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The “Hunger Games” of college education: Unhealthy competition over collaboration

Anil Kumar Challa

It is perhaps too well known to students, parents and educators alike that the Indian higher education system is highly competitive. While some competition may be unavoidable, the question is - are some aspects of this competitive environment unnecessary, or even toxic? In this article, biology researcher and educator Anil Kumar Challa, from the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR presents a perspective on why a collaborative environment is better than a competitive one.


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Understanding traffic control on the neuronal highway

Lekha Bandopadhyay

A research group led by Sandhya P. Koushika, Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, recently discovered the role of three key regulators in the sorting and transport of synaptic vesicle (SV) proteins in neurons of the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. The research sheds light on mechanisms that may relate to neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.



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Guardians of the night: Conservation dogs fostering human-elephant coexistence

Amrita Nair, Avinash Krishnan & Priya James

In the heart of Bannerghatta National Park, Karnataka, A Rocha India has introduced the Elephant Anti-Depredation Dog Squad (EaDDS) to tackle rising human-elephant conflicts. Utilising trained Belgian Malinois dogs, this initiative aims to preemptively detect and deter elephants from entering farmlands, fostering harmonious coexistence between communities and wildlife.

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IIT Jodhpur Certification Program on Next-Generation OMICS Technologies and Applications

Date: 16 July 2024 | Time: 3:00 - 4:15 PM IST

An informative and interactive webinar on the : IIT Jodhpur Certification Program on Next-Generation OMICS Technologies and Applications for 2024-2025. The panelists for the webinar include Praveen Gupta (Premas Life Sciences), Mitali Mukerji (IIT Jodhpur), Rahul Ramekar (Premas Life Sciences), and Mohit Mazumdar (OMICS Technologies).

The webinar will be moderated by Arushi Batra and Karishma S Kaushik.



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