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VC orders safety audit across campuses after student dies of electrocution

India, March 26 -- Amid mounting protests by students following the death of a student, 23, at the College of Agriculture, Pune, days after he suffered a severe electric shock from a water cooler on c... Read More


Rising costs, fuel shortage push visiting students out of Pune

India, March 25 -- A sharp rise in living expenses and acute LPG shortage are forcing hundreds of students and competitive exam aspirants to leave Pune and return to their hometowns. A key education ... Read More


Dada Bhuse launches 'Gudi Padwa - Pat Wadhawa' campaign to boost school enrolment

India, March 23 -- In a major push to increase student enrolment in government and Zilla Parishad schools, Maharashtra school education minister Dada Bhuse has urged schools to hold a school admission... Read More


Over 10,000 girls join self-defence drive in Pune under 'Rani Lakshmibai Atmaraksha Abhiyan'

India, March 23 -- In a push for women's empowerment and student safety, over 10,000 schoolgirls participated in a self-defence training programme at Sir Parashurambhau (SP) College on March 22 under ... Read More


Helping farm decisions: AI-based system enables prediction of early wheat yield

Pune, March 23 -- Scientists have developed an AI (artificial intelligence) -based system that can predict wheat yields early and with high accuracy using handheld field sensors and deep learning, a d... Read More


AI model enables early wheat yield prediction, aiding farm decisions

India, March 22 -- Scientists have developed an AI-based system that can predict wheat yields early and with high accuracy using handheld field sensors and deep learning, a development that could stre... Read More


1,600 schools stuck without approval; warning issued salaries won't be disbursed

India, March 20 -- The school education department on March 18 directed officials across Maharashtra to expedite the pending approval process for the academic year 2025-26 as nearly 1,600 schools rema... Read More


Gram panchayat served notice for riverbed dumping at Loni Kalbhor

India, March 20 -- Authorities have formally flagged garbage dumping in the Mula-Mutha riverbed near Loni Kalbhor with the irrigation department serving notice to the local gram panchayat for dumping ... Read More


Students to receive two CET admit cards for first time

India, March 20 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) cell on Thursday announced that candidates will be issued both a provisional admit card and a final admit card for the academic year 2026-27. T... Read More


Minor held for SSC paper theft; five suspended

PUNE, March 19 -- Within 24 hours of the theft of two packets containing geography question papers of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam from a strong room in Sangola, police have identified ... Read More