Who was Shivank Avasthi, the Indian-origin student shot dead in Canada?
Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year old Indian student was shot dead on December 23, 2025 near the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. The motive behind the shooting is still unknown. (image source: X/@TorontoPolice) On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year-old Indian-origin student, was shot dead near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus in Canada. […]
What are rare-earth elements and why is everyone looking for them? | Explained
Rare-earth elements are a set of metallic elements in the periodic table. Chemists usually refer to a group of 17 elements when they use this label: the 15 lanthanides from lanthanum to lutetium, and scandium and yttrium. In most classroom periodic tables, the lanthanides are shown as a separate row placed beneath the main periodic […]
Newspaper reading now a must for students in UP government schools, ETEducation
An order issued by additional chief secretary (basic and secondary education) Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma, on December 23 says newspapers, both English and Hindi, should be made an integral part of the daily reading culture of schools LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has made newspaper reading compulsory for students of all state-run secondary and basic schools […]
BSF Paramedical recruitment 2025 notification expected soon: Check post-wise eligibility details here
BSF Paramedical recruitment 2025 notification expected soon The Border Security Force (BSF) is likely to release the Paramedical Recruitment 2026 notification soon. This recruitment is for candidates who want to work in important health-related roles in BSF. Posts may include Staff Nurse, Pharmacist, Lab Technician, and Radiographer. The official notification is expected in January or […]
HTET 2026 registration underway: Complete paper-wise exam pattern explained here
HTET 2026 registration underway The Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) 2026 registration is now open. If you want to become a teacher in Haryana government schools, this is your chance. The exam is for candidates aiming to work as Primary Teachers (PRT), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT), or Post Graduate Teachers (PGT). You can apply online […]
UPESMET 2026 registration begins for MBA admissions: Check eligibility, direct link to apply here
UPESMET 2026 registration begins for MBA admissions The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, has opened the registration window for UPESMET 2026, the entrance test conducted for admission to its MBA programmes. The application process has begun online and is open to candidates seeking admission in the 2026 academic session. According to the […]
Twenty-first century solutions to snake bites
A spectacled cobra, one of India’s ‘Big Four’ species. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT/The Hindu As India has progressed, the stereotyped image of the “land of snake charmers” has been left behind. We now have snake rescuers. However, in rural areas, snakebites still account for 58,000 deaths every year, affecting workers in paddy fields as […]
YMMI and VFS Global Conclude 2025 Career Advancement Programme for Vocational Students in Jakarta
YMMI and VFS Global conclude 2025 career programme for Jakarta vocational students PUNE: Yayasan Mitra Mandiri Indonesia (YMMI), in partnership with VFS Global and supported by Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL), India, successfully concluded the 2025 VFS Global Career Advancement Programme with a closing ceremony in Jakarta, marking the completion of three months of […]
Who is Rao Danish Ali, ABK School teacher gunned down at AMU campus during a walk?
A 45-year-old computer teacher, Rau Danish Ali, was fatally shot by two masked assailants on a two-wheeler while taking an evening walk on the AMU campus Rao Danish Ali, a 45-year-old computer teacher, was shot dead during a late evening walk inside the Aligarh Muslim University campus. He was attacked near the Maulana Azad Library […]
Just five DNA letters flip chromatin from fluid to solid-like state
DNA inside human cells is not free-floating. Instead, it is tightly wrapped around small protein units forming a long chain, with DNA looping around each unit before moving on to the next. This DNA-protein complex is called chromatin and allows nearly 2 m of genetic material to fit inside a nucleus only a few micrometres […]