Central University of Gujarat bans conduct of political events on campus, students shocked
The student political associations have condemned the move and called the circular unconstitutional — protests will erupt across the varsity
'This resembles a detergent brand': Why IISc students are unhappy over the new logo
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) unveiled its new logo on Tuesday, 67 years after the first logo/seal was hand-drawn
Rules for private varsities too generic and low in specifics, say disappointed academicians
Deemed Universities, for example, are allowed to have a maximum of five off-campuses. But in the absence of any specific guidelines, there is an apprehension that there could be mushrooming of PUs
Patriarchy, moral policing and gender roles: How kids in Chennai school are conditioned
Gender segregation and patriarchal values are seemed to be taught from a young age. Here's a look at a few schools in Chennai
Armed with a 100-year-old typewriter, Drishti Nagda is typing heartfelt messages for strangers in Hyderabad
This 23-year-old from Hyderabad helps strangers to open up to her and then she pens down a note for them — and the impact that she is having is immense
In a bid to curb its space crunch in hostel, IIT Delhi to house students off-campus in OYOs and Airbnbs
IIT-Delhi has been facing a space crunch for the past few years and hostel rooms meant for a single student are, in many cases, being shared by two students
HSPA threatens contempt case against government over school fee issue
Parents have sought details like - If checks have been carried out to see if any school has deposited increased fee in a separate account, in how many such schools checks have been done
Meet this 24-year-old from Thiruvananthapuram who tries to shout out the positive life of transgenders
Jesu Joseph James directed the documentary 'Marubhumiyile Mazha' portraying the lives of three transgenders who overcame all their struggles
With democracy under threat at UoH, students to hold March to protest police action, admin crackdown
Students at UoH were detained and later released for protesting against a movie screening being halted by the administration and the police on campus on August 20
TISS-Hyderabad issues 28 notices to students, but some weren't even on campus, or protesting
On Tuesday evening, 28 students received show-cause notices and have been asked to submit their explanation, failing which 'appropriate action' would be taken against them
DUSU puts up Savarkar statue sans anyone's permission. Even the ABVP wants them to pull it down
The busts were installed in the university on Tuesday without necessary permissions. DUSU says that it will protest if the university takes it down
MP govt asks school to take back expelled girls after they write to CM, PM alleging racial slurs
The principal of the school, P Bhuvendram said that some students were teasing those girls and calling them 'Nepali'. He also accused the girls' parents of misbehaving with one of their teachers
Why Newcastle Uni's WiDeN project is telling the stories of women who deserve the attention
Newcastle University's Professor Karen Ross speaks about Project WiDeN which aims to tell stories about underprivileged women across the globe
Gifty Bright creates terrariums from the real terra firma
Gifty Bright speaks about her terrarium workshops and how the art form helps her find peace
MSRIT team creates app that can print maps for visually impaired students at just Rs 5
Prof Mydhili Nair of MSRIT talks about their new applications, designed especially for visually-impaired students to make map and image reading easier
What research projects are Indians working on that the world is in awe of? Visit this travelling expo to find out
We explore the travelling Science exhibition Vigyan Samagam to explore what it has to offer and how it will help students
From LGBT positivity to zentangle pandas, why Rhiti Chatterjee Bose's art is important
Rhiti studied at Manchester Metropolitan University and was looking for a job keenly, that's when the assignment with the Refugee Council came up
Seniors tonsure heads of first-year MBBS students in UP, force them to 'bow in reverence'
A video of the incident that has gone viral on the Internet the first-year students are seen moving in a single file with backpacks and saluting their seniors as they pass by.
