How India should recruit and train higher education faculty for the AI era
Fixing higher education requires completely redesigning how we recruit, train, and support faculty, while overhauling the legacy administrative and disciplinary protocols that govern our campuses. Ask the toppers of any graduating class what they want to do next- university teaching rarely tops the list. The reason is simple: teaching is not perceived as a competitive, […]
Brain mapping of students and teachers uncovers when learning happens best
To help us retain the information about the Second World War, Rani Miss, our History teacher, divided the class into three groups. A few students were the Axis powers, another set was the Allied powers, and the rest were bodies like the League of Nations and the UN. A History class that could have been […]
Hotter seas, vanishing kelp, booming octopus: How Europe’s marine life is changing
An octopus at Porthkerris reef, off Cornwall in southwestern England (Reuters) With European waters recording their hottest summer on record, rising ocean temperatures are affecting marine life across the continent, damaging habitats and forcing several species into new waters.According to a Reuters analysis, European waters averaged 21.6°C between June and August, the highest summer average […]
Meghalaya Introduces AI-Enabled Learning in Schools with CK-12 Foundation Partnership, ETEducation
The initiative has been taken up in partnership with the Education Department of the Meghalaya government, which will facilitate participation by the 31 schools. Shillong, Sept 26 Meghalaya has partnered with US-based CK-12 Foundation to introduce interactive and AI-enabled learning in 31 government and government-aided schools in East Khasi Hills, beginning with Mathematics and Science […]
Himachal Pradesh to Send MBBS Students Overseas for Advanced Medical Training, ETEducation
MBBS Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said the government is considering sending MBBS students and faculty members from the state’s medical colleges on overseas exposure tours to familiarise them with modern healthcare practices and advanced medical procedures being adopted globally. Necessary steps in this direction will be taken soon, providing students […]
Science Snapshots: September 27, 2026
A dam in Hosapete, Karnataka, 2020. | Photo Credit: Alka Jha/Unsplash IIT-Madras tool bridges quake science and dam safety An IIT-Madras team evaluated 6,545 dams under India’s National Dam Safety Authority and found standard seismic zone maps misjudge earthquake risks. For Himalayan ‘mega-dams’ like Tehri and Bhakra, site-specific modelling revealed previously projected ground accelerations were […]
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary Advocates for Mandatory Computer Education in Government Schools, ETEducation
CM at Govt Middle School, Ramjichak, under Danapur in Patna district Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary has asked officials to equip govt schools with modern facilities and strengthen their academic environment to prepare students for competitive examinations. Choudhary issued the directions while attending a parent-teacher meeting at Govt Middle School, Ramjichak, under Danapur in Patna district. […]
How the science Nikolai Vavilov built changed how we save crops
Nicolai Ivanovich Vavilov (1887-1943) was a remarkable agricultural scientist in the former USSR. His name is familiar to some as an ‘Indiana Jones’ who roamed around the world collecting crops and seeds, as someone who established the first global seed bank, as a martyr who died in prison despite his extraordinary accomplishments, and as the […]
How Haryana’s village health centres are screening heart patients and helping save lives
On July 15, Raj Rani, 52, an ASHA worker in Yamunagar, Haryana had just completed her tasks for the day when she felt a throbbing pain in her left arm and in the middle of her chin. Since this pain had persisted for a few days, she went to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in […]
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