Bihar’s CM Promises Pay Scale for Non-Financed Education Teachers to Enhance Local Infrastructure, ETEducation
“No two opinions on this”: Bihar CM on pay scale promise for non-financed education teachers Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary attended a teachers’ felicitation ceremony at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna. Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Choudhary announced that the Bihar government will implement a pay scale for non-financed (finance-free) education workers […]
Kashmir cracks walnut success code, turns to medium-sized, grafted trees | India News
A street vendor sells walnuts on the occasion of the Sayar festival, in Mandi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) KOKERNAG: In Gohan village, around 100km south of Srinagar, Shabir Ahmad was among many harvesting walnuts from a towering tree. The work has become increasingly difficult. “My back aches now,” Ahmad said. J&K produces 3.5 lakh tonnes […]
PM Modi inaugurates global conference on environment, climate dynamics | India News
The conference is being held on September 19 and 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a two-day international conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics”, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.The conference, being held on September 19 and 20, brings together judges, environmental experts, […]
Why has the U.S. deployed ‘weapons’ in space? | Explained
U.S. Air Force secretary Troy Meink said the country has “space control” weapons deployed in Earth’s orbit to defend U.S. forces against “hostile adversary action”. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: On September 14, 2026, U.S. Air Force secretary Troy Meink said the country has “space control” weapons deployed in Earth’s orbit to […]
General education minister N Samsudheen, ETEducation
India’s education system Kochi: Education institutions and experts must lead research and innovation to bring changes in the sector in line with rapid advances in science and technology, said education minister N Samsudheen. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sankalp 2047 national education seminar in Kochi, he called for clear policies and systems across the […]
Ecologists urge scientists and policymakers to study imminent ‘Super’ El Niño to prepare for the future
Scientists say projections report temperatures rising by up to 4°C based on reconstructions from coral cores. Photo: Special Arrangements. As many as 188 of India’s scientists and ecologists jointly published an appeal to fellow researchers and field practitioners to prepare for the effects of upcoming El Niño — a global weather phenomenon that dampens the […]
Uttarakhand Launches Direct Benefit Transfer for Tablets to High School Students, ETEducation
Uttarakhand CM Dhami Dehradun, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that funds would be transferred directly into the accounts of Class 10 and 12 students studying in government schools via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to enable them to purchase tablets. The chief minister made this announcement while interacting with 140 students selected from across […]
New, sophisticated drugs did not move the needs on hearts attacks, strokes: what this teaches us
In March this year, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), both globally recognised premier organisations in cardiovascular medicine, handed down their newest dyslipidemia guideline, and gave universal Lipoprotein(a) screening in every adult a ‘Class I’ recommendation — the strongest tier there is. The High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) test got […]
Fungus found evolving resistance to drug meant for humans
A view of Pneumocystis jiroveci fungi under a microscope. | Photo Credit: Pulmonary Pathology (CC BY-SA) A fungus that can cause severe pneumonia in people with weaker or weakened immune systems appears to have become resistant to a drug that never intended to kill it, according to the findings of a study by researchers from […]
How are noisy celebrations and DJs affecting our hearing?
A new research paper published in Scientific Reports in January 2026 uses the term ‘subclinical hearing damage’ to identify the effect on hearing due to high-level amplified music at recreational/celebratory events. Photo for representative purposes | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: Noisy celebrations have now become a part and parcel of urban […]