EU strikes last-ditch deal on climate targets as COP30 looms
The European Union struck a deal Wednesday on the 27-nation bloc’s next big emissions-cutting targets, after making a string of concessions to win over reluctant capitals in time for the UN’s COP30 summit. After marathon overnight talks, the bloc averted the worst-case scenario of turning up empty-handed to next week’s gathering in Brazil — where […]
Jacob Frey education and career path: The former athlete now racing towards a third term as Minneapolis mayor
As votes continue to be tallied in Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey is holding a narrow lead over challenger Omar Fateh in a crowded field of fifteen candidates. The race, which has now moved to a second round of counting under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, could determine whether Frey secures a third term as mayor, […]
How do autonomous vehicles work?
A Waymo ride, a self-driving car by Waymo LLC, a Google subsidiary. | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons What in the Bumblebee (yellow Chevrolet Camaro) story is going on with these vehicles? No hands, no feet, not a corporeal human presence needed. Let’s begin our exploration. Humans and digital technology go way back. Humans and vehicles go […]
NEET SS 2025 registration window opens at natboard.edu.in: Check direct link, complete exam schedule here
NEET SS 2025: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has officially opened the registration window for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test – Super Specialty (NEET SS) 2025 from 3 PM today, November 5. Candidates aspiring for admission to Doctorate of Medicine (DM), Master of Chirurgiae (MCh), and other super specialty courses can now […]
Clearest black hole merger signal yet allows probe of Hawking’s law
On September 14, 2015, researchers using a pair of giant detectors in the US detected gravitational waves for the first time — a century after Albert Einstein predicted their existence in his general theory of relativity. For their contributions to building these detectors, called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories (LIGO), Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and […]
EU strikes deal on weakened 2040 climate target as COP30 looms
BRUSSELS: The European Union’s 27 member states struck a deal Wednesday on the bloc’s next big emissions-cutting target, after making overnight concessions to win over reluctant capitals in time for the UN’s COP30 summit in Brazil.The bloc agreed following marathon talks in Brussels to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, compared to […]
Kerala govt & governor headed for fresh face-off over selection of Calicut University VC, ETEducation
The higher education minister alleged that the move was the latest in a series of efforts by the governor to install individuals aligned in key posts to implement the saffronization agenda in the higher education sector. State govt and governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who is also the chancellor of universities in Kerala, are headed for […]
DDA recruitment 2025: Last date to apply online for MTS, JSA, Patwari, JE, Steno posts; check direct link here
DDA Recruitment 2025: Last date today to apply online for MTS, JSA, Patwari, JE, Steno DDA Recruitment 2025: The last date to apply online for DDA Recruitment 2025 is today, November 5, 2025. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has invited applications for 1,732 vacancies across multiple posts including MTS, JSA, Patwari, JE, and Steno. Candidates […]
New physics-based model shows healthy guts resist microbial chaos
A scanning electron micrograph image of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, typically found in the upper respiratory tract. | Photo Credit: US CDC The human gut is a vast ecosystem of microbes whose balance is central to health. When this balance, known as eubiosis, is disturbed, the result is dysbiosis, and is linked to conditions such as […]
President Murmu calls on HEIs to promote research, entrepreneurship, and environmental protection in Uttarakhand
President Murmu emphasises education and innovation at Kumaun University convocation in Nainital. (ANI Photo) NAINITAL: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday graced the 20th convocation ceremony of Kumaun University at Nainital, Uttarakhand, according to a release.Speaking on the occasion, the President said that education is the foundation of any nation’s development. Therefore, education should not only […]