Why can’t we feel the earth moving?
The earth travels around the sun at about 1,07,000 km/hr | Photo Credit: Carl Wang/Unsplash We don’t feel the earth moving even though it’s spinning on its axis and racing around the Sun because everything around us is moving with it at the same constant speed. The earth rotates once every 24 hours, which means […]
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
SYDNEY: High above Sydney’s beaches, drones seek one of the world’s deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.Australia’s oceans are teeming with sharks, with great whites topping the list of species that might fatally chomp a human.Undeterred, Australians flock to the […]
Harvard conservative student magazine accuses board of ‘usurpation of power’ after suspension order
Harvard University’s conservative student magazine, The Harvard Salient, is caught in an escalating internal conflict after its editor-in-chief, Richard Y. Rodgers ’28, defied a board order that sought to suspend the publication pending a conduct investigation. In an email to the magazine’s mailing list on Tuesday, Rodgers dismissed the board’s decision as “an unauthorised usurpation […]
Trump’s demand to erase gender identity from sex education programmes: Here are the states that complied
At least 11 American states and two territories have complied with a directive from the Trump administration to remove all references to gender identity, transgender and non-binary people from a federally funded sex education initiative, The Guardian reports.The order, issued through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), warned that states risked […]
AISSEE 2026: NTA adds three new Sainik schools as registration closes on 30 October; apply here
AISSEE 2026: NTA announces three new Sainik schools as registration closes on 30 October AISSEE 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the registration process for the All India Sainik School Entrance Exam (AISSEE) 2026 will end on October 30, 2025. The entrance test is mandatory for admission to Class VI and Class […]
Ron DeSantis names Florida debate trophy after Kirk, $50K prize strengthens civic education
Ron DeSantis renames Florida debate trophy after Kirk with $50K prize. (AP Photo) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that the state’s flagship high school debate trophy will be renamed in honour of Charlie Kirk. The new Charlie Kirk Prize will be awarded to the winner of the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) State […]
Which college is signing Trump’s compact?
Which college is joining Trump HE compact: Will low fees outweigh diversity concerns? (Representative Image, Getty Images) New College of Florida has indicated it will be the first university to sign the Trump administration’s higher education (HE) compact. The agreement is designed to encourage institutions to adopt a range of policy changes, with potential financial […]
Trump administration will forgive student loans only for these borrowers: Here’s what you should know
Student loan forgiveness returns under Trump plan: What ICR and PAYE borrowers need to know. (Getty Images) Student loan borrowers enrolled in the Income Contingent Repayment plan (ICR) and the Pay as You Earn plan (PAYE) will once again have access to debt forgiveness under a Trump administration plan. The US Department of Education has […]
UN report finds countries’ emission reductions short of goal set in Paris
The report finds countries are poised to reduce emissions only 17% of 2019 levels by 2035 — well below what is required to keep the earth from heating up 1.5°C or even 2°C by the end of the century. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of the Conference of Parties […]
US judge stops Trump administration removing federal grants for gender identity inclusive sex education programmes
Federal court stops Trump administration from cutting funding for inclusive sex education programmes. (Getty Images) A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withdrawing federal funding for sex education programmes that include gender identity topics. The ruling protects grants under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) and Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education, […]