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NEET UG 2027 to be held as computer-based test over 6 days across 1,000+ centres

India, July 8 -- The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate courses (NEET UG) will be conducted as a computer-based test (CBT) from 2027, with the examination expected to be held ove... Read More


Revised NCERT Class 8 textbook tweaks partition narrative, drops Hitler references

India, July 8 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced several changes in its revised Class 8 social science textbook, including modifications to the chapter... Read More


Australia's breakthrough in search for Motor Neurone Disease treatment

Singapore, July 8 -- Australia-based University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor - a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments... Read More


ADMI and IIT Kanpur forge strategic partnership to propel India's In Vitro Diagnostics ecosystem

India, July 8 -- image credit- freepik The Association of Diagnostics Manufacturers of India (ADMI) and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) have enacted a landmark Memorandum of Underst... Read More


Novo Nordisk GBS and MAHE to advance pharmacometrics research and talent development in India

India, July 8 -- image credit- freepik Bengaluru-based Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) have expanded their long-standing collaboration t... Read More


Government to have final say on Safaricom's new regional expansion

Nairobi, July 8 -- The Kenyan government will have the final say on Safaricom's expansion beyond Kenya and Ethiopia, giving the State significant control over the company's future entry into new marke... Read More


MPs seek powers to approve funding to regional bank

Nairobi, July 8 -- The National Assembly is seeking to strip the Treasury of unilateral authority to commit public funds to the East African Development Bank (EADB), handing Parliament greater oversig... Read More


#WPRD2026 | The companies winning at ESG aren't telling better stories. They're building greater trust.

South Africa, July 8 -- Artificial intelligence can generate a sustainability report in minutes. It can summarise climate data, draft a CSI press release, analyse stakeholder sentiment and recommend t... Read More


Student who writes with his feet scores Division One with five points

Tanzania, July 8 -- Morogoro. A student with an upper-limb disability who writes and carries out most daily activities using his feet, Hamis Nguku, has scored Division One with five points in the 2026... Read More


Illegal mining blamed for rising Lake Rukwa flood risks

Tanzania, July 8 -- Mbeya. Illegal gold mining activities in Chunya District, Mbeya Region, have been blamed for increasing silt levels in Lake Rukwa, with authorities warning that the practice is acc... Read More