From STEM to STEAM: Sundarbans School Reimagines Learning with Hands-On Labs Two teenage Indian-American sisters are helping reshape education in one of India’s most remote regions, bringing hands-on science, technology, and creative learning opportunities to classrooms in the Sundarbans that once relied almost entirely on chalkboards and textbooks.At Swapnopuron Shiksha Niketan in Hingalganj, a quiet…

SRINAGAR: The stem cell donor was from Poland. Donor identification and bone marrow transportation were facilitated by a German organisation. The transplant was carried out by doctors at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar.This international medical collaboration has saved the life of a three-year-old Kashmir boy suffering from Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare…

Three-year LLB leads as 53,017 students register for Maharashtra CAP admissions 2026-27 MUMBAI: More than 53,000 students have registered so far for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for six professional and higher education courses for the academic year 2026-27, according to the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.The ongoing admission process covers Bachelor of…

SRINAGAR: A month after talks between Ladakh groups and a Union home ministry (MHA) panel in Delhi, the Union Territory observed Tuesday a complete shutdown against the Centre’s alleged backtracking on understandings reached during the parleys.Businesses across Leh and Kargil remained closed as large numbers of people gathered to hear functionaries of Leh Apex Body…

QS report highlights India’s AI workforce strengths and skills gaps in Future Skills Index 2027 NEW DELHI: India has secured the 13th position globally for AI-economy readiness in the QS World Future Skills Index 2027, a new report released by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has revealed. The findings place India among…

Under the plan, heritage ghat structures, temples and shrines will be repaired and retrofitted using traditional construction techniques NEW DELHI: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata (SMPK) and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to restore and redevelop the historic Kumartuli Ghat riverfront in Kolkata, with work on…

Days after the Centre granted approval to the University of Liverpool to open a campus in India, three more globally ranked institutions- the University of Bristol, the University of York and Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW), received Letters of Approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC).The approvals are part of the National Education…