90% of HR leaders are looking to hire outside of traditional college degrees as they prioritize skills “This is not about replacing degrees—it’s about balancing them with real, demonstrable skills.” Fortune · Jul 1, 2025
"We’re the last ones standing from the scene." Employed To Serve are fostering the next generation of British metal talent From starting their own label and running a PR firm to teaming up with Jesse Leach and Will Ramos, Employed To Serve represent the true spirit of DIY Metal Hammer · May 7, 2025
“There’s a sleek look to bands like Loathe, Spiritbox or Knocked Loose. Spiky shapes are engrained in our values – we want to wear our influences on our sleeves”: Employed To Serve are re-embracing metal guitars –but dropping amps Preparing to tour fifth album Fallen Star, guitarists Sammy Urwin and David Porter talk Scandi influences, trading offsets for baritones and amp modelers, and breaking down musical tribalism Guitar World · May 6, 2025
A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators Our planet’s future hangs in the balance due to the unabated greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. Treating these emissions as something that can be owned and exchanged in a market has been touted as a solution since the early 1990s, when UN negotiations to agree a limit to… The Conversation · Dec 6, 2024
NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy Historically, gas in New Zealand traded below NZ$10 per gigajoule. When prices hit $50 per gigajoule in August this year, anyone with gas to sell could have made a lot of money. The Conversation · Dec 1, 2024
Grangemouth owners set to earn £6m windfall when oil refinery closes THE owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion-pound windfall when the plant closes next year, due to a climate scheme… The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2024
Sony cameras overtake the legendary TV division for the first time It finally happened –Sony's TV division slipped behind cameras in the company's financial reports Digital Camera World · May 21, 2024
Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights - but what about private jets? The era of low-cost air travel in Europe may be over for good, thanks in part to recent EU environmental policies. All in all, this is good news for the climate. But many low- and middle-income people who used to travel around the EU will no longer be able to… The Conversation · May 20, 2024
China Expands Emissions Trading Scheme to Include Aluminum Industry The sector’s inclusion is ‘imminent,’ Caixin has learned, and comes as policymakers push ahead to add more heavy emitters to the market Caixin Global · Mar 15, 2024
‘I felt like a criminal’: the ruinous effect of the Home Office’s cheating claims Sajjad Sohag seeks compensation for false accusation that led to imprisonment and loss of earnings The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024
District Education Officers told to ensure regular conduct of TOEFL classes in A.P. govt. schools Principal Secretary directs government schools to conduct daily TOEFL classes for students' readiness certification by ETS and SCERT. The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024
‘97% seemed absurd’: Labour’s Stephen Timms on the English test scandal that wrecked lives The London MP has battled to get the Home Office to take responsibility for its mistaken allegations of cheating against many thousands of overseas students The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
What is the Home Office English-language test scandal? Students launch legal action Overseas students are seeking financial compensation for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, loss of earnings, and damage to their mental health Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024
What is the Home Office English test scandal? Tens of thousands of students lost their visas after a TV exposé of cheating a decade ago. Many say they were wrongly accused The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 ‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English tests Four people accused of cheating by the Home Office describe how their lives have been upended by the allegation
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 English test scandal: students renew fight to clear names after 10 years Exclusive: Push follows new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students
The Hindu · Dec 17, 2023 TOEFL to be soon offered as personalised test based on individual backgrounds, requirements: ETS The English language test TOEFL will soon be offered as a personalised test depending upon individual requirements as well as the test takers’ background
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023 Businesses rewarded for closing factories due to green carbon credits loophole, says Greenpeace Some businesses have amassed millions of pounds worth of carbon credits for shutting down or idling plants, campaigners say
The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023 Andhra Pradesh to introduce separate TOEFL class, exam for students of government schools School Education Dept. to include period for TOEFL to upskill English-speaking skills of students in govt. schools. Classes will focus on listening & speaking. Byju's app to be used to strengthen knowledge base in science, social science & maths. MoU signed with US-based ETS to evaluate & certify English proficiency…
The Hindu · Sep 17, 2023 59% rise in TOEFL takers in India post-pandemic: ETS Indians' interest in foreign shores rises: TOEFL test takers in India up 59% since travel resumed post-COVID. 12.3% of global test takers in 2022 were Indian, up from 7.5% the previous year. Canada's SDS programme now accepts TOEFL, likely to increase test takers from India. US & UK universities most…
The Hindu · Jun 24, 2023 AP-Transco gets CERC nod for recovering ₹114 crore as Inter-State Transmission charges K. Vijayanand, Special Chief Secretary (Energy) and AP-Transco CMD, said on June 24 that the AP-Transco had filed a petition before CERC for the determination of yearly charges for 40 IST lines
The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023 AP govt. signs MoU with U.S.-based ETS for TOEFL training to students in State-run schools The State government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS) to enable students of the State-run schools to improve their communication skills in English
The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023 Decks cleared for TOEFL training to students from Class 3 in government schools of Andhra Pradesh The State Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for permission to the School Education Department to enter into an agreement with the Educational Testing Services (ETS) for examination and certification of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to assess English language skills of students from Class III…
The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023 International trade has a carbon problem Environmental protection should not become a smokescreen for trade protectionism
The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023 Educational Testing Service changes pattern of GRE, test duration to be cut down by half from September Educational Testing Service (ETS) changes pattern of GRE, test duration to be cut down by half from September