Non-engineers now almost equal to engineers in elite B-schools: What’s breaking the ‘engineering dominance’ in management?
Indian Institute of Management campus in Indore. Engineering and Management were often considered intertwined courses. Henceforth, the elite B-schools such as IIMs have long cherished the major footfall of engineers. The engineers reigned supreme in management classrooms for years; their numerical dominance was entrenched in the system, and non-engineers often seemed like outliers. However, the […]
Lok Sabha discusses Shubhanshu Shukla’s space mission: Indian on moon will herald Viksit Bharat in 2040, says Jitendra Singh
An Indian astronaut will herald Viksit Bharat by landing on the moon in 2040, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday (August 18, 2025) as the Lok Sabha took up the discussion on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s space sojourn. Initiating a discussion on ‘India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station — Critical role of the […]
Tamil Nadu govt to roll out free laptops for college students by Oct, ETEducation
The govt will distribute 10 lakh laptops in the first phase, and another 10 lakh later. The contractor will also have to set up district-wise maintenance centres and a web portal for students to raise grievances. Chennai: Tamil Nadu will roll out the first batch of free laptops to college students by October, with three […]
Teaching students to think in 3D: 4 tips beyond textbooks and screens
Unlocking the power of 3D thinking in education: Enhancing spatial reasoning skills (Image: Pexels) Education is increasingly becoming digitised where content is delivered via screens and students are often left interacting with two-dimensional representations of complicated, three-dimensional realities. Although static images, videos and PDFs can provide fundamental information, they rarely capture the nuance, scale or […]
Watch: Floods batter Pakistan; homes swamped, roads submerged
NEW DELHI: Entire villages have been wiped out and mass burials are taking place as flash floods wreak havoc across Pakistan, leaving at least 340 people dead and hundreds missing, news agency AFP reported. Officials and eyewitnesses described scenes of large-scale devastation, with homes, shops and vehicles swept away in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the […]
PSSSB Group B Recruitment 2025: Apply online for 368 vacancies at sssb.punjab.gov.in
PSSSB Group B recruitment 2025: Full details on vacancies, eligibility, and how to apply The Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) has officially announced the recruitment process for various Group B posts under Advertisement No. 05/2025. A total of 368 vacancies are available, covering roles like Senior Assistant, Junior Auditor, District Treasurer, Treasury Officer, Sub […]
5-minute study bursts: The science behind learning in micro-moments
Here’s the secret to learning anything faster in just 5 minutes (Image: iStock) In an era of short attention spans and an abundance of distractions, the notion of studying for hours on end seems outdated. In comes the idea of micro-learning: absorbing knowledge in five-minute segments. Although this may seem insignificant, science suggests those brief […]
Auction of world’s largest Mars meteorite sparks ownership debate
The recent auction of a Martian meteorite — for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby’s New York — has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens. The hefty 25-kilogram stone is the largest Martian meteorite ever discovered on the earth, according to its Sotheby’s […]
JKBOSE Bi-Annual exam 2025 for Class 10, 11 postponed due to inclement weather: Check details here
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has announced the postponement of the Bi-Annual Examination 2025 for Classes 10 and 11. The exams, which were earlier scheduled to begin on August 18, 2025, will now be conducted on a later date.Students can check the official notice as issued on the website: jkbose.nic.in Reason […]
Bihar’s Ashwani Thapa Raised Rs 10 Lakh Through Reels for a Sikkim School
Sometimes, change doesn’t come from massive organisations or big campaigns. It begins with one person, one camera, and a whole lot of heart in the world of social media, which is flooded with endless content. Ashwani Thapa from Bihar chose to create something meaningful. And in just 30 days, he changed the lives of dozens […]