Why Maavni's stunning Odia-style hand-painted home decor is what every home needs
"Luckily for us, word of mouth of our good work has attracted artists to join us and now, we are a strong team focused on portraying Odisha art and craft in the most creative way," says Smaranika
How Gaudium Sportopia will be a high-tech sports school unlike no other in South India
The different kind of sports that will be offered are badminton, table tennis, tennis, football, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards and snooker, hockey, equestrian, skating, shooting and more
Glass bottles turned to sand? Udit Singhal's Glass2Sand managed it with this Kiwi contraption
The machine is the size of a small fridge, four feet in height and two feet in width. It takes five to ten seconds for a bottle to be crushed into sand which can, in turn, be used commercially
Craving rasmalai and cake? Why not order a rasmalai cake from Hyderabad's Love at First Bite
On weekdays, Ishika gets at least two orders and on weekends, about five. She works from home and has a fully-equipped kitchen right at her place — all thanks to her quirky combos
Love the stage? Why Fortius is the theatre workshop you've always wanted to attend
They also conduct a ten-day intensive workshop of the same format. They also put up plays in Hyderabad quite often and one can catch the duo at the performance
Madras HC judge withdraws remark about safety of Christian institutions, at the behest of Madras Christian College's lawyer
After widespread criticism and outrage for his observations while dismissing a plea by a professor accused of sexual harassment, the Madras HC judge had his comments expunged
Why everyone needs to watch this docu on how our frogs are going extinct
Dheeraj Aithal, a young filmmaker, tells Rashmi Patil why he shot a documentary on frog conservation and what role they play in the environment
How engineering students from IEEE saved lives by setting up Keralarescue.in
The student volunteers of IEEE Kerala speak about their portal which has helped people through two consecutive disasters — and what their motivation to keep things open source is
Meet Vaishak, a 22-year old mountaineer who has been helping the blind summit peaks
Vaishak J P, popularly known as The Trek Guy shares some of his experiences of guiding the visually impaired through trekking paths
Archana Mohan wants to revive interest in Yakshagana. This is how she's doing it
Author Archana Mohan speaks about her new book, Yaksha, especially for children, and how she hopes it will preserve the dying art form of Yakshagana
This Hyderabadi youngster is leveraging youth power to set up Kalam libraries across Telangana
Yuva Thirang's objective through Kalam Bharat, and their other programmes, is to awaken the spirit of Dr APJ Kalam within all youngsters. The organisation's founder is Phanindra Kumar
How Milind Chandwani is giving govt school kids the chance to fall in love with camps
Milind Chandwani, founder, Camp Diaries, tells us about his initiative that has helped more than 4,000 children from poor backgrounds realise their full potential through fun activities
The other Narendra: Six years since activist Narendra Dabholkar's assassination, here's all you need to know
Dabholkar was criticised for indulging in 'anti-Hindu' campaigns through his organisation and eventually his refusal to give up cost him his life
This 24-year-old is making a killing off her Calligraphy. Here's how
Self-taught calligraphy artist Shunthini Kumar tells us why anyone can easily learn the art – even if their handwriting is bad!
JIPMER to build 400-bed Organ Transplant Centre at a cost of Rs 900 crore
The Government of Puducherry has given 50 acres of land to Jipmer for building this campus. Jipmer will spend an estimated Rs 900 crore on these buildings
Wipro and IISc, Bangalore join hands to research AI, robotics, 5G, driver-less cars
The two organisations have jointly set up the Wipro IISc Research and Innovation Network (WIRIN), an industry-academia collaboration unit.
Meet M Vanitha, the College of Engineering, Guindy alumnus who is at the helm of Chandrayaan-2
At ISRO, Vanitha has earned the reputation for handling the data sent by Indian remote sensing satellites and managing a team of about 60 officials
Unfair that IIT Madras gets funded, but we don't: Can Anna University cough up Rs 1750 crore for IoE tag?
Jadavpur University and Anna University were both taken aback by the new norm since the State governments may not be able to afford more than 50 percent of the funds
SC ready to hear TN govt's demand to link FB-Aadhar to check fake news, porn, anti-national threats
The bench said the hearing in cases related to linkage of social media use profiles with Aadhaar pending before the Madras High Court will continue but no final order will be passed
Technology will bridge the gap, help curb the impending job crisis: Chocko Valliappa, Sona Group of Institutions
Chocko Valliappa, Vice-Chairman, Sona Group of Institutions, explains what the prevalent job crisis is all about and what skills job-givers are looking for right now
After Chandrayaan, ISRO to launch missions to Sun, Venus and Mars again
Inter-planetary missions aside, ISRO is also busy with its ambitious Rs.10,000 crore man-in-the-space mission or Gaganyaan mission
Wrong to generalise for the actions of some: National Commission for Minorities reacts to Madras HC's comment on Christian colleges
The HC had made the remark while hearing a complaint against a professor of Madras Christian College (MCC) who is facing a sexual harassment charge
Women soldiers to be recruited in Indian Army from Sep 12, 4458 candidates expected to attend
The candidates were advised to be beware of touts or fraudulent persons and avoid use of drugs and would be debarred if found involved in such nefarious practices
Para-teachers should take classes instead of agitating, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Para-teachers, contractual educators in government and government-aided schools of the state, had recently staged a protest demanding pay hike, following which they were allegedly lathicharged
161 years of Evolution theory: When religious outfits couldn't accept Darwin
Believe him or not. But you cannot ignore Darwin and his theory of evolution. Here's how offended religious groups got about it
I never wanted JNU to be renamed. Nehru is a great man: BJP MP Hans Raj Hans
There were reports that said that Hans Raj Hans wanted JNU to be renamed as Modi Narendra University
From Jaffna to Montreal, how Navz-47 escaped war and is making music to fight bullies
The Canadian-Tamil singer's latest single has 81,000 views on YouTube and has been praised by musicians in the Tamil music industry
Slow Clap: JNU is yesterday. Like Hans Raj Hans, we want it to be called MNU too. Here's why
BJP MP Hans Raj Hans' idea is absolutely brilliant and JNU must be called Modi Narendra University. We'll tell you all the reasons behind it
#ArrestShehlaRashid trends on Twitter after army slams her allegations of harassment in Kashmir
Rashid had also given other updates on the situation including movement in Srinagar and neighbouring cities, cooking gas shortage, food supplies, communication blackouts.
