Darul Uloom Deoband, the renowned Islamic seminary in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, is in the crosshairs of law for a recent ‘ban’ order on the learning of languages other than Arabic and Urdu. Learning of English language and skills, which appears to be increasingly popular within the student community of the seminary is seen as the chief driver for …
The Children’s Art Museum of India (CAMI) recently launched its inaugural game – Children’s Art Museum on Roblox’s global platform, marking India’s first online art museum in the metaverse designed specifically for children. By offering this game free of charge, CAMI wants to make art accessible to all children, regardless of their background or financial means. The game caters to …
By Prof Samar Agnihotri and Dr. Renu Rameshan The need for industry-academia interaction cannot be overemphasized for the sake of the advancement of science, technology, and productization for the sake of social welfare and economic growth of the nation. Over the last few decades, there have been successful stories wherein academic knowledge has been adopted and commercialized by the industry. However, …
The earliest flowers on Earth, emerging over 140 million years ago, were likely pollinated by insects, new research has found. Ruby Stephens, a PhD candidate in botanical science at Macquarie University, worked with a team of Australian scientists to develop an evolutionary tree tracking the pollination of more than a thousand species of flowering plants across all of the Earth’s …
Autar Nehru After the report of the union Ministry of Education appointed Dr. K. Radhakrishnan-led Overarching Committee was made public on May 12 for consultations, the reforms and restructuring of the assessment and accreditation processes and apparatus for of HEIs (about 1,113 universities and 43,796 colleges) in India, have moved into a critical but transformational phase. The current accreditation mechanism …
By Ismirelda Forst Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world, and children are no exception. The future of online AI for kids is bright and is being used in a variety of ways to help kids learn, play, and stay safe. While some aspects of technology can have positive implications, it’s not always all rainbows and sunshine. As parents, many challenges …
