MUMBAI, INDIA – MAY 21: Naman Dhir of Mumbai Indians and Surya Kumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians during the 2025 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium on May 21, 2025, in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Mumbai: After yet another season which has seen them crash out at…
The Trump administration last week dismissed the nearly 400 authors of the nation’s flagship climate report, saying in an email that the scope of the report was being reviewed. The move threw the future of the report, known as the National Climate Assessment, into limbo. On Friday, two major U.S. scientific organizations, the American Geophysical…
The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country. The move puts the future of the report, which is required by Congress and is known as the National Climate Assessment, into serious jeopardy, experts said. Since…
The Trump administration has cut funding and staffing at the program that oversees the federal government’s premier report on how global warming is affecting the country, raising concerns among scientists that the assessment is now in jeopardy. Congress requires the federal government to produce the report, formally known as the National Climate Assessment, every four…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu School Education Department is set to launch an education assessment survey to evaluate the standard of education in the state. This decision follows criticism from Governor R. N. Ravi and Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai, who claimed that the state lags behind Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, citing data from the…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah’s scans and thorough assessment is done at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and a comprehensive medical report will be on the table in the next 24 hours. It is understood that Bumrah is likely to stay in Bengaluru so that he can have a discussion with Board of…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah reached Bengaluru on Sunday (February 2) evening, and the star India seamer is set to undergo scans and further assessment under the watchful eyes of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical team. As TimesofIndia.com had reported earlier, Bumrah was named in India’s Champions Trophy…
PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, India’s largest national educational survey, is set to take place on December 4, 2024, with over 23 lakh students from across the country participating. This assessment, administered by the National Assessment Centre (PARAKH), aims to evaluate the academic competencies of students in Grades 3, 6, and 9 in over 88,000 schools…
Is CBSE’s Shift to Competency-Based Assessment the Key to Closing Learning Gaps? The gap between academic scores and actual skillsets among Indian students has been a matter of growing concern. A competency-based evaluation system, as proposed under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is emerging as a viable solution to bridge this divide. However, transitioning…