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Indian Express
16-05-2025
- Indian Express
College professor arrested after 12 students complain of sexual harassment in Uttarakhand
An associate professor of a degree college in Uttarakhand has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing multiple undergraduate students during an interview assessment in Haridwar district, police said. According to officials, the incident came to light on May 15, when a second-year BSc student from the degree college, accompanied by nearly a dozen classmates and several faculty members, approached the police with a formal complaint. Police said they took statements from as many as 12 students. As per the account of the student, Associate Professor Abdul Aleem Ansari of Chudiyala Degree College allegedly called her and several other students into a closed room under the pretext of conducting the Physics viva voce. There, he allegedly touched them inappropriately, police said. An FIR has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 75(2) (sexual harassment). The accused was taken into custody following questioning and is being produced before a magistrate. The accused is a resident of Dehradun. An officer said that the accused had given one of the victims his contact number. 'He was an external evaluator and had come to the college for viva voce. As many as 12 students have given their statements that he was touching them inappropriately,' the officer said. Two practical examinations conducted by Ansari on Wednesday and Thursday have been cancelled, PTI quoted college authorities as saying.
The Star
14-05-2025
- Science
- The Star
How to cook the perfect cacio e pepe pasta (according to scientists)
Pasta has long been a subject of scientific interest. — Pexels From adding salt to egg whites to help them rise, or ice water to fix the green colour of spinach, time-old tricks are legion in the kitchen. And, much to the dismay of Italians, pasta preparation is also the subject of many such beliefs, starting with that famous drizzle of olive oil that some say should be added to the pot of boiling water, supposedly to ensure that spaghetti doesn't stick. This advice has been the subject of much comment in the scientific community, including by chemist Raphael Haumont, famous associate of top chef Thierry Marx, who constantly points out that olive oil simply rises to the surface and doesn't mix with water at all. In short, it's a waste! All is not lost, however, as the perfect pasta is a very serious subject, and researchers from several universities have joined forces to conduct experiments to find the ultimate ingredient that will guarantee the perfect creamy texture of cacio e pepe, the famous pasta dish made with pecorino romano cheese and black pepper. Anyone who has ever tried to make this dish at home may have encountered problems, despite the simplicity of the ingredients. It's hard to achieve the creaminess normally produced by the pecorino without getting clumps of cheese or a sticky mess. It's true that Italians generally recommend adding a ladle of pasta cooking water to finish a pasta-in-sauce dish like cacio e pepe. And that water contains starch. But for researchers, you need to add starch rather than rely on the unknown quantity in the cooking water. Yes, there's starch in spaghetti – but not enough. For the sauce to be as creamy as it should be, the ratio of starch to cheese needs to be around 2-3%. And this works just as well with corn or potato starch, according to study results published in the journal Physics Of Fluids. In practice, you need 4g of starch for 240g of pasta and 160g of grated pecorino. Scientists from the University of Barcelona (Spain), the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (Germany), the University of Padova (Italy) and the Institute of Science and Technology, Austria also add that it's important to ensure the correct temperature of the dish when assembling the pasta with the sauce. It's important not to overheat the dish, as this could result in the cheese forming clumps. While the purpose of this study may raise a smile because of its light-hearted nature, the authors remind us that pasta – both its composition and the way it is cooked – has long been a subject of scientific interest. 'On several occasions, pasta has been a source of inspiration for physicists. The observation that spaghetti always break up into three or more fragments, but never in two halves, puzzled even Richard Feynman himself, and the explanation of this intriguing phenomenon earned Audoly and Neukirch the Ig Nobel Prize,' the researchers write. – AFP Relaxnews
Gizmodo
13-05-2025
- Science
- Gizmodo
computer simulations
Science Physics & Chemistry Gravity Could Be Proof We're Living in a Computer Simulation, New Theory Suggests Gravity may not be a fundamental force of nature, but a byproduct of the universe streamlining information like a cosmic computer.
Gizmodo
13-05-2025
- Science
- Gizmodo
theory of gravity
Science Physics & Chemistry Gravity Could Be Proof We're Living in a Computer Simulation, New Theory Suggests Gravity may not be a fundamental force of nature, but a byproduct of the universe streamlining information like a cosmic computer.
Hindustan Times
26-04-2025
- Science
- Hindustan Times
Time management, consistency, hard work — how did Lucknow toppers ace the UP Board exams?
Excitement and pride lit up the faces of students as the UP Board declared the results of High School and Intermediate Examinations on Friday. School toppers basked in the spotlight, celebrated like celebrities in their own circles, posing for shutterbugs with garlands draped proudly around their necks. Five students bagged top positions in the Lucknow district in the Intermediate Examinations (Class 12), while seven students secured first, second and third positions in the district in the High School Examinations (Class 10). Aayush Kumar Maurya, a Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) student of SKD Academy Inter College, Rajajipuram, topped the district with 92.85% marks in Class 12. He said he looked up to his brother, a civil service aspirant, while preparing for the examination. 'My father, a property dealer, and my mother, a homemaker, supported me the most. I used to devote seven hours to self-study daily. Even watching YouTube tutorials helped me at times. Besides, I continued to play badminton to de-stress myself after day-long studies,' said Maurya, who aspires to pursue civil engineering in the future. Harshita Johri, 18, a Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) student of Brightland Inter College, and Deepika Sharma, 17, a Humanities student of Bal Nikunj Inter College, Madiyaon, were second toppers in the district in Class 12 with 90.60% marks. 'Attending regular classes and paying heed to what teachers taught us in class helped me achieve a high score. I also devoted about 2–3 hours daily to self-studies. I wish to become a zoological scientist. We had anticipated getting good grades, but becoming a rank holder in the district was far from my imagination,' said Johri. Pragati Gupta, 15, a student of Bal Guide Inter College; Ritish Kumar, 16 and Safal Mishra, 16, both students of Lucknow Public College, topped the district with 95% marks in Class 10. They unanimously said that consistency and time management helped them attain excellence. Shriyansh Asthana, 16, a student at Lucknow Public School and Anshika Yadav, a student of Bal Nikunj Inter College, both scored 94.83% and bagged the second position in the district in Class 10.
