Maharashtra Launches ‘Lets Go to School Campaign’ for Comprehensive School Inspections, ETEducation
Officials will use DPC and CSR funds to address infrastructure needs. MUMBAI: All government, aided, and private schools across every district of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, will undergo comprehensive inspections by senior education department officials in consultation with local MPs, MLAs, and district guardian ministers under the state’s new ”Chala Shalet Jau Abhiyan” (Let’s Go to […]
Science Quiz: It works — but we don’t know how
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Rapid Himalayan erosion triggers hidden source of CO2: study
The Indus river flows through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | Photo Credit: Zacharie Grossen (CC BY-SA) On August 26, devastating flash floods swept across Nepal’s mountains, killing over 1,300 and laying waste to whole towns and villages. As a warming climate destabilises Himalayan glaciers, the glaciers themselves are influencing how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into […]
Did OpenAI crack a million-dollar math problem using data stolen from mathematicians?
In what is quickly becoming an explosive controversy in mathematics, a potential solution to one of the field’s greatest open questions has been overshadowed by allegations of espionage and unethical academic work. Over the previous 48 hours (as on September 9 morning IST), the mathematical community has been rocked by claims that OpenAI leveraged its […]
ESA to explore cooperation with ISRO in human space flight, lunar and Venus missions
Josef Aschbacher, Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA). | Photo Credit: File photo The European Space Agency (ESA) will be holding discussions with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on co-operation in human space flight and lunar exploration, during the International Space Summit in Paris, which gets underway on September 9. A high-level delegation from India […]
From moon’s far side, a satellite to look for the first radio signal
Cosmologists are literally over the moon at the prospect of listening to the universe telling its story like never before. At the heart of this excitement is a small satellite named CosmoCube, which scientists from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) plan to send to the far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from […]
Not just Nepal: How climate change puts European Alps under threat of glacial retreat and rock fall
Tourists look at the Mont-Blanc massif mountains and the ‘Mer de Glace’ glacier at the Montenvers station in Chamonix, France (Photo: AP). Climate change is increasingly becoming a threat to the snow-clad European Alps, amid initial investigations associating the August 26 Nepal tragedy with rising temperatures.Average temperatures in July, on the Aiguille du Midi peak, […]
How a Crumbling Govt School Became a Space Kids Love
“Earlier, when it rained, water used to fall from the roof. Now there is no such tension, and we can concentrate on our studies.” For years, rainy days at school meant something very different for Aastha Kohle and Yogeshwari Chamat. At Gardiner High School in Nagpur’s Civil Lines, the girls had watched rainwater seep through […]
Karnataka Introduces 15% Reservation for Rural Students in Professional Education, ETEducation
Karnataka’s proposed 15% rural reservation could open more doors to professional education for students from villages and rural schools. Karnataka has moved to create a separate pathway for students from rural backgrounds seeking admission to professional courses, proposing a 15% horizontal reservation within government seats in professional educational institutions. The proposal, notified in draft form […]
Slumping: a soft-coral threat
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