CSIR-CCMB scientists discover novel way to expedite tissue repair and regeneration
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology scientists have discovered a novel method to accelerate tissue repair and regeneration. This discovery opens a new frontier in cell biology, with significant implications for regenerative medicine and cancer biology. Led by Santosh Chauhan, the scientists showed that cells have a built-in way to revive from the brink of […]
Shadow schooling surge reveals stark urban-rural divide in Indian education: What it is and why 33% of students rely on private coaching
In India, classrooms are no longer the only places where students learn. For nearly one in three schoolchildren, education now extends far beyond the school bell, and into private coaching centers, tuition classes, and home tutoring. A recent government survey reveals a stark divide: While government schools still dominate in villages, urban families are increasingly […]
Israel Gaza war: what is a famine
Jana Ayad, a malnourished Palestinian girl, during treatment at the International Medical Corps field hospital, in Deir Al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip, June 2024. (File photo) | Photo Credit: Mohammed Salem A. On August 22, 2025, the United Nations-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirmed that conditions in Gaza Governorate, including Gaza City, […]
RPF SI Result 2025 released at rrbcdg.gov.in: Check direct link to download merit list PDF here
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced the final results for the Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment in the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Candidates can now access the RPF SI Result 2025 through the official website, rrbcdg.gov.in. A total of 452 candidates have been provisionally shortlisted for appointment to the SI posts.The final selection has been prepared […]
Spice trade spurred shipping, colonialism, capitalism; created today’s Mumbai and New York: Nicholas Nugent
Journalists have an unending stream of stories to tell. Nicholas Nugent, who switched off his audio suite in the BBC as a broadcast journalist in 1999, continues to enthral listeners (in small conversations) and readers (of his seven books and the once-in-a-while newspaper column). Not with the “when-I-was-there” genre, however. In his elegant country house, […]
OpenAI faces scrutiny in the US after teen’s suicide linked to ChatGPT: Here’s how it plans to change
ChatGPT under scrutiny in the US following teen suicide. (Getty Images) OpenAI is under increased scrutiny in the US following a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 16-year-old boy who died by suicide after reportedly using the ChatGPT chatbot. The family alleges that the AI assistant actively helped their son explore methods of suicide, […]
With Sci-Hub gone, will the ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ scheme step up?
When the Delhi High Court ordered internet service providers to block access to Sci-Hub and its mirrors, it closed a chapter in one of the more fraught debates in contemporary research: who gets to read research papers, and who must pay. The verdict followed years of litigation by Elsevier, Wiley, and the American Chemical Society […]
Trump’s parental rights push puts US schools under spotlight: Do teacher emails count as student records?
In April 2024, the United States Department of Education quietly resolved a 2013 privacy complaint from Wisconsin. The student involved has long since graduated, and the district has changed superintendents twice. Yet the case has suddenly become central to former President Donald Trump’s education agenda. At its core is a question reshaping debates over parental […]
Physics of staying airborne – The Hindu
First contact: K.N. Viswanathan | Anmol Agrawal | Tamal Biswas | Harilakshmi M. Physics of staying airborne When the engines of this aeroplane were removed, heavy winds were able to tilt it backwards. This is because the centre of gravity in its body shifted to the rear. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | The […]
Bihar govt schools to be monitored online through photo uploads, ETEducation
Each uploaded photograph records the school’s location, time and other details, enabling officials to monitor activities in real time Patna: The state’s education department has launched a new system of online monitoring of govt-run schools by requiring headmasters to upload photographs of key activities four times a day. According to officials, the headmasters must submit […]