Assam will now conduct examinations for Classes 5 and 8 of all schools in the state and the students who fail will be detained in the same class, officials said on Friday. The decision was taken in a state cabinet meeting held this morning in Guwahati. State education minister Ranoj Pegu said: “In the Right […]
It can be hard to get your head around the scope of neuroscience. The never-ending and complex interactions between all of the neurons that drive our nervous systems and our brains are almost unfathomable. Just a small malfunction can lead to disease, yet research to find potential repairs so far just scratches the surface of […]
The Delhi University has added a new tab on its admission website to provide real-time instantaneous data and information of the programmes and college preferences that the candidates are opting for. The new tab College-program wise preference count’ will help candidates see how many aspirants have opted for a particular programme in a college. The […]
The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has decided to implement an uniform academic calendar. The annual examinations for classes up to class 9 will now be held in March. The decision was taken to streamline the academic calendar in schools with the rest of the country. The schools of the two regions so far followed the practice […]
New research, led jointly by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of North Texas, advances our understanding of how the wood in our homes and offices can release formaldehyde, a potent carcinogen, at levels that can exceed certain health limits. The findings, published recently in Green Chemistry, promise to advance public health, and […]
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has directed its affiliated institutes to accept and admit students with class 10 and class 12 certificates from the newly recognized Vedic board. Students who pass their 10th and 12th exams from this newly established board will receive certificates of Veda Bhushan and Veda Vibhushan, respectively. AICTE, in a circular, stated that […]
A research team in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment has been awarded a grant of $500,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, to improve climate information and to gain understanding for marine sanctuary management planning. Led by Kelly Dunning, a researcher and assistant professor in the college, the team […]
Most people think termites are a nuisance that consume wood in homes and businesses. But those termites represent less than 4 percent of all termite species worldwide. Termites are critical in natural ecosystems—especially in the tropics—because they help recycle dead wood from trees. Without such decayers, the world would be piled high with dead plants […]
