Vedantu, a LIVE online learning platform in K-12 segment, has announced a strategic investment in Pedagogy, an AI-enabled personalized learning platform that provides online courses and interactive digital books for students preparing for competitive examinations. Through this strategic partnership, Vedantu intends to make Pedagogy’s unique product accessible to Vedantu’s 30 mn+ students at an affordable price. Pedagogy works on a …

The Evolution of Science Education survey report released on July 13  includes insights from 398 teachers in *22 countries and regions—with most respondents from the United Kingdom (44%) and India (19%). While there are local nuances, there are also notable consistencies in key areas such as the science curriculum’s relevance in the future and how well it prepares pupils to navigate and …

Team Titans from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, which created an innovative solution and prototype of Ti6AL4V implant for the reconstruction of bone defects, won the second edition of ‘Tata Steel MaterialNEXT’ programme. The grand finale was held as an online event on July 9, 2021. Team Titans, comprising Pearlin Hameed, Ansheed A Raheem, Jishita R, and Ashwin G, …

Potatoes, in the history of the world, have been the cause of the world’s great famine of the mid-nineteenth century that killed over a million people in Ireland and rang the death knell for the Irish language. The reason? Potato Blight. Now there is cheering news. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, have developed a computational model …

In the major overhaul of union cabinet that took place on July 7, Dharmendra Pradhan replaced Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ as the union Education Minister and Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey as union minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). With him, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Annpurna Devi and Dr Subhas Sarkar were also appointed as the minister of state for Education. Rajeev Chandrasekhar …

CBSE on July 5 finally came up with an assessment solution in the wake of Covid pandemic after it drew a lot of flak for having overlooked an alternative strategy in 2020-21 session. A  notification has now been sent to all concerned with an assumption that this year’s session may also get impacted by pandemic and therefore a plan has …