On World Environment Day, philosopher Acharya Prashant takes climate message to Britain's most prestigious venues

IANS | June 5, 2026 10:07 PM

London, June 5 (IANS) In a tour that has placed an Indian philosopher on the stage of some of Britain's most prestigious intellectual and policy stages, Acharya Prashant has spent the past week carrying a climate message to capacity audiences at the Cambridge Union, in a one-on-one dialogue with a British peer of the realm, in public sessions that have drawn British audiences well beyond the Indian community, and across a sequence of upcoming engagements at Oxford, the London School of Economics, King's College London, and London Climate Action Week.

Kota suicides, Patna clashes expose cracks in coaching industry

IANS | June 4, 2026 6:55 PM

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The recent attack on “Khan Sir’s” coaching institute in Patna highlighted the darker side of India’s lucrative coaching industry, where rivalry, commercialisation, and profit motives sometimes tend to overshadow education.

Pakistan needs to raise education spending to international levels: Report

IANS | June 4, 2026 6:27 PM

Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan needs to raise its education spending to international levels - at least four-six per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - as suggested by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNSESCO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), a report has stated.

CBSE re-evaluation portal open till June 6; Aadhaar authentication must for additional security

IANS | June 2, 2026 11:31 AM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday activated its online portal for Class 12 students seeking verification of issues in scanned answer sheets and re-evaluation of papers. Along with the launch of the portal, the Board has introduced Aadhaar-based authentication as an additional security measure to streamline the application process and ensure secure access to student records.

SC declines to shift NEET-UG 2026 re-exam to computer-based format

IANS | June 1, 2026 8:31 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination in a computer-based test (CBT) mode, observing that such a direction could not be granted at this stage when authorities were already engaged in conducting the fresh examination scheduled for June 21.