How groundbreaking new brain atlases capture development in motion
Imagine watching the brain not as a finished organ but as a city under construction, where every neuron is a worker changing jobs as the skyline rises. A series of papers in Nature published on November 5 has captured exactly that. Led by researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in the USA, together […]
Explained: Centre releases updated scholarship guidelines for SC students
Centre Releases Updated Scholarship Guidelines for SC Students The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has released updated guidelines for the Top Class Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste students for the 2024–25 academic cycle, according to a PTI report. The revised framework expands financial assistance, restructures eligibility rules, and intensifies scrutiny of participating institutions.The changes […]
UC Berkeley asked for 3 years of crime logs in TPUSA protest probe |
UC Berkeley faces federal scrutiny after a TPUSA protest prompts a demand for three years of campus crime records. The US Education Department has opened a formal review into UC Berkeley’s campus-safety practices, following clashes earlier this month at an event organised by the conservative student group Turning Point USA (TPUSA). The inquiry, Reuters reports, […]
Trump administration taken to court for dismantling Department of Education ‘brick by brick’
US Department of EducationImage credit: AP Photo Educators, school districts, unions, and disability-rights advocates have taken the Trump administration to court, accusing it of illegally dismantling the US Department of Education and transferring tens of billions in critical program funding to other federal agencies, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT). This […]
CGPSC releases recruitment notice for Labour Officer and other posts: Check details here
CGPSC Labour Officer recruitment notice 2025 The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has started a recruitment cycle for 2025, inviting online applications for 238 vacancies, including key posts such as Labour Officer, Assistant Jailor, and several other Group-level positions. The notification, released on the Commission’s official website psc.cg.gov.in, opens the application process from December 1 […]
The INO that wasn’t and the JUNO that is
China has finished building its Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), a bittersweet development given that the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) has been in limbo for years. Both JUNO and INO were designed to study subatomic particles called neutrinos, which are very hard to catch because they rarely interact with matter. This is why both INO […]
Learning to “disagree” can make your way easier to Ivy Leagues: Here’s how
Disagreement essays in elite Ivy Leagues Preparing for Ivy League colleges always included Advanced Placement courses, varsity leadership roles, prestigious extracurriculars, or even mastery of Latin. But how about learning to disagree? Yes, it is no longer just a skill for your personal life but also for your professional life. American colleges are chronicling a […]
Assam Christian Forum expresses concern over Regulation of Fees Amendment Bill, ETEducation
It claimed that the bill would take away the long-standing protection of fee structure for minority-run schools Guwahati, The Assam Christian Forum (ACF), representing Christian communities and their rights across the state, on Tuesday expressed concern at the state cabinet’s decision to table the private educational institution amendment bill in the ongoing winter session of […]
UPPSC LT Grade admit card released for Assistant Professors: Direct link to download hall tickets here
UPPSC LT Grade admit card 2025: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has issued admit cards for the LT Grade (Assistant Teacher) recruitment 2025. The written examination for 7,466 posts will be conducted across four subjects—Mathematics, Hindi, Science, and Sanskrit—beginning 6 December 2025. Mathematics and Hindi exams will be held on the first day, […]
Class I-III to get new syllabus; focus on arts, sports, life skills, ETEducation
Earlier, finance secretary T Udhayachandran, who helmed the previous curriculum revision for the state board in 2017-18, explained challenges faced during the previous exercise and the existing gaps Chennai: Integrating arts into science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) education, sports, life skills, and value-based education will get priority in the new curriculum. State govt plans […]