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Italian proverb of the day: 'Those who know, do; those who don't...' The ancient Italian wisdom that separates dreamers from doersItalian proverb of the day: An Italian proverb, “Chi sa fa, chi non sa insegna” (“Those who know, do; those who don't know, teach”), emphas...
Philosophy lesson for the day: 'Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red...' - Why trauma and suffering are often romanticised by peopleThe philosophy lesson of the day revolves around a widely shared quote by poet Kait Rokowski that challenges the way people perceive pain a...
'Creativity, innovation essential': Scholar Danino warns against fear in textbook writing after NCERT rowAcademic Michel Danino warns Supreme Court orders on a removed NCERT textbook chapter could stifle creativity. He believes this will discou...
Laptops, tablets, learning apps in schools across U.S. facing backlashes. Here's whyIn Los Angeles, concerned parents last year formed a group, Schools Beyond Screens, and pressured the district by speaking out at school bo...
Google blocked the first known AI-powered attack on 2FA accounts; here is how hackers tried to break in, know how to stay safeForeign hackers attempted a novel AI-powered cyberattack targeting two-factor authentication using a zero-day exploit. Google's Threat Inte...
Who is Manisha Gurunath Mandhare? NTA-appointed Pune teacher arrested in NEET UG 2026 biology paper leak caseNEET 2026 paper leak: A senior Botany teacher, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, has been arrested by the CBI for her alleged role in the NEET UG ...
Why Do Some Snakes Evolve Simpler Venom Instead of Potent MixturesScientists are rethinking snake venom evolution. Previously, complexity was seen as superior. New research shows snakes simplify venom for ...
Who is Dr Anand Nadkarni? Famous Maharashtra psychiatrist who died at 67Dr Anand Nadkarni: Renowned psychiatrist, author and social activist Dr Anand Nadkarni died at 67 after a prolonged illness on Friday. Best...
Quote of the Day William James: 'There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of...' What is the father of American psychology trying to tell us?Quote of the Day William James: A lack of faith in one's true self is the sole cause of human failure. James believed that lack of confiden...
Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde: 'Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that...' - motivational lessons on education, knowledge and why life experience beats classroom learning by The Picture of Dorian Gray authorQuote of the day by Oscar Wilde: Oscar Wilde's quote highlights that while formal education is valuable, life's most profound lessons in lo...
In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev fell asleep while organizing chemical elements: and woke up with the periodic tableIn the 1860s, Dmitri Mendeleev revolutionized chemistry by organizing elements into a periodic table. His audacious act of leaving empty sp...
She left school in Class 6 and forgot her dreams; Decades later, she clears class 10 board exams along with her son proving 'age is just a number'A heartwarming video of B. Lakshmi Hari and her son, Vijay, has taken the internet by storm. After dropping out of school in the 6th grade,...
Quote of the Day by Toni Morrison: 'The function of freedom is to…' —Inspiring quotes by the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in LiteratureQuote of the Day: Toni Morrison, an iconic literary figure, asserted that the essence of freedom lies in its capacity to empower others. He...
Quote of the day by Enid Blyton: ‘I am good at exploring roofs. You never know when that kind of thing comes in useful.’Enid Blyton's enduring stories celebrate curiosity and adventure. Her characters often discover that unusual skills prove invaluable. This ...
Allow students to write exams in local languages even if course is in English medium: UGC to universitiesThe commission stressed that it is necessary to strengthen these efforts and "promote such initiatives as writing textbooks in the mother t...
Those who try to re-write history are consigned to dustbin of history, says Congress over deletions from NCERT textbooksThe Indian National Congress has accused the government of eroding history after it eliminated content about Mahatma Gandhi's assassination...
MP doctor writes prescription in Hindi with 'Shri Hari', tweet goes viralA prescription written in Hindi by Dr Sarvesh Singh, a medical officer of a primary health centre (PHC) at Kotar village, surfaced on socia...
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai rules out constituting new textbook review panelChakrateertha has been facing severe backlash from various quarters for his tweets put out in 2016 in which he had allegedly mocked the 'Na...
Telangana’s school textbook writers don’t know how babies are bornGiven the extent to which medical science has evolved, there is no unanswered mystery behind how babies are born. Even an internet-savvy te...
- Academics question Thorat Committee report on cartoons in textbooks
Ahead of meeting of the national textbook monitoring committee of NCERT, academics have expressed concern over the Thorat Committee report.