Teachers report improved engagement as US cellphone policies reduce distractions across classrooms during school days

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Nebraska schools see better learning and fewer distractions under US cellphone rules this semester. (AI Image) Teachers across Nebraska say classrooms have become calmer and more focused following the introduction of stricter cellphone rules in public schools. After a full semester under a statewide policy, administrators and teachers report changes in student behaviour, engagement and […]

AI a ‘big opportunity’, essential to ensure its benefits reach all: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu pointed out that skills including data science, AI engineering and data analytics will play an influential role in developing the country’s AI talent pool. File | Photo Credit: ANI Describing Artificial Intelligence as a “big opportunity” for ushering in positive change, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (January 1, 2026) said it is […]

Study Abroad: How 2025 taught Indian students to carefully scrutinise options and choose

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For much of the past decade, study abroad was discussed in India in terms of momentum. Numbers rose year after year, destinations multiplied, and overseas education came to be seen as an almost automatic pathway to global opportunity. In 2025, that narrative began to change. Applications softened across several markets, visa rules tightened or were […]

GATE 2026 admit card expected soon: IIT Guwahati to release hall tickets on GOAPS portal

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GATE 2026 admit card expected shortly The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is expected to release the GATE 2026 admit card on January 2, 2026. Candidates registered for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 will be able to download their hall tickets from the official GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) portal […]

Frailty, depression in older adults may together account for 17 % of dementia risk: Study

Frail participants were more likely to be female, have higher body weight, live with multiple long-term conditions, and lower educational attainment. They were also 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Older adults who are frail and have depression could be at […]

What Delhi’s wilderness says about the city’s politics

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Over the last two decades, a small shelf of Indian nonfiction has treated the city itself as an environmental object. Jyoti Pande Lavakare’s Breathing Here is Injurious to Your Health and Siddharth Singh’s The Great Smog of India explored North India’s atmospheric pollution as a human-made crisis with human costs sustained by official short-termism and […]