Why students and deer are dismayed by the wall dividing Madras University and Anna University
The wall also affects the deer movement on campus and students' access to labs, playgrounds, banks and libraries
Don't just throw your old phones. Hand them over to Green Waves instead. Here's why
To ensure that the next generation is on board with their idea and plan, Green Waves also have paid internships for those interested to work with them
The Duende Box will make the artist in you come alive. Here's how
By the first week of the month, the theme of the box is announced and by 20th of every month, the boxes are dispatched
How Akhil from Warangal climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and is now looking at Everest
Akhil has pursued a diploma from Warangal Institute of Technology and Science. He wishes to pursue BTech, but is unable to
We have been lobbying very hard for the 2 year after-study work visa: Ian Greer, Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast
Cost of living is an awful lot cheaper, he says. "The quality of the course here is good and we do offer a good package in terms of reasonably priced courses and very good quality of living," he says
These start-ups in Hyderabad are changing the Electric Vehicle scene in India. Check them out!
When it comes to vehicles, there is no doubt about the fact that the future is electric. And here’s what start-ups in Hyderabad are doing to make it the present
Socialist ideas are now considered 'passe': Maitrayee Chaudhuri, author and JNU Sociology professor
Maitrayee Chaudhuri spoke to us about her book, everyday advertisements, everyday details in the English-language print media, the communicative abundance of television
Run a college on 25k a month? That's what Kottayam's IIRBS is trying to do and failing
The Institute of Integrated programmes and Research in Basic Sciences is allegedly facing a massive fund crunch. The VC of the MG University says that it can be rectified if they merely write to him
Many Kerala University lecturers haven't been receiving salary for six months
The condition of guest lecturers in aided colleges is worse as most of them are denied salaries for months
The King of Indian Queens: How Vikram Sridhar is retelling the stories of India's Ranis
Intrigued to learn more about the untold tales of women in Indian history? Then, you should attend Vikram Sridhar's Ranis of India
Why Kannada film Gantumoote should be on your must-watch list
Roopa Rao talks about her new film, Gantumoote, which is doing the rounds at international film festivals and why she believes parallel cinema will always have an audience
Great scientific minds like G Madhavan Nair and Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan are coming together to change science education in Kerala
Talentspire brings together academicians and researchers in the science field to alter science curricula in the Kerala education system
Pakistan's provincial government approves its first Sikh only school to be set up in Peshawar
The provincial Auqaf Department of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government decided to approve building the school
Fashion and all that jazz: WHy NITTEFTID is the place to be
Dr Sandhya Ravi, Principal, Nitte School of Fashion Technology and Interior Design about the new techniques they are implementing in order to make fashion more sustainable and eco-friendly
AI-enabled tool developed to detect heart attacks, says international study
The ML algorithm is able to pull out patterns in the data and predict that patients with certain patterns are more likely to have an adverse event like a heart attack
Out of 143 disabled students called for TN Engineering admission, 101 allotted seats
Counselling for vocational streams will also begin from June 26 and will conclude on June 28
For the first time Centre to notify guidelines, curriculum for playschools across the country
The National Council for Educational Research and Training had prepared the documents for playschools last year, which was later, also discussed with states
How Aditya Panda is trying to save Odisha's wild animals
He was awarded the ABN AMRO-Sanctuary Asia Young Naturalist Award in 2007 and in 2010 he received the prestigious Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award
Why Sabyasachi Patra's wildlife shots will make you fall in love with nature again
Sabyasachi Patra has conducted workshops in National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad; Loyola Degree College, Bengaluru and many other educational institutions across the country
Who put up the controversial Ayyappa poster in Kerala Varma college? SFI or ABVP?
The poster depicted the Sabarimala deity Ayyappa's idol in between a woman's legs. It also expresses support to the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict
Why is the SFI burning copies of the draft National Education Policy?
