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SECTOR | 28 Oct 2025

Agrispective| Ep 03 | Policy, climate, and farmers: Is India doing enough to protect its fields?

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From stubble burning to farmer suicides, Professor Rajeswari Raina, Shiv Nadar University ,traces how policy neglect turns resilience into despair. She calls for public investment to make sustainability possible.

Education

SECTOR | 28 Oct 2025

8th Pay Commission: Justice Ranjana Desai Named Chairperson, Two Members Announced

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IIM Bangalore Professor Pulak Ghosh has been named as the member of 8th Pay Commission, and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary Pankaj Jain has been named as the member-secretary.

Education

SECTOR | 28 Oct 2025

Three IIT Madras professors win Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025

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Three professors from IIT Madras Thalappil Pradeep, Mohana Sankar Sivaprakasam, and Shweta Prem Agrawal have been awarded the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 for their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, and innovation

Delhi gears up for first cloud seeding experiment to fight air pollution

Business Standard | 28 Oct 2025

Education

SECTOR | 27 Oct 2025

IIM Calcutta achieves 100% summer placements; top stipend 6 lakh

Business Standard

All 470 MBA students placed across 183 recruiters; average stipend Rs 1.85 lakh per month, with top international offer touching Rs 6 lakh

DICV signs MoU with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park for incubation programme with high social impact

Business Line | 27 Oct 2025 1 more

Education

SECTOR | 26 Oct 2025

Shooting at historically Black university in Pennsylvania leaves 7 injured

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Authorities said at least seven people were injured at a shooting at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University Saturday night. The Chester County District Attorney's Office said law enforcement had responded and were actively investigating. No other details on the shooting, including the condition of the victims, were available. Authorities asked people to avoid the area. Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said on X that he was briefed on the shooting and offered the full support of his administration to the university and local law enforcement. Join Lori and me in praying for the Lincoln University community, he said. Lincoln, a historically Black university in Oxford, is about 70 kilometres southwest of Philadelphia.

Govt signs MoUs with 17 institutions to expand work under 'Gyan Bharatam'

Business Standard | 25 Oct 2025

Education

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Mangalore University inks MoU with Malabar Cancer Centre for Medical Physics

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The collaboration will enable joint projects, multicentric research, and student- and faculty-led initiatives

Education

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Problems with brain's waste clearance may increase risk of dementia: Study

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An impaired movement of the brain's cerebrospinal fluid, which helps remove waste, could explain how poor sleep and heart conditions can increase one's risk of dementia, according to a study. Other functions of the cerebrospinal fluid include cushioning the central nervous system from shocks and delivering nutrients. The colourless fluid is part of the glymphatic system. Researchers led by those at the UK's University of Cambridge said the glymphatic system is considered important for protecting one against varied common forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease in which proteins called amyloid clump up and form toxic 'plaques'. Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder in which memory, speech and thought processes are steadily affected with age, and can eventually disrupt daily activities. The study, published in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, looked at whether a disorder of the brain's small blood vessels -- which affects .

Kerala's climate tech startup gets 75 lakh grant from Cochin Shipyard

Business Standard | 24 Oct 2025

Education

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Delhi conducts successful trial for artificial rain; 1st cloud seeding likely on October 29

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The cloud-seeding project, jointly developed by IIT Kanpur and the Delhi government, aims to explore artificial rainfall as a method to reduce particulate-pollution levels in the city during the post-Diwali smog season

Education

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Where Office rents are rising fastest: Delhi sees 16% jump, Mumbai tops

Business Standard

Data from IIM Bangalore-CRE Matrix shows India's office rentals rising 3.8% year-on-year, with demand from financial and tech hubs fueling steady growth across top cities.

Education

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Anil Agarwal's Vedanta University Dream Rekindles After Odisha CM's Assurance'

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Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal remarked on holding discussions with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Bhubaneshwar over the Group's additional Rs 1 lakh crore investment in Odisha.