IICT, Netflix announce scholarships for 100 students The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and Netflix have announced scholarships for 100 students across six professional programmes, with financial support covering 50 per cent to 80 per cent of the applicable programme fee.Applications for the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies-Netflix scholarships opened on August 24 and…
Pluto lost its planet status 20 years ago; the scientist nicknamed ‘Plutokiller’ explains why For generations of schoolchildren, the solar system had nine planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune — and Pluto, the tiny, distant world at the edge of the planetary family. Then, on August 24, 2006, everything changed. Pluto lost…
India Post GDS Recruitment 2026 notification released for 25,000+ posts India Post GDS Recruitment 2026: The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, has released the India Post Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement Schedule-II, July 2026 notification. Issued under Advertisement Number 17-12/2026-GDS on August 27, 2026, the recruitment drive will fill more than 25,000 vacancies…
24-year-old NSUT student says software engineering career is over after degree setback A 24-year-old engineering student from New Delhi has taken to Reddit with a question that may resonate with many young professionals struggling with missed opportunities, academic setbacks and an uncertain job market: what happens when you have years of work experience but still…
UPTET Result 2026 out: Check Primary and Upper Primary pass percentage at UPESSC portal UPTET Result 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has declared the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2026 result under Advertisement Number 01/2026. The result was announced on August 26, 2026, following the written examination held on July…
School holidays today, August 26, 2026: State-wise status across India Schools in several parts of India are closed today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, for Eid-e-Milad, also known as Milad-un-Nabi. However, the holiday is not a blanket school closure across the country. School schedules are determined by state holiday calendars, education departments, district orders and individual…
UP government doubles MBBS, BDS intern stipend to Rs 25,000; 3,928 interns to benefit The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the monthly stipend for MBBS and BDS graduates undergoing mandatory rotatory internship from Rs 12,000 to Rs 25,000. The decision was approved by the state Cabinet on August 25, 2026, at a meeting chaired by…
GATE 2027 registration begins tomorrow The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will begin the registration process for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2027 tomorrow, August 27. Eligible candidates will be able to apply for admission to Master of Technology (MTech) and PhD programmes and recruitment to Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).The GATE…
Advaith Sridhar and Akash Ramdas, IIT Madras alumni, are using AI to discover cooler, better chip materials. (Photo: X post) Every new generation of artificial intelligence is demanding more powerful chips. But there is a problem hidden beneath the algorithms, data centres and billion-dollar AI models: the chips themselves are getting dangerously hot.According to San…
KVS, NVS, EMRS Tier-II result 2026 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the recruitment examination results for selected posts under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Tier-II. The results were declared on August 25, 2026.Candidates who appeared for the examination can check their individual…