New type of ‘sea monster’ identified in Britain
A new type of ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile which was alive at the same time as the dinosaurs, has been identified from a fossil which had been in the collections of Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery in Britain for more than 30 years. Similar-shaped to dolphins and sharks, ichthyosaurs, which are often misidentified as "swimming dinosaurs" and also referred...
Mars hills may be hiding several hundred million-yr-old glaciers
A new research has revealed that a complex network of isolated hills, ridges and small basins spanning 1400 km on Mars may be hiding large quantities of water-ice. Phlegra Montes stretches from the Elysium volcanic region at about 30 degree N and deep into the northern lowlands at about 50 degree N, and is a product of ancient tectonic forces....
Our Sun`s death may be more violent than previously thought
A new study has revealed that our sun will not explode as a powerful supernova when it eventually runs out of fuel, but there will be fireworks. Lead researcher Jose Francisco Gomez, of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) said that in a few thousand million years, the sun will exhaust its nuclear fuel, expand into a red giant...
Jharkhand govt plans to set up sports university
Jharkhand government wants to set up a sports university in the state. During the inauguration of DP International Swimming Academy, which is equipped with first mini-Olympic size swimming pool, Chief Minister Raghuvar Das came up with the idea. According to a newspaper report, Das said the multi-sports complex in Ranchi was not functioning well. As such, the government plans to...
Bangalore University planning for French and German in BEd course
Bangalore University (BU) is planning to include French and German in the Bachelor of Education course from this year. These subjects will be introduced as optional specialisations. The step is taken in the wake of faculty shortage in foreign languages in schools, especially in Kendriya Vidyalayas. The authorities of Bangalore University will take guidance from Max Mueller Bhavan and the...
Sex Education back in swing; another controversy by Dinanath Batra
"Sex education will pollute young minds and hence must not find space in the improved and 'Indianised' education system that the government wants to introduce." said Dinanath Batra to a national daily. Earlier, in an exclusive interview with India Today Batra said, "certainly, no sex education... There is no need to teach about the reproductive system to the children till...
RSS and centre have amalgamated views for the skill India project
RSS affiliates are the helping hands of the centre in making Prime Minister Narendra Modi's skill India project come alive. There were elaborate discussions on Sunday that included 75 institutions working in the skill development sector focussing government's key areas. The meeting was conducted at HRD minister Smriti Irani's residence where among all the institutions RSS affiliated organisations participated. Vidya...
CBSE schools approached committee for fees hike
The parents of CBSE students have a serious reason to be worried, and the reason is not board exams but increased fee. Most of the schools have approached to the fee determining committee to revise their fee structure. Fee hike will be considered by the committee after scrutinising the overall expense incurred by the school, like facilities of smart classroom,...
25% seats to be reserved for economically backward students
Recently, 102 private schools in the city have been found eligible to reserve 25% of their seats for the economically backward students living within a radius of 3km from school in playgroup or class first, in accordance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. All non-grant, permanent non-grant and self-financed schools have to ensure online admission to the...
Newly constructed teams inspect CBSE schools
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to constitute an all new team of principals and educators who would look over and analyze the affiliated schools of the board across the country. The team would look into the fact that all the affiliated universities are capable enough of dispersing quality education or not. The evaluation would be done...
