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SECTOR | 09 Jul 2025, 11:39AM

Deep tech startup Green Aero bags $1.6 million in seed funding led by pi Ventures

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Incubated at IIT Delhi and founded in 2023 by Dr Prithwish Kundu, a former US Department of Energy scientist, Green Aero aims to make India self-reliant in clean aerospace propulsion

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SECTOR | 09 Jul 2025, 09:19AM

Farmers advancing towards mobile-based crop monitoring: Dharmendra Pradhan

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said farmers in India are now moving towards mobile-based crop monitoring and gaining access to global markets with the help of technology. He said the government aims to transform farmers not just into producers but into entrepreneurs. Speaking at the inauguration of the Centre for Agricultural Technological Innovation at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology in Meerut, Pradhan said that farmers will soon be able to get information on their mobile phones about expected rainfall -- which crops to sow, and the demand for agricultural products in various markets. He said that an innovation hub has been established at the university in collaboration with IIT, Ropar and the Centre for Agricultural Skill Development will also be launched soon. Highlighting the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture, Pradhan said AI will guide farmers in identifying crop diseases and suggest possible...

PhysicsWallah, YCMOU join hands to offer credit-based online degrees

Business Standard | 08 Jul 2025, 09:07PM

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SECTOR | 08 Jul 2025, 06:06PM

Only 53% Class 6 students know tables up to 10: Education ministry survey

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Only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan, formerly known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), was conducted on December 4 last year, covering 21,15,022 students from both government and private schools in Grades 3, 6 and 9, across 74,229 schools in 781 districts, spanning 36 states and Union Territories. The survey said 1,15,022 children from the three grades were assessed and 2,70,424 teachers and school leaders responded through questionnaires. According to the report, only 55 per cent of students in Class 3 can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while 58 per cent of the students can perform addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. In Class 6, only 53 per cent of ..

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SECTOR | 08 Jul 2025, 02:13PM

TN govt, Hyundai and IIT Madras join hands on green hydrogen innovation

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This a collaborative effort of government, industry and academia on green hydrogen

IIT Madras to launch Rs 200 crore VC Fund, target next-gen unicorns

Business Standard | 07 Jul 2025, 08:21PM

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SECTOR | 08 Jul 2025, 01:10PM

Delhi University UG admissions 2025: CSAS Phase 2 registrations begin today

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The CUET DU admission timetable 2025-2026 has been released on the official website at admission.uod.ac.in. The DU CSAS UG Phase 2 will begin today, July 08, 2025

Ajay Devgn moots film studio in Telangana; Kapil Dev backs state's sports initiatives

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SECTOR | 07 Jul 2025

Preamble of Constitution like parenthood, cannot be changed: V-P Dhankhar

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said the Preamble of the Indian Constitution is like parenthood to children, and it cannot be changed, no matter how hard one may try. "There have been a lot of issues about the preamble to the Constitution. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is something like parenthood to children. Howsoever you may try, you can't change your parenthood. That is not possible," he said. While interacting with students and faculty at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, he also said that, historically, no country's preamble has ever been changed, but lamented that the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was altered during the Emergency era. "The Preamble of our Constitution was changed during a time when hundreds and thousands of people were behind bars, the darkest period of our democracy--emergency era," he said. His statement comes against the backdrop of the RSS calling for a review of the words 'socialist' and 'secular

Education

SECTOR | 07 Jul 2025

Education Apr-Jun'25 Earnings Preview Operating performance remains muted

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growth would stem from rising usage of second-hand books and falling realization in the domestic stationery market. On the operating performance front, DOMS IN is likely to witness 210bps compression in EBITDA margin due high-margin syndication revenue, while NELI IN's EBITDA margin is likely to witness a compression of 40bps. Among our coverage universe, DOMS IN...

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SECTOR | 06 Jul 2025

Backing innovators beyond the big cities

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Investing patient capital in smaller towns, IIM-B incubator sees potential for the next billion-dollar venture in them

Education

SECTOR | 06 Jul 2025

JNU to start second PhD admission cycle in Dec, extends hostel duration

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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has announced the second cycle of PhD admissions, tentatively scheduled for December, for the academic year 2025-26. The university, in a circular, said the process will be conducted through UGC/CSIR-JRF-NET, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, and other such fellowships. In a separate notification, the JNU registrar allowed an extension in the hostel facility for PhD scholars nearing thesis submission. According to the circular, students may apply for hostel extension by submitting "an undertaking duly signed from the concerned Supervisor, Chairperson and Dean of respective schools." The administration said such requests will be considered "on humanitarian grounds and on case-to-case basis." Meanwhile, the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) continued its hunger strike for the tenth consecutive day, demanding the reinstatement of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNUEE) for all PhD programmes. The student body condemned the university's decision to .

Education

SECTOR | 06 Jul 2025

Punjab govt to impart business, marketing skills to Class 11 & 12 students

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Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday said skill education in business and marketing will be provided to all class 11 and 12 students in government schools from the next academic session under the Punjab Young Entrepreneurs scheme. The move is aimed at encouraging students to set up their own start-ups, he asserted. Addressing a gathering, Bains said under the 'Business Blasters Expo-2025', students are being encouraged to become job creators instead of job seekers, with the state government providing all kinds of assistance -- both financial and technical -- to all progressive-minded students. Referring to the expo, Bains said students selected from government schools across Punjab presented their business ideas before industrialists, start-up founders, and educationists, and all participating teams succeeded in getting financial assistance. The minister said an investment of Rs 17 lakh has been made to set up innovation labs, where students will now be able to