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Contract college teachers wear black badges to protest pay disparity in Himachal
byA huge pay disparity between regular and contract college teachers forced HP Government Colleges Contract Teachers Association (HPGCCTA) to protest the Teacher Day by…
Monsoon in the land of Gods
byIt’s an uncommon feeling when you wake up to a breath of fresh air gushing through your face after tiring overnight journey in the…
Stent that melts: A boon for heart patients
byMumbai: This week a Mumbai housewife underwent a revolutionary procedure to tackle blockages in the coronary arteries – using a ‘bioresorbable scaffold’,or what is known…
Himachal court extends stay on plastic packaging of junk foods
byShimla: The High Court provided a breather to plastic packaging of 25 food items, categorized as junk food, till 19 November, something that the…
Frogs that hear with their mouths
byWashington: Scientists have solved the mystery of why one of the world’s smallest frogs — Gardiner’s Seychelles frog — can hear without an ear. The…
APG University, Shoolini, Manav Bharti, Baddi Tech, Sri Sai University on notice for violating admission norms
byShimla: Having violated the set out criteria for admissions into private engineering courses, HP Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HPPEIRC) has put 5 private…
Tripura gets ‘Vigyan Gram’ to promote scientific culture
byAgartala: A science village is set to come up in the northeastern state of Tripura to facilitate “edutainment” and to promote, nurture and stimulate a…
Cancer survivor makes it to IIT
byNew Delhi: His resolve is written large on his face. Pankaj Yadav, 18, has made it to the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)-Varanasi, overcoming his…
IGNOU launches online students’ services
byNew Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced website based students’ services, an official statement said today. Information on admissions, re-registration details,…