Karnataka government to frame state-specific education policy, expand schools, colleges, and vocational training
BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said steps are being taken by the state government to frame a comprehensive “Karnataka-specific” education policy which will lead to holistic development of the youth.A commission constituted for this purpose has recommended a two-language policy in school education and that Kannada or the mother tongue be the medium of […]
Federal Special Education grants face uncertainty amid Trump administration review
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Despite repeated assurances from the Trump administration regarding the preservation of special education funding, advocacy groups are sounding alarms nationwide. Concerns are mounting that hundreds of millions of dollars in in-progress federal grants aimed at strengthening services for children with disabilities could be cut in the coming weeks, according to US media […]
Delhi schools flooded: Education Minister blames AAP government for years of waterlogging
NEW DELHI: Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday blamed the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for waterlogging in six government schools in Nithari, alleging that more than 14,000 students have been affected due to this since 2020. Responding to a social media post by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on the condition of […]
Gen Zs are taking their parents to interviews and having them talk to managers: Is the “fearless generation” still in swaddles?
I wish I could take my parents to the interview! Boom. Wish granted. Yes, you’re reading that right, the present generation, the infamous Generation Z, is taking their parents to interviews and having them talk to hiring managers.The scene is becoming oddly ubiquitous in hiring rooms: a young candidate walks in, dressed for the occasion, […]
Fear at the school gates: Los Angeles students return amid immigration crackdown
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks at a news conference about the upcoming school year at Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles, Monday, August 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding) Los Angeles students and teachers returned to classrooms on Thursday under the weight of anxiety, as the city’s immigrant communities grapple with heightened […]
Trump meets Putin in Alaska today: 10 critical insights for UPSC aspirants
In a development that could recalibrate global geopolitics, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump are meeting today in Anchorage, Alaska, a rare face-to-face engagement between the heads of two nuclear powers locked in opposing camps over the war in Ukraine. The summit, scheduled to begin at 11:30 A.M local time (3:30 p.m. […]
Creative approaches to teaching math can help fill AI talent gap
Key points: Not surprisingly, jobs in AI are the fastest growing of any in the country, with a 59 percent increase in job postings between January 2024 and November 2024. Yet we continue to struggle with growing a workforce that is proficient in STEM. To fill the AI talent pipeline, we need to interest kids […]
CSBC Bihar Constable answer key 2025 expected to release soon: Check details here
CSBC Bihar Police Constable answer key 2025: The Central Selection Board of Constables (CSBC) is set to release the provisional answer key for the Bihar Police Constable Recruitment Examination 2025 in the coming days. Candidates will be able to download it from the official website — csbc.bihar.gov.in — once it is published.The written examination, conducted […]
Nine solitary bee species discovered in Kerala for the first time
representational image only | Photo Credit: AP In a remarkable addition to Kerala’s biodiversity records, researchers from the Shadpada Entomology Research Lab at Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, have identified nine species of solitary bees from the subfamily Nomiinae (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) – all documented for the first time in Kerala. Unlike the social honeybees that […]
Independence Day 2025: Inspiring quotes and timeless messages for students that define 79 years of freedom
India today stands draped in the tricolour, marking 79 years since it cast off the yoke of British colonial rule on August 15, 1947. The anniversary of freedom is not merely a date on the calendar — it is a reminder of the long, arduous struggle waged by freedom fighters and ordinary citizens who dreamed […]