Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilisers – making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertiliser for agricultural crops a viable proposition, according to a new study. Scientists discovered that, even when applied in high doses, one-year stored urine had little impact on soil bacterial communities and produced minimal change in soil pH and …
More than 11,000 School Students from 500 schools across India have already enrolled in the ‘IITM School Connect Program’, which will provide hands-on career experience for Class XI & XII Students Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched ‘IITM School Connect’ program to help school students make informed choices about their Higher Education and Careers. Towards this, Two Certificate …
Swashreeta Senapati from NIT Rourkela was decalred as the winner of ‘Women of Mettle’ Season 8 in a thrilling Grand Finale held in Jamshedpur on September 18. Muskan Kumari from NIT Jamshedpur bagged the first runner-up position, and Megha Mitra from ISM Dhanbad secured the second runner-up spot. ‘Women of Mettle’, a scholarship programme is designed to increase the participation …
Aaryan Shukla, a brilliant student of Delhi Public School (DPS) Nashik and a Guinness World Records for the fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers in just 25.19 seconds, has been crowned the World Champion at the Mental Calculation World Cup-2024, held at the Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum in Paderborn, Germany from September 13-15, 2024. Aaryan scored an extraordinary …
Ashoka University announced the establishment of the Isaac Centre for Public Policy (ICPP) on Sep 21 . The Centre will introduce public policy programmes and commission advanced interdisciplinary research, contributing towards accelerated, inclusive and sustainable growth that will enable India to become a $10 trillion economy by 2035. The Centre will offer major undergraduate-level programmes in Economics and Public Policy. …
Shrinidhi RS, Co-Founder and CEO, CherriLearn The educational divide in India is stark. From well-resourced urban schools to low resourced schools in remote tribal areas is a full range of gaps. Lack of infrastructure, qualified teachers, and quality learning materials hinders student achievements in the schools in tribal areas. According to the 2021 National Achievement Survey (NAS) Class 3 students …
