NTA postpones June edition of joint CSIR-UGC-NET exam

Amid a raging row over irregularities in exams, the National Testing Agency on Friday announced the postponement of the June edition of the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and......

NEET-UG counselling deferred amid paper leak row

Counselling for NEET-UG, 2024, is expected to start by the end of this month, official sources said. IMAGE: A Indian Youth Congress supporter hold a placard demanding Education Minister Dharmendra......

NTA announces new dates for 3 crucial exams, including UGC-NET

Amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday night released fresh dates for cancelled and postponed examinations,......

NTA top leadership under scanner: Dharmendra Pradhan

The 'top leadership' of the National Testing Agency is under the scanner over alleged irregularities in competitive exams National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and National Eligibility Test, Union......

Green firecracker norms may rob Sivakasi's sparkle

Some experts opine that green crackers are yet not practical and question government's move to promote them. The fireworks industry in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, is expected to take a hit of about Rs......

S K Brahmachari is the new CSIR chief

Eleven months after RA Mashelkar retired from the leadership of India's apex research body, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the government on Monday appointed Samir K......

More muscle for CSIR likely

The government today announced that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research would be given greater autonomy to enable it to take "bolder initiatives"."The transformation would allow it......

Sivakasi rolls out green crackers ahead of Diwali

The changeover to green crackers after extensive experiments marks a revival of the industry which has over 1,000 manufacturing units around Sivakasi and used to clock an annual turnover of......