Engineering students make emergency power banks for flood-hit Kerala
The power banks are made with a facility to charge any kind of smartphone battery by up to 1 hour. The powerbanks are for use only in the case of emergency
IIT Guwahati researchers develop lotus leaf-inspired device to separate oil from water
The team developed the system of materials by combining the lotus leaf-inspired super-water repellence and fish scale-mimicked underwater super-oil repellence
British punished Bhagat Singh, JNU punishing us for adorning walls with his words: JNUSU's response in poster row
13 JNU students were sent Show Cause Notices on August 9, for sticking posters on the university's walls. It is banned under the Delhi Defacement Act
Law requires communicating, so you need to know the language well: Former CJI Dipak Misra
The newly formed institute has 30 students in its first batch and is spread across a 33-acre vast campus
JNU Prof Ayesha Kidwai gets Delhi HC to stop admin from hiring new linguistic centre faculty. Here's why
The Chairperson of a Centre in terms of working of the University as well as the JNU Statute 27(2) is a necessary part of the Selection Committee for any appointments to faculty positions
Sedition complaint filed against Shehla Rashid for spreading 'fake news' against Indian army
The complaint copy stated that Rashid is deliberately and intentionally spreading fake news with the intention to incite violence in Jammu and Kashmir
These Zoology students use fish scales to create really cool jewellery. Check it out!
Nivetha Balakrishnan, Mahalakshmi A and their group made earrings, bracelets, chains and much more with treated fish scales as part of their undergraduate project
After #MeToo, men more likely to shame victims, empathise with perps in harassment cases
The second study was an experiment where people were asked to focus on the man's or the woman's point of view before reading the same information
Sweating much? This device can measure and tell you exactly how much your perspire
The researchers also developed a way to quickly manufacture the sensor patches in a roll-to-roll processing technique similar to screen printing
Start-up India, can't stand up India: Crippled by economy slowdown, start-ups hope for revival
Industry experts say the government will have to ensure stepped up spending, particularly in sectors like infrastructure, education, healthcare and connectivity, to revive the growth Start-up India,
It's Official. Google Assistant can understand you better than Siri and Alexa
In its annual test, research-driven venture capital firm Loup Ventures found that Google Assistant understood every single query and answered correctly 92.9 per cent of the time
Why NGOs looking for corporate funding need to check out this platform ASAP
They are working hand-in-hand with NGOs to ensure that they build capabilities that are required to work in a more professional manner
Comparing a building to a mango tree? Ask Tarun Jami to explain how that works
He holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. Along with running GreenJams, he is also pursuing a PhD from AcSIR at CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee
Caste In Stone: Why caste bands in Tamil Nadu schools are just the tip of the discrimination iceberg
Activists say that casteist teachers are primarily to blame for the perpetuation of caste in schools, powerful dominant caste leaders also have a huge stake in the school's affairs
YouTube Originals released post-Sep 24 to finally be free but there's one catch — ads
The video-sharing site, in an email to Premium subscribers, said that Premium members will have early access to the shows, along with bonus footage.
