment rules for 12 categories of teaching and technical posts […]
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Demands Release of Rs 5,110 Crore for Education Funds, ETEducation
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay asks Centre to release Rs 5,110 crore. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 5,110 crore in pending central funds under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) without conditions. Vijay raised the demand during Modi’s visit to Chennai on October 11, alongside requests […]
Global warming is turning frogs’ sex reversal into an extinction risk
Some fish can switch sex more than once over a lifetime. In lizards, genetically male hatchlings can be born looking and functioning as females. In some frogs, genetically female individuals can develop into fertile males. This phenomenon is called sex reversal. It is well documented in the animal kingdom, from invertebrates to amphibians to birds, […]
‘Overemphasis on MCQs’: Ramanujan Prize winner, Mahesh Kakde, on maths education in India
The 2026 Ramanujan Prize has been awarded to Mahesh Kakde, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), for his contribution to algebraic number theory. It honours Prof. Kakde’s fundamental work on non-commutative Iwasawa theory and his outstanding research on the Gross-Stark and Brumer-Stark conjectures, with implications for Hilbert’s 12th problem — one of […]
Science Snapshots: October 11, 2026
Representative photo. | Photo Credit: File photo Unusual rains of 2024 could be earth’s new normal The year 2024 experienced a record-breaking number of heavy and extreme rainfall events worldwide, a new study has confirmed. But unlike previous strong El Niño years, 2024 also featured unusual simultaneous warming across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans that, […]
TRISHNA satellite is in advanced stage of realisation, says ISRO official
A Computer Aided Design (CAD) view of the TRISHNA satellite. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indo-French satellite TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment) will be launched in the next 12-16 months, said Jasvinder Singh Khoral, Director (Projects), U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), on Sunday (October 11, 2026). He said this […]
Gujarat Government Unites CCTV Technologies to Enhance Policing with Student Innovation, ETEducation
Gujarat plans unified CCTV dashboard, to integrate student-built tech into policing: Dy CM Surat, The Gujarat government aims to connect all CCTV cameras across the state to a single dashboard and integrate technology developed by young innovators into police procedures, including FIR registration and cybercrime resolution, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. Addressing the grand finale […]