Is Canada’s immigration policy a band-aid to US H-1B visa restrictions?
The Global Competition for Tech Talent: How US H-1B Visa Policy Reshapes Career Opportunities in Canada, UK, Germany In response to recent significant changes in the US H-1B visa program, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has identified a crucial opportunity for Canada to attract highly skilled workers from the technology sector who previously sought employment […]
Cambridge says students worldwide are failing at this one basic skill
Unlocking Student Success: The Critical Role of Metacognition in Learning (Image: Pexels) Many students, across ages and countries, are weak in self-management or metacognition, which is the ability to plan, monitor and evaluate one’s own learning. This helps explain why hours of study sometimes fail to produce durable learning as students are not being taught […]
Padma Shri Sundaram Verma’s 1-Litre Water Method Grows 60,000 Trees in Rajasthan
In the arid heart of Rajasthan, where the soil is sandy and the rains are brief, Sundaram Verma bends to check a sapling growing tall beside his field. He presses the earth gently near its base, satisfied. This tree, like over 60,000 others he has planted, has never tasted more than a litre of water […]
Sitting all day while studying? Your child’s brain might be suffering
Is Sitting in Class Sabotaging Students’ Academic Success? Prolonged sitting and low physical activity during the school day, including long and uninterrupted study sessions, is linked to students’ poorer attention, slower processing and lower academic gains. On the other hand, moving the body in short but purposeful ways during the school day improves on-task behaviour, […]
How Ex-Supreme Court Lawyer Meenakshi Built a Women-Led Café in Delhi
For years, Meenakshi Kumar walked the imposing corridors of the Supreme Court of India, dressed in black robes, building arguments and assisting her father, also a lawyer, in high-stakes legal cases. As a criminal lawyer, she thrived in the profession. Yet, somewhere between case files and hearing dates, a quiet longing stirred — one that […]
Clustering maize plants together can improve their insect resistance
Maize (Zea mays) has long stood at the intersection of human culture and the natural world. Originating from teosinte, a wild grass domesticated in Mesoamerica over 9,000 years ago, it was gradually transformed through centuries of selective breeding by Indigenous farmers. From a small-eared plant with a handful of hard kernels, maize thus evolved into […]
Kerala HC issues directions to address issue of snakebite cases, deaths in schools, ETEducation
Prior to issuing the directions, the bench observed that there was no comprehensive policy to co-ordinate the role of different departments to address the issue of snakebites in schools Kochi, The Kerala High Court on Friday issued a slew of directions, including making snakebite cases a notifiable disease and developing more antivenoms, to address the […]
Punjab sets ball rolling for AI debut in its schools, ETEducation
According to officials, the project will focus on developing a grade-wise AI curriculum for Classes VI to XII, covering key areas such as AI ethics Chandigarh: Backed by a strong digital infrastructure, Punjab govt has set the ball rolling for an artificial intelligence (AI) push in govt schools, aiming to transform classrooms and align learning […]
NCERT to grant equivalence to Class 10 and 12 certificates across school boards: Check details here, ETEducation
According to the notification, the equivalence determination will be conducted via a strong and academically rigorous process, ensuring the highest educational standards The Government of India has issued a notification entrusting the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) with the responsibility of granting equivalence to Secondary (Class 10) and Senior Secondary (Class 12) […]
Under promise, over deliver? China unveils new climate goals
UNITED NATIONS: China has for the first time made specific emission cut pledges, though its goal of reducing planet-warming greenhouse gases just seven to 10 percent by 2035 is seen as far too modest.But Beijing has often under-promised and over-delivered, analysts say, and its pledge offers a path towards more ambitious efforts to tackle climate […]