A group of five students studying in class 10 from Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad (a not-for-profit initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in K12 education) have come up with an innovation, Replastify, a device that transforms PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) bottles into filaments that can be used for 3D printing. This device is designed to repurpose household waste, transforming it into versatile filaments. The …

Chaman Bhartiya School (CBS) Bengaluru students on May 21 successfully launched a CanSat, a miniature satellite they designed and built, into the stratosphere. The launch marks a significant milestone in the school’s commitment to experiential learning and STEM education. The CanSat, a soda can-sized satellite, was equipped with an array of sensors to measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and altitude, as …

SPACE India an organization involved in popularization of astronomy among children has collaborated with American Center, New Delhi for holding a space science workshop series. Under this arrangement, SPACE India conducted the inaugural workshop titled “Get Set, Make Hydraulic System for Space Applications” on May 13, 2024, at the American Center in New Delhi. It was tailored exclusively for students …

Material Advantage @ Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), a student technical chapter in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at IIT Kanpur, and Advanced Centre for Materials Science (ACMS), IIT Kanpur, collaborated with various prestigious organizations to host a four-day “Materials Camp” from May 03 to 06, 2024. The participating school included Jugal Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Chacha Nehru …

The National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) headed by former AICTE chairman Dr Anil Sahasrabuddhe is working on making ‘EduLocker’ a reality with registries of the entire ecosystem including students, teachers, institutions (both schools and colleges). The system is envisaged to keep digital registry of every student right from school and will include records from formal informal, sports, cultural and other …

Researchers have found that consistent meditation modifies the connectivity between relay channels that takes in data from the sensory world to the cerebral cortex of the brain. It allows a person to easily transition into a state of deep meditation, making it easier to meditate. Meditation has been a mainstay in Indian traditions for ages. However, the scientific understanding of …