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The National Testing Agency conducted JEE Main Paper-2 (BArch, BPlanning) on January 24, with students reporting at 1:30 pm for the 3:00 pm exam. Student reactions described the difficulty as easy to moderate. The Mathematics section covered various topics, and feedback indicated some lengthy questions. The BArch Drawing section included creative tasks. For BPlanning, additional sections focused on Planning. Overall, both papers received positive feedback. Entry delays were reported at some centres, but students were compensated with extra time.

The Green Olympiad for Youth is an annual multiple-choice exam supported by UGC, MoEFCC, and MoE. It tests students' knowledge of the environment, behavior, and attitudes, covering topics like Mission LiFE. Top performers receive cash rewards, e-certificates, and internship opportunities at TERI. Participants also join TERI's youth network for knowledge sessions and events.

The Indian Army has initiated online registration for the 63rd Short Service Commission (SSC) Tech Men and 34th SSC Tech Women courses, aiming to fill 381 vacancies. Eligible candidates, aged 20-27, can apply from January 23 to February 21, 2024, through joinindianarmy.nic.in. Engineering degree holders or final-year students qualify. Application details are available on the official website.

The results for the November 2023 UG/PG Examinations at Periyar University were declared today, January 25. Individuals who participated in the Periyar University UG/PG Exams Nov 2023 can access their results on the official website, periyaruniversity.ac.in.

The NTA has extended the registration date for CUET PG 2024. Students can apply for the Common University Entrance Test 2024 on the official website. The last date for registration is now January 31, 2024.

Before this, the record for the driest January was 1996, which reported a 99.6% shortfall

The third edition of Project 'Veer Gatha' has received an enthusiastic response with 1.37 crore students from 2.43 lakh schools participating. 100 winners, 25 each from different categories, were announced on January 5. Additional winners will be selected at the State/UT and District levels to be honored during the Republic Day celebrations.

National Voter's Day (NVD), observed annually on January 25th, celebrates the importance of each vote in a democratic society. Established in 2011 by the Election Commission, it aims to educate and engage voters, especially the youth. The 2024 theme is 'Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For Sure,' emphasizing commitment. Celebrated at various levels, NVD coincides with the Election Commission's foundation day. The event recognizes outstanding contributions to election-related areas and, in 2024, marks the Commission's 75th year with a special postage stamp release on "Inclusive Elections."

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the JEE Mains Admit Card 2024 for B.E./B.Tech. Candidates can download their hall tickets for the Joint Entrance Examination Main 2024 Paper 1 from the official website. The exam will be held on January 27, 2024.

Nearly all older U.S. citizens follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years, researchers say.

Kiwifruit has proven itself as a powerful mood booster and new research has shown just how fast its effects can be.

Scientists uncovered a mechanism by which cancer cells prevent the immune system from activating and attacking the cancerous invaders. The study sheds light on why immunotherapy treatments don't work for all people or all diseases. For example, certain types of cancers -- including colon, pancreatic, prostate and brain cancers -- have stubbornly resisted immunotherapy. And while breast, esophageal and head and neck cancers often respond favorably, sometimes the treatments don't work as planned. Researchers still don't understand exactly why.

New research reveals that interventions which improve mood can reduce levels of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease by 18 per cent, compared to having no mood intervention.

A novel gene therapy for hearing loss was administered to six children in China in a clinical trial. Each child had an inherited deafness caused by mutations in the OTOF gene, called DFNB9. The researchers report in a new study, after 26 weeks, five children demonstrated hearing recovery and dramatic improvements in speech perception and the restored ability to conduct normal conversation. With its first patient treated in December 2022, this research represents the first human clinical trial to administer gene therapy for treating this form of hearing loss, with the most patients treated and longest follow-up conducted to date.

Menopausal women who regularly swim in cold water report significant improvements to their physical and mental symptoms, finds a new study.

A significant bias in medical studies towards men of European origin means genetic variants in understudied populations don’t get the focus they deserve

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) does an excellent job at suppressing HIV to undetectable levels in the blood. However, small amounts of latent virus hide throughout the body, and when treatment is stopped, it opens the door for the virus to rebound. Researchers identified which tissues SIV, the nonhuman primate version of HIV, reemerges from first, just seven days after ART is stopped.

Migraine is often underdiagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enough as well as find strategies to prevent attacks. A new study looks at ways to more accurately predict when a migraine will occur -- through the use of mobile apps to track sleep, energy, emotions and stress -- to enhance the ability to prevent attacks.

Emerging research suggests it may be easier to use fusion as a power source if liquid lithium is applied to the internal walls of the device housing the plasma. Past experiments studied solid lithium coatings and found they could enhance a plasma. The researchers were pleased they could yield similar results with liquid lithium, as it's better suited for use in a large-scale tokamak.

Scientists have succeeded in achieving the world's first pregnancy of a rhinoceros after an embryo transfer. The southern white rhino embryo was produced in vitro from collected egg cells and sperm and transferred into a southern white rhino surrogate mother at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on September 24, 2023. The BioRescue team confirmed a pregnancy of 70 days with a well-developed 6.4 cm long male embryo. The successful embryo transfer and pregnancy are a proof of concept and allow to now safely move to the transfer of northern white rhino embryos -- a cornerstone in the mission to save the northern white rhino from extinction.