There’s cause for celebration among Indian students and families in the UAE, as the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) officially announced the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) board exam results for 2025 on Wednesday.

This year, a total of 99,551 students appeared for the exams across both levels, and an impressive 98,578 candidates passed, reflecting the continued high standards of the CISCE board. Once again, girls outperformed boys, with a pass percentage of 99.45% compared to 98.64% for boys.

The results are now available online through the CISCE’s official portal, cisce.org and results.cisce.org. Students can log in using their unique ID and index number to access and download their scorecards.

For those without internet access, the council has also made provisions. Students can receive their results via SMS by sending their details in the prescribed format to 09248082883, or access their digital marksheets through the DigiLocker platform.

The ICSE Class 10 exams were conducted from February 18 to March 27, while the ISC Class 12 exams took place between February 13 and April 5, 2025.

CISCE has also opened the rechecking window for students who wish to review their answer sheets. Applications for rechecking can be submitted online until May 4, 2025.

Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release Class 10th and 12th results for the academic session 2024-25 in the first half of May. 

(Source: HT)

In a significant move to enhance student safety, the UAE has mandated that all school buses be fitted with automatic fire suppression systems. The new rule, which took effect on April 15, aims to safeguard around 500,000 children during their daily commutes by ensuring rapid fire detection and extinguishing capabilities, particularly in high-risk areas like engine compartments.

Under this regulation, any school bus that is not equipped with a certified system approved by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) will no longer be eligible for permit issuance or renewal.

Broader Implementation Beyond School Buses

Although the initial focus is on school transport, the regulation extends to a wide range of buses operating in the UAE. This includes all new and existing single-deck, double-deck, rigid, or articulated buses with a passenger capacity of more than 22, including the driver. The objective is to improve fire safety across the wider public transport sector.

Authorities indicated that while the primary goal is enhancing school bus safety, the regulation serves a broader purpose. It lays the groundwork for expanding fire safety standards across multiple transport categories in the future, potentially including freight vehicles, cranes, heavy machinery, military vehicles, and trains.

Enforcing Compliance and Certification

To ensure proper implementation, authorities will carry out annual audits of manufacturers and installers. Additionally, local transport departments will be responsible for verifying that all fire suppression systems used are Moiat-certified.

The UK-based company Reacton Fire Suppression is partnering with local safety firm TABRA to install these systems. Their technology uses heat-sensitive tubing and a special fire suppression agent to quickly detect and extinguish fires, especially in engine compartments.

Precision, Safety, and Future Expansion

TABRA is focusing on careful and precise installation of the systems to ensure safety standards are met without disrupting bus operations. The company uses only certified products and conducts detailed quality control checks to maintain system integrity.

Dubai is taking tourism marketing to the next level with the launch of the Beautiful Destinations Academy, Powered by Dubai, a first-of-its-kind global programme designed to train the next generation of content creators for the travel industry.

The initiative is a partnership between Visit Dubai (Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing) and the international media company Beautiful Destinations. It aims to set new global standards in travel content creation, equipping creators with both creative and commercial skills to meet the rising demand for top-quality digital marketing in tourism.

Building the Future of Travel Marketing

Issam Kazim, CEO of Visit Dubai, said the project shows Dubai’s ongoing commitment to creativity and innovation in tourism:

“By providing a dedicated space for content creators, we aim to amplify Dubai’s global appeal and further solidify our position as the best city to visit, live, and work in.”

The initiative supports the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), which aims to position the city as a global leader in both business and leisure.

Addressing the Skills Gap

Beautiful Destinations CEO and founder Jeremy Jauncey said social media now plays a major role in travel decisions:

“Research shows 76% of travel choices are influenced by social media content, but only 24% of tourism brands have in-house teams able to produce the quality of content needed.”

The Academy aims to bridge this gap by training a new wave of skilled creators ready to deliver platform-native, high-impact content that inspires travel.

A Global Standard for Content Creators

Based in Dubai, the Academy will introduce formal training and certification for travel content creators — a move that could professionalise a field that has, until now, remained largely informal.

The curriculum blends creativity with marketing know-how and offers tourism brands access to a vetted network of certified content creators. It also promotes diversity by nurturing talent from around the world, ensuring travel storytelling reflects a wider range of voices and styles.

“We’re essentially creating a new professional category within the tourism ecosystem,” Jauncey explained. “Our goal is to make Academy certification the industry standard for travel content creators.”

As Dubai continues to position itself at the forefront of the global creator economy, expected to hit nearly $500 billion by 2027,  this partnership sets a bold new vision for the future of travel marketing.

(Source: Wam)