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Trump’s Job Cuts Leave a Profession Looking for Its Next Act

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Trump’s Job Cuts Leave a Profession Looking for Its Next Act
Published on Aug 19, 2025 06:30 am IST

DOGE cuts $900mn from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

Musk’s grip on the Education Department was dealt a setback Tuesday when the agency agreed to temporarily block DOGE workers from more than a dozen internal systems containing sensitive information.
Updated on Feb 16, 2025 06:21 am IST

New programme to promote research in pharma: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carrying the tablet leaves from the Ministry of Finance to present and read out the Union Budget 2023 at the Parliament, at North Block, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Feb 01, 2023 12:29 pm IST

Scientists identify gene behind sectional vulnerability of brain to Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's researchers have long known that APOE4 increases the accumulation of amyloid beta in people's brains.
Published on Nov 19, 2022 05:59 pm IST

Education minister inaugurates IInvenTiv, all-IITs R&D showcase at IIT Delhi

(From left) Dr. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Hon. MoE & MSDE Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, Dr. BVR Mohan Reddy, and Dr. Rangan Banerjee during the launch of the IInvenTiv brochure.
Published on Oct 14, 2022 07:53 pm IST

IIT Kharagpur researchers develop low-cost, fast-charging Sodium-ion batteries

IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a large number of nanomaterials that can be rapidly charged and then integrated with e-cycles.
Updated on Aug 04, 2022 06:08 pm IST

Now, your photographs too can change colour when stretched: Report

The MIT team has printed large-scale images onto elastic materials that when stretched can transform their colour. 
Published on Aug 04, 2022 05:58 pm IST

PRL Ahmedabad invites applications for Junior Research Fellow positions

Interested candidates can visit https://www.prl.res.in/ and download the application format.
Published on Jan 23, 2022 04:47 pm IST

Intel to set up 100 data-centric labs to boost research infra

Intel will contribute as a knowledge and technology partner, while academic institutions will have to bear the cost of the lab.
Published on Oct 21, 2021 09:32 pm IST

IITs to hold research & development fair in November: Education minister

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the research and development (R&D) fair will also serve as a platform for greater linkages between the industry and academia and pave the way for India to become a global superpower in science and futuristic technologies.
Published on Sept 03, 2021 04:50 pm IST

Odisha to double class time in English, maths and science

The Education department has sent a directive to the heads of all schools to prepare a routine accordingly.
Updated on Aug 13, 2019 05:17 pm IST

Bombay high court dismisses PIL seeking orders to make school bags lighter

The court held that the weight of school bags was not as much as it used to be.
Published on Jul 09, 2019 12:42 am IST

To improve learning outcomes in schools, Odisha plans to grade them

Odisha school and mass education department manages over 60000 schools in the State and is responsible for the education of about 65 lakh students.
Updated on Jul 07, 2019 09:25 pm IST

60% of Maharashtra primary schools have LED TVs, tablets: Data

Photo used for representation
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 07:14 pm IST

NCERT issues guidelines to schools, parents on cyber security, safety

Students should be taught to not engage or argue with cyberbullies as it might encourage even worse behaviour, according to NCERT guidelines.
Updated on May 01, 2018 03:39 pm IST