The recent news about Infosys laying off freshers shocked higher education circles. The company said the graduates were trained and given three attempts to clear the evaluation and, in spite of all that, they failed. | iStock/Getty Images The recent news about Infosys laying off freshers caused outrage in higher education circles. The justification of … Read more
The recent incident at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, involving the tragic death of 20-year-old Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal has drawn significant attention from both Nepal and India. In the wake of her suspected suicide, Nepali students at KIIT held protests demanding justice. However, it was reported that many students reportedly faced … Read more
Indian and Chinese soldiers at the Line of Actual Control, in Ladakh, in October 2024 | Photo Credit: AFP India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was in China in January 2025, during which India and China made several announcements on the future of their bilateral relations. He met Wang Yi, who is China’s Foreign Minister, the … Read more
Koraput, a district in Odisha, is a beautiful landscape, rich in biodiversity and home to a predominantly tribal population. But there is also a paradox. There is rampant poverty and undernutrition. There is no dearth of government schemes, in the form of direct feeding programmes or schemes for livelihood activities. Yet, undernutrition levels remain high. … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Election Commissioner of India Name this bureaucrat who brought credited with reforming the poll body START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | The Election Commission initially just had the post of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from its inception till a short-lived expansion in 1989. Since when did the three-member body became a … Read more
Regular, comprehensive eye exams can help detect glaucoma early. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages the optic nerve. The optic nerve, located at the back of each eye, carries visual messages from the eye to the brain, to help you see. When the … Read more
Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee greeting Nobel Laureate, Prof. Amartya Sen, at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 16, 1999. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Years ago, I asked the legendary teacher of economics, Professor Bhabatosh Datta, “Sir, What, according to you, is the focal point in the ‘economics’ … Read more
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: What has February 23 ever given us Illustration shows the German inventor, who introduced the movable-type printing press to Europe, in … Read more
The more recent biologicals typically contain monoclonal antibodies which are manufactured in the cells of genetically-modified organisms. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AFP To understand the class of drugs known as biosimilars, it is first necessary to understand the class of drugs described as biologics. Traditionally, biologics were derived through natural … Read more
A pottery yard with ‘potsherds’ from the Neolithic iron age found in five quadrents dug in the second site in Chennanoor village, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: Venkatachalapathy C The story so far: Releasing a report on the antiquity of iron, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin proclaimed that the iron age began … Read more