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SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to unveil Periyar's portrait at Oxford University on September 4

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Marking the centenary of the #Self Respect Movement, he will unveil Thanthai Periyar's portrait at the University of Oxford on 4th September and release two books

U-special re-launched in Delhi; CM Gupta boards bus to Daulat Ram College

Business Standard | 28 Aug 2025

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SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

Piyush Gupta appointed alternate member of Singapore presidential council

Business Standard

Indian-origin banker Piyush Gupta has been appointed as an Alternate Member of the Council of Presidential Advisers in Singapore for four years. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam made the appointment on the advice of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, the President's Office said in a media release on Thursday. Now a Singapore citizen, the 65-year-old has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad. Gupta, from Meerut, was awarded the Public Service Star by the Singapore President for his meritorious services to the nation in 2020. He is a recipient of the 2023 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest honour conferred by the Indian government on the country's diaspora. Gupta was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the DBS Group from November 2009 to March 2025. Under his leadership, the DBS Group underwent a significant and successful transformation, and had set up

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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025

IIT Madras and LSU Health New Orleans partner to develop new technologies in healthcare

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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025

Maharashtra Government Sanctions 70 Acres Land To Set Up IIM In Pimpri Chinchwad Near Pune

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At present, 21 IIMs are functional across India, including two in Maharashtra - one each in Mumbai and Nagpur.

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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025

40% pollution cut under NCAP may extend life expectancy by 2 yrs: Study

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Residents of 130 cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) could see their life expectancy increase by two years compared to 2017 if India achieves its revised target of a 40 per cent reduction in particulate pollution by 2026, a new report said on Thursday. Launched in 2019, NCAP aimed to cut 2017 particulate pollution levels in 130 highly polluted cities by 20-30 per cent by 2024. In 2022, the government revised the target to a 40 per cent reduction by 2026. In practice, only PM10 concentration is being considered for performance assessment. The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said in its 2025 report that residents in these 130 cities would gain two years in life expectancy as compared to 2017 if the target is met. Government data shows 103 of the 130 cities recorded an improvement in PM10 levels in 2024-25 compared to 2017-18. Sixty-four of them reduced these levels by more than 20 per cent, while 25 achieved cuts of over 40 per...

No More Mid-Life Crisis? People Are More Unhappy At A Younger Age, Shows Research

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Education

SECTOR | 27 Aug 2025

Jammu & Kashmir death toll rises to 41 as Jhelum floods Srinagar, Anantnag

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After record rains wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir over the past two days, the death toll in related incidents rose to 41, most of them victims of the landslide on a Vaishno Devi pilgrimage route, while there was some let-up in the showers on Wednesday, allowing relief efforts to pick up pace. The water level in the swollen rivers across Jammu showed signs of receding from 11 AM, but the flood alert mark was breached by the Jhelum in Anantnag and Srinagar and water entered several residential and commercial areas. Massive damage has been reported to public infrastructure, including several key bridges, private houses and commercial establishments, due to overflowing of water bodies and flash floods across the Union Territory, officials said, adding more than 10,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying flooded areas. As torrential rains disrupted normal life, Education Minister Sakina Itoo announced that all educational institutes will remain closed across Jammu and Kashmir o

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SECTOR | 27 Aug 2025

Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at US college campuses

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A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses some featuring gunshots sounding in the background has sent waves of fear among students around the nation as the school year begins. The calls have prompted universities to issue campuswide texts to run, hide, fight. Students and teachers have rushed to find cover, often cowering in classrooms for safety. Officers have swarmed campuses seeking out the threat. Yet in every recent case, the threat didn't exist. It's looking as if this was another swatting or hoax call, University of Arkansas Police Department Assistant Chief Matt Mills said after false reports of an active shooter Monday prompted school leaders to cancel classes for the day. Number of college campuses receiving hoax alarms grows The hoax calls and false alarms have hit at least a dozen college campuses from Arkansas to Pennsylvania. On Monday alone, law enforcement responded to calls claiming there were active shooters at Arkansas, Northern Arizona ..

Education

SECTOR | 26 Aug 2025, 10:03AM

UP Guv calls for mandatory 75% attendance in schools, focus on research

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Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday laid emphasis on research work and also said that 75 per cent attendance should be made compulsory for students. Addressing the 44th convocation of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University at Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium, Patel stressed on the importance of research, saying that identifying problems prevalent in the society, studying them and taking the solutions forward is the need of the hour. The government gives grants for research, this should be used in projects that caters to societal welfare. After completion of the research work, it should be sent to officials concerned, so that effective action can be taken on it, Patel said. The UP governor added that "minimum 75 per cent attendance should be made compulsory for students in colleges, schools and universities." Parents work hard to educate their children, so they should regularly listen to lectures in class, use laboratories and libraries, and strive to progress in studies, s

IIT Council okays setting up task force for adapting curriculum in AI era

Business Standard | 25 Aug 2025, 11:45PM

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SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025, 09:15PM

OpenAI Unveils Learning Accelerator, India-First Initiative; Partners With IIT Madras, Others

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India also has the largest population of students on ChatGPT worldwide.

IIT Madras develops low-cost chip-based device for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing

Business Line | 25 Aug 2025, 04:33PM 2 more

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SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025, 07:51PM

Telangana Govt will provide a major fund to Osmania University: CM Revanth Reddy

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To set up a panel of engineers to assess development needs of the varsity