The BJP-led NDA government, the General Secretary of SFI, Mayukh Biswas said, had promised to bring out a draft in 2014 when they came to power which they finally achieved only a month back
JNU comes under pressure, drops compulsory Hindi from academic council meeting's agenda
The statement issued by the administration stated that they were only considering the possibility and had not taken any decision yet
More than half of India believes smart devices spying on them: Survey
According to the survey, around a third fear that with the rapid advancement of technology either they would be socially isolated or there would be excessive dependence on technology
The new EWS quota may not be applicable for TN Medical aspirants
Tamil Nadu government is unlikely to implement the 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections of forward communities in medical and dental college admissions this academic year
Around 30 students fall ill after consuming hostel food at a private PU college in Mangaluru
Students from Mahesh PU college were admitted in a private hospital at Balmatta. Upon inquiry, some of the students said that they started falling sick after consuming food at the hostel
No water in school, teachers in TN's Thuraiyur buy water to meet students' needs
Children studying in government schools in Thuraiyur union are carrying extra bottles of water to the schools and running back home when it runs dry
APEAMCET 2019 counselling to begin from July 1, candidates can apply online by paying processing fee
The payment gateway opens from June 28 and the deadline is July 8. The counselling starts with a certificate verification followed by option entry, seat allotment, etc
Kerala music college suffer from shortage of staff, no action from government
College Principal R Rajalakshmi said the functioning of the college has been affected severely by the staff crunch
Telangana SC, ST commission halts professor recruitment at JNTU for violating reservation norms
A senior official of the varsity told Express that though central agencies issue guidelines, each State tweaks them as per their requirements by means of a GO
Waiting for your luggage at the airport stressing you out? These LPU researchers have a 'smart' solution
The baggage on the conveyor belts is tracked and the passengers are informed about their luggage arrival schedule on the monitors
At behest of MHRD, JNU to make Hindi compulsory, Student Union says they will not allow it
In October 2018, the MHRD and the UGC released a letter stating that all central universities must have Hindi as a compulsory language since it was the 'national language'
This course by MeDiClown Academy and Saveetha University will train you to be a medical clown
What sort of person goes into a hospital room and try to lighten the mood? A medi-clown of course! We catch up with Fif Fernandes and Hamish Boyd who run the MeDiClown Academy in Auroville
Tech Mahindra introduces first Human Resource Humanoid for Noida SEZ
The company plans to deploy the next Humanoid in its Pune campus and will further enable K2 software for enhanced engagement with improved communication skills
Payal Tadvi suicide case: Court rejects bail plea of three doctors
Tadvi, who belonged to the Scheduled Tribe community, ended her life in her hostel room at BYL Nair Hospital on May 22, allegedly after facing harassment from her seniors due to her caste
IIT Indore researcher who accused guide of harassment has stipend withheld since January
Shyam Singh is a PhD researcher in IIT Indore's Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering and his claims are scary if nothing else
JNUEE row: Despite passing JNU entrance test, several candidates not called for interview. JNUSU wants to know why
Several students have emailed the Student Union to take action against the fact that they've passed the exam and yet not being called for a viva
No proposal to introduce double shifts in KVs, JNVs: HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
He was asked whether a proposal is under consideration to introduce double shifts due to the increase in the number of students seeking admission in KVs and JNVs
Only one transgender applies for DU admissions, experts blame lack of infrastructure, stigma
Last year there were applications from transgender aspirants but none of them enrolled for regular courses
Maharashtra govt to reimburse fees of students from drought-hit areas
Apart from the fees for written examinations, charges for practical tests will also be waived, said Maharashtra School Education Minister, Ashish Shelar
809 posts of teachers vacant in Sanskrit universities: HRD minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said the government has launched a special drive to fill up vacancies and is currently engaging guest lecturers and part-time faculty to meet the shortage
Education has to be freed from the clutches of self-interest groups: Vineet Nayar
We need to make teachers the part of the solution rather treat them as the problem, says the ex-VC and CEO of HCL Technologies and Founder Chairperson of Sampark Foundation
These Karnataka schoolkids are on a mission to make the hills greener by planting 50,000 seed balls on the slopes
The Forest department provided seeds of tamarind, neem, soapnut and other rain-bearing trees
Medical authority continues vigil as more cases of H1N1 arise in Wayanad
District Medical Officer Dr R Renuka said all precautionary steps have been taken to prevent the spread of the virus infection and situation is now under the control
Mizo student given 'meagre' fee waiver by private university despite bagging fellowship
The Fellowship is offered by the privately run Ashoka University and the student claims that she wasn't treated fairly because of the amount she was asked to pay eventually
Rural Chennai schools with low class 11, 12 enrolments may have to let go off kids
The order reiterated an existing rule that schools should achieve an enrolment of at least 30 students in urban areas and 15 in rural areas, in each stream, in classes 11 and 12
No orders to implement 10 per cent EWS reservation, confusion persists in Andhra medical colleges
The admission for MBBS through NEET UG 2019 has been initiated in the State and the NTRUHS issued a notification in that regard recently
Mysore University opens up 44 online courses under new platform 'SWAYAM', an MHRD initiative
Now the post-graduate students of the University have the option of choosing 44 subjects under UGC-MOOCs SWAYAM between July and November this year
After JEE, UK's Queens University to explore accepting scores of more Indian entrance exams
The Queen's University situated in Northern Ireland's Belfast, had last month announced incorporation of JEE scores in the eligibility criteria
Telangana government cutting funds for aided colleges, managements fear closure
The commissioner, however, refuted claims that by blocking aid or asking the colleges to function on their own, they were promoting privatisation
Ex-VCs take Karnataka Government to court over 'political' appointments in Universities
In a submission to the chancellor on Monday, forum members had listed violations of the provisions of Karnataka State University Act 2000, and pointed out to irregularities in the appointment
Schools must ensure water is provided, cannot cut down classes: State Education Department
The circular has also pointed out that these schools were given permission to operate based on a guarantee that they will have necessary water.
One person's win is not enough: Loyola college's Naleena Prasheetha, India's first transgender unionist
Naleena, who joined the college in 2015 is the first transgender student to pursue both undergraduate and postgraduate courses from the college
This Bengaluru school student created an app to help people with OCD keep things in order
The 17-year-old, a passionate coder and developer herself, began working on the app from May 2018, and it was finally launched in November
Peace be with you: How simple it is to buy a dubious DLitt from this University
A phone call was all it took to understand the ease of receiving a doctorate from International University of Peace, which is apparently headquartered in Germany
This student prodigy from Surat who cracked NEET, JEE, also teaches Bharatanatyam to underprivileged kids
Stuti Khandwala, a Surat-based student prodigy cleared NEET, JEE Main, AIIMS and JIPMER. And now she's going to MIT to pursue her grad studies
This fisherman from Kasimedu, Chennai is going about the city cleaning beaches and extracting plastic from the ocean
Vinoth Kutta Maran tells us why we need to preserve our oceans and the dangers that await the environment and our natural balance if humankind chooses to ignore the warning signs
From CS aspirant to Vlogger, why lakhs of people swear by Irfan's View on YouTube!
This Chennai-based YouTuber talks to us about how he discovered that doing vlogs in Tamil every dingle day is an extremely challenging day-job by itself — it brings with it fame and a slice of fortune
Yasasu Green set to hire 500 ITI students for waste management
Yasasu Green has collaborated with ITI Pusa to not only initiate cross-industrial hiring approach but also to support more employment opportunities for ITI students
There should be discussions on fake news in the Parliament: Prakash Javadekar
Earlier, the Centre had mounted pressure on social media sites and messaging apps to regulate norms accordingly to handle the menace of rumours and fake news on its platform
Everyone told me I was a one-hit wonder: Josh Vivian on life as an indie musician
After his runaway hit single Cosmopolitan Kadhali — the one with that slick, fun video — Josh Vivian is now gearing up for the release of his debut album. This is his story
Baba Ramdev announces first official memoir on International Yoga Day
The volume, co-authored by senior journalist Uday Mahurkar, is touted as one of a kind personal narrative of the life and times of the globally renowned yoga teacher
Japan school issues apology for making students report menstruation details
A parent lodged a complaint on June 13 after their daughter was made to tell her name, class and the number of days into her period
SFI writes to MHRD and pulls the plug on fake universities offering DLitt degrees to VIPs. Full list inside
The list has nine universities. The organisation has also submitted a letter to the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Thursday
Odia boys Soumya Ranjan Biswal and Dilip Kumar Biswal are on a mission to protect the threatened habitat of Olive Ridley turtles
The number of Olive Ridleys visiting Odisha for nesting has been dwindling over the past few years inform the duo and they are doing all they can to stop the downward spiral
TISS Hyderabad slashes high hostel fees after students issue statement of protest
The students had stated in a statement that those dependent on the post-matric scholarships would not be able to pay the high fees
Through The Corridor Foundation, Satyesh Naik is trying to get locals of Sunabeda-Khariar to contribute towards the environment
The biggest threat to the environment, as per Naik, is unplanned mining and manufacturing industries coming up, cheating people and the environment
Yogi government's new ordinance bar campuses from being used for 'anti-national' activities
The draft "Uttar Pradesh Private Universities Ordinance, 2019", which would bring 27 private universities under the purview of the proposed law
Will these IIT Madras students get to show their hyperloop pod design to Elon Musk?
The team is working with a vision to develop technologies for a future mode of high-speed transportation with applications in various fields including Defence, Logistics and Aerospace Industry
Ebenezer Premkumar tells us how he went on to build one of the top music schools in Bengaluru
Ebenezer Premkumar talk about how as a seven-year-old he learnt basic chords from his mother and how far he has gotten from there
Mahendra Kumar's yogic journey from pain relief to spiritual awakening
Even though Mahendra belongs to a Jain family who had come to the city from Rajasthan 60 years ago, he is the quintessential Chennaiite. A businessman by profession, he is as fit as a fiddle
Radhika Bose is making asanas more glam than ever. Here's how
Radhika, a Kolkata-born Delhi girl, is a video-editor-turned-yogini, a fitness addict, travel and lifestyle blogger. For her working out is fun, relaxing and challenging herself every day
This 26-year-old from Kolkata was criticised for being skinny. Here's how Yoga changed her life
The 26-year-old digital designer says that she learned her basic yoga exercises from tabloid magazines. She spoke to us about her journey
Video of students of Kathua school crying goes viral, authorities provide psychological counselling
Nearly three dozen students, mostly girls, of the government high school at Bani in Kathua could be seen in the short video clip lying on the floor and crying inconsolably
This Yoga master from Bengaluru trains kids and adults with special needs
Young yoga master Yuva Naresh Kumar tell us about why he had to quit a well-paid job in the corporate sector and how he is teaching yoga to the kids and adults with special needs
Odisha government prepones reopening date for school after heat wave subsides
While the schools were earlier scheduled to reopen on June 26 on account of the heat wave conditions, a change in weather conditions has prompted the preponing
School Education Secretary advises students to teach yoga to their parents
Ray was speaking at the valedictory function of the National Yoga Olympiad organised by the National Council of Educational Research and Training
Mahayogi Akshar Nath grew up with yogic energy all around him. Here's how he is spreading his love for yoga
He is also the Founder and President of World Yoga Organisation. He is an established tutor of this advanced form of Yoga and conducts Master level Yoga Teachers Training courses across the globe
Here's why Fareena Farid quit modelling and found her calling in yoga and meditation
Fareena Farid is from Hyderabad. She left for Mumbai to pursue a career in modelling, but upon understanding the ways of the toxic industry, she found her peace in yoga
For this 58-year-old Palakkad Yoga therapist, Yoga is a way of life and he wants others to believe in it as well
This 58-year-old holds multiple specialisations in Yoga and he feels that it is important to believe in it to get your targetted results
DME transferred Madurai assistant professor facing sexual harassment complaint
According to sources, dean of the TMCH received an unnamed complaint from a few CRRI interns alleging sexual harassment by an assistant professor
Madurai HC gives relief to medical aspirant; directs NTA to revise his NEET communal rank
The student's community had been wrongly entered as OBC instead of SC by the private school where he was studying
Meet this 21-year-old Coonoor artist who carved the alphabet letters A to Z on a 0.7mm lead
Krithika Ramesh from Coonoor carved alphabet A to Z in a microtip and won the Vajra World Records. She is the first girl to create this record
This Kovai mechanical engineer-turned-singer is teaching music to the city
Don't you just hate it when you have to go to two different places to learn two different instruments? Thanks to Gowtham Lakshman, PrismOne Music Academy has it all under one roof