How these cancer-surviving children fought against all odds to bring laurels to the country
The children, many of them underprivileged, come from various corners of the country. What threads them together are their long and tough personal battles against cancer
5 Karnataka school students electrocuted as they tried to move Independence day flagpole at govt hostel
Two students got electrocuted first as they came in contact with adjacent power line as they attempted to remove the flagpole from the first floor of the hostel building
Caring for nature and the environment should be everyone’s concern: Wildlife and conservation filmmaker Shekar Dattatri on why the wildlife needs our attention
His hard-hitting advocacy films have exposed the destruction of nature and helped bring about positive outcomes
In Bhubaneswar, One Life is a budding helpline that offers counselling to the dejected and depressed
They have conducted seminars on emotional intelligence and other topics in universities like Utkal University, SOA, CV Raman College of Engineering and other places
Aditi Anand established why it is ‘cool to care’ and how youngsters across India are taking up the cause of conservation very seriously
Her recent achievements include representing India at the International Art Festival “Planet of Art” conducted by UNESCO clubs association in Kazakhstan
Don't think we can save even one river in this country: Medha Patkar
Medha Patkar speaks about the social, political and legal ways through which the country's natural resources can be conserved
IGNOU extends application submission date to August 27
IGNOU provides fee exemption to SC/ST learners (who are not employed) for certificate, diploma and under-graduate programmes
Christian coed institutions 'highly unsafe' for future of girl children, says Madras HC, refuses to quash show-cause against MCC prof
Assistant Professor Samuel Tennyson of the Tambaram-based MCC moved the court to quash the findings of a Committee of Enquiry which probed the sexual harassment complaints against him
#SwachhBharat: How SATO's unique toilets are changing India's sanitation scene
With its unique features, mainly the automatic flap door, SATO toilets ensure that flies and insects are kept away and people get to live in more hygienic conditions
Can happiness really be taught in a classroom?
The Happiness Curriculum launched by the Delhi government focuses on holistic education, including meditation, value education and mental exercises
This course can certify you as a skilled pre-school teacher in just 25 weeks
Meghna Yadav, Head, Training and Development, KLAY, tells us why their latest preschool teacher training programme is going to be a game-changer in the field
Kerala Floods: Here's how Grama Sabhas can help in avoiding disasters
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil who chaired Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), which came up with a report that says that the Kerala disasters are also manmade
Bombay HC pulls up IIT researcher accused of sexual harassment for comments on complainant’s personality
The petitioner also argued that he is not an employee of the complainant or the university and thus the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act doesn't apply
Akshay Kumar hosts screening of 'Mission Mangal' for school students
The actor addressed the students before the screening, answered their queries and even advised them to follow their dreams, aspirations and work hard for whatever they wish to be in life
Instagram starts allowing users to flag misinformation
According to a report in Poynter.org, while the roll-out of the feature has started in the US, it should be available for all international users in about two weeks
Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Former PM's statue to be unveiled in Lucknow on December 25
Addressing a function, Adityanath said that Vajpayee pursued the politics of values for more than six decades and has remained an inspiration for millions of people
Arvind Kejriwal turns 51: Some lesser-known facts about the Delhi Chief Minister
Kejriwal began his professional career at TATA Steels and worked for almost four years from 1989 till 1992. This is the story of how he went on to become a Chief Minister
IIT Madras faculty works on breakthrough technology to derive power from estuaries
Rapidly dwindling fossil fuel reserves, coupled with concerns of environmental pollution and global warming issues have led to the exploration of alternate energy sources
Remembering Elvis Presley: Do you know who used the phrase 'Elvis has left the building' first?
On Elvis Presley's 42nd death anniversary we go back to the famous phrase and explore its origin and who actually said it first
80 years of Marvel: Your favourite superhero stories are now available in a book format
Now, read about your favourite Marvel Superhero in book format with the seven titles that have been released making waves worldwide and also in India, where they recently debuted
TN School Education minister says caste bands not banned, traditional practices to continue
The usage of caste bands has been in practice for the last several years, especially in the northern districts of the State
Tributes paid to Vajpayee on his first death anniversary
The leaders, including BJP President Amit Shah and Working President J.P. Nadda, paid their floral tributes at 'Sadaiv Atal', the memorial of the former prime minister
Swiggy co-founder, filmmaker among 19 to receive IIT-Kharagpur award
The award will be conferred on the former students on August 18 following the Foundation Day celebrations
Spread the knowledge that you have: Vijaysingh Padode, the fearless journalist and educationist who passed away at 84
Vijaysingh believed that the biggest contribution one can do is share their knowledge and expertise as this enables the world to benefit
Books washed away in floods? Kerala Government to replace them for free
The Kerala government's General Education Department has decided to replace books and study materials for the flood victims
Independence Day: Online learning platform, upGrad announces 10% fee waiver for armed forces, families
upGrad is an online higher education platform providing rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty