A day ahead of the World Environment Day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) on Monday hosted a story-telling class for school kids inside a train to teach them about the perils of wastefulness.


Children learn about caring for environment inside Metro train


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A 28-year-old civil services aspirant committed suicide after he was denied entry to the examination hall for the preliminary test on Sunday since he didn't reach the centre, police said on Monday.


Denied entry to exam hall, IAS aspirant commits suicide


Over half of the expected civil service examination aspirants were absent from the test here on Sunday, officials said.


Over 50% civil service aspirants skip exam in Ghaziabad centres


Hyderabad Police on Saturday arrested a senior scientist at the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) here for sexually harassing a Dalit student.


Hyderabad scientist arrested for sexually harassing Dalit student


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that every disruption should not be seen as destruction as disruption can be linked to human talent and creativity.


Every disruption not destruction, says Modi


Online retail giant Amazon led the recruitment of Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) students this year with offers of up to Rs 1.6 million per annum, O.P. Jindal Global University said here on Thursday.


Amazon leads Jindal Business School placement offers


The Haryana Police on Wednesday booked the director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak in a case of sexual harassment following a complaint lodged by a former woman assistant professor of the institute.


IIM-Rohtak director booked for sexual harassment


On Tuesday afternoon, like lakhs of students across India, 17-year-old Khushboo also came to know about her Class X CBSE result, and hardly four hours later, her younger sister found her hanging from a ceiling fan, with a slit wrist and a pool of blood on the ground.


There shouldn't be board exams, says dead student's father


Upset over not scoring good results in class 10th board exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), two students allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves on Tuesday.


Upset over bad CBSE results, 2 students commit suicide


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) will take a decision on the suspension of Professor Atul Kumar Johri, accused of sexually harassing women students, after examining the material on record.


Let JNU committee take call on Johri's suspension: HC


The Tripura government has ordered a CID probe into the alleged suicide of a 17-year-old tribal girl student of a private school, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma said on Tuesday.


Tripura CID to probe tribal girl student's suicide


Smart classes in tribal town? This may sound surprising to many but it is true.


Baran, Raj's tribal town, wins laurels on national level for transforming education


Wipro Infrastructure Engineering's additive manufacturing unit Wipro 3D signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay racing team to fabricate parts for Formula Student electric race car, the company said on Monday.


Wipro 3D unit to make parts for electric race car


On World Hunger Day, Foodpanda on Monday announced a partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to tackle hunger among children from the less privileged sections through the midday meal scheme across the country.


Foodpanda, Akshaya Patra join hands for midday meal scheme


The New York Police Department (NYPD) has revealed that threats against schools in the city have reached epidemic proportions.


Threats against New York schools reach epidemic proportions


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday launched a week-long state-wide polythene removal campaign from the state capital by involving school students, volunteers and Home Guard personnel.


Himachal CM launches polythene removal campaign


Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Saturday conferred a honorary Doctorate of Literature by the Kazi Nazrul University here.


Hasina conferred honorary D.Litt by Kazi Nazrul University


Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has inaugurated a digital solutions learning programme in an army-run school at a south Kashmir village to help students get quality education in a state-of-the-art digital environment.


Army schools in Kashmir take a digital leap


Lauding the Visva-Bharati University for its rural construction programme in the neighbouring areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the institution to bring 100 villages into its ambit by 2021 -- its centenary year.


Modi urges Visva-Bharati University to develop 100 villages


The controversy surrounding the $50 million donation from not-for-profit Tata Trusts to the Harvard Business School in 2010 has now reached the American shores with a leading Conservative website questioning the globally prestigious institution for accepting "questionable funds" that should otherwise have been "used for the welfare of the poor."


Leading US website questions Tata Trusts' $50mn donation to Harvard


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted the Central government's commitment towards revitalising the educational infrastructure and boost an innovative mindset among students.

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