200 Passenger Trains Resume: All The Guidelines You Must Follow to Travel Safely
After a gap of over two months due to the countrywide lockdown, passenger train services have partially resumed from today, 1 June 2020. 200 trains are set to operate with AC and Non AC coaches....
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New Dates for UPSC Prelims Are Out: Check Full Time Table, Notification Here
Following the COVID-19 lockdown, many major exams, including the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) preliminary exams rescheduled. Initially scheduled for 31 May, the civil services exams had to be...
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Tuitions to Time Tables: CBSE Class 12 Toppers on What Worked For Them
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the result of the Class 12 exams. While the Board has not announced the merit list this year, more than 38,000 students have scored above...
View ArticleTracking COVID-19 Vaccines Around The World: How Close Are We to a Cure?
It has been six months since the novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China. The global toll of confirmed cases has crossed the 13 million mark and more than 5.8 lakh people have succumbed to this...
View ArticleWorld’s Cheapest COVID-19 Testing Kit Launched by IIT-D: 10 Things to Know
On July 15, the Indian Government launched Corosure, a commercial low-cost COVID-19 test kit, developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Here are 10 things you need to know about it. 1....
View ArticleUPSC to Reimburse Airfare of Candidates Attending Interviews; Will Help With...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to reimburse the lowest to-and-fro airfares of civil services aspirants appearing for the Personality Test (PT) in Delhi as train services are not...
View ArticleSBI Begins Recruiting for 3,850 Vacancies, Salary up to Rs 42,000. Apply Now
The State Bank of India (SBI) has invited online applications for appointment of Circle-Based Officers (CBO). There are a total of 3850 vacancies, and interested candidates are required to apply...
View ArticleNEP 2020 Makes College Degrees ‘Flexible’: How Multiple Exit Options Will Work
The Union Cabinet has released the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that restructures school education and higher education systems, and aims to transform the Indian education system by making it...
View ArticleISRO Launches Free Online Course On ‘Remote Sensing’ For Students, Professionals
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) through its centre, the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), is inviting applications for a new online course titled ‘Remote Sensing Geographical...
View ArticleIIT-Delhi to fill 45 vacancies, salaries upto Rs 1 lakh. Apply now.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi) is inviting applications for 45 vacancies. The posts available are of junior technical superintendent, senior laboratory assistant, library...
View ArticleHow Does the Anti Viral Tablet Worth Rs 35 Help COVID-19 Patients? Doctors...
To make the treatment for COVID-19 accessible for all, and to reduce the financial burden on patients, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has launched the oral antiviral tablet — Favipiravir 200 mg — under...
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What are Your Rights if a Mental Health Provider Leaks Your Personal Information
When a beloved actor recently ended his life, a number of people on social media opened up about their mental health struggles. For a country that has always held mental health at an arm’s length from...
View ArticleAbolished Now, but Here’s How the Handloom Board Transformed Weavers’ Lives
OAs India celebrates the National Handloom Day on August 7 2020, this will be the first time it does so without the All India Handloom Board. The Union Ministry of Textile released two separate...
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Air India Crash: Captain Sathe’s Cousin Writes About His Bravery, Their Last...
In a horrific tragedy, an Air India Express flight from Dubai, carrying 180 passengers, crashed and broke apart into two pieces at the Kozhikode International Airport, Kerala. Captain (Wing Commander)...
View ArticleGoogle Launches ‘Kormo Jobs’ App For Job Seekers in India: How it Works
While hunting for jobs, it is hard to keep track of applications and important files. To make this task easier, and to help millions of young people get access to entry-level jobs in the post-pandemic...
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India is Climbing the Global Innovation Index Thanks to Unique Innovations...
India is constantly innovating in the field of science, technology and healthcare. The country has ranked 48th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) out of 131 economies. This is a ranking of countries...
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Haldi to Honey & Ghee: 5 Times the West ‘Discovered’ India’s Ancient Wisdom
Recently the Oxford University’s Medical School and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences discovered that honey can be used as a treatment for cough and cold. But this is not the first...
View ArticleDespite a Tiny Budget, This Man Built One of the World’s Largest Telescopes...
Govind Swarup, one of the pioneers of Radio astronomy, and known as the ‘Father of Indian Radio Astronomy’ passed away on 7 September 2020 after a period of short illness at the age of 91. This...
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Meet the 6 Brilliant Scientists Who’ve Just Won the $100,000 Infosys Prize
Six eminent scientists, including those from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard and Stanford University were awarded the prestigious Infosys Prize 2020 over a virtual ceremony on...
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Bata is Not Indian. So How Did This Brand Become As ‘Desi’ As One Can Get?
Bata Shoe Organisation, in its history of 126 years, has appointed an Indian to become the Global Chief Officer. Sandeep Kataria (49), an IIT Delhi and XLRI, Jamshedpur alumnus will now take charge of...
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