COVID-19: 66% of children unable to get remote learning are from south Asia, Africa, says UNICEF

Voicing concerns over the limited reach of remote learning exacerbated with regional inequalities, UNICEF urges countries to prioritise the safe-…

What the new National Education Policy misses — Time

Except the makers of the policy, everyone else acknowledges that a baby’s brain development starts from the moment it is born and not …

तापमान से हमारा शरीर कैसे प्रतिक्रिया करता है?

हर व्यक्ति को शरीर के बढ़ते-घटते तापमान की जानकारी होना बेहद जरूरी होता है। आइए जानते हैं कि शरीर का हमें कैसे प्रभावित करता ...

Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring

Mentoring can help build the confidence of young scholars, thereby reducing likelihood of brain drain from the region

माहवारी के कारण 12 साल से पहले 13 प्रतिशत लड़कियां छोड़ देती हैं स्कूल

एक नए अध्ययन के मुताबिक, बारह वर्ष की आयु में जब लड़कियों में सीखने की क्षमता अधिक होती है, तभी 13 प्रतिशत लड़कियों का ...

केरल में चमगादड़ों से ही फैला था निपा वायरस

भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद ने निपा वायरस के वाहक के रूप में चमगादड़ों की भूमिका को लेकर जो आशंका जतायी थी, अब उसकी पुष्टि ...

ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में हृदय रोगों से लड़ने में मददगार हो सकता है नया मोबाइल ऐप

भारतीय और ऑस्ट्रेलियाई वैज्ञानिकों ने एक मोबाइल ऐप बनाया है, उच्च रक्तचाप और दिल की बीमारियों के रोगियों की पहचान, निगरानी और प्रबंधन में ...

Inspection of medical colleges to become history soon

No final decision on NEXT, fee yet; NMC to take final call

Underperforming states not a priority for CSR Fund

States that account for only 15 per cent of backward districts received more than 60 per cent of the CSR expenditure

Harvard University accused of land grab & violation of indigenous people's rights: study

The university's endowment fund, meant to support educational and research goals, was misused to acquire 850,000 hectares of farmland across 5 …

DMF should look beyond infrastructure

Sanctions under a non-profit trust for the develpoment of mining disrtricts needs to ensure adequate resources to improve the quality of and …

Girls, hope your health gets precedence over ‘tradition’

Child marriages are not illegal yet but they could be if the WCD ministry’s proposal is accepted

Medical draft Bill will commercialise education, say doctors

NITI Aayog is championing privatisation and commercialisation of medical education in India, says the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare

Medical education in India does not address larger social needs for health care

Medical education is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The government's decision to extend reservations in institutions of higher education …

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