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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - December 2018

Dec 2018

Apr 17, 2023

Nandini Gupta wins Femina Miss India 2023

The 59th edition of India's most prestigious pageant pulled off another season's grand finale in a historic ceremony at the Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak, Imphal, Manipur, the beautiful city which played the perfect host to the mesmerizing event.
Rajasthan's Nandini Gupta has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2023. Along with her, Delhi's Shreya Poonja became the first runner-up, while Manipur's Thounaojam Strela Luwang was crowned the 2nd runner-up.
19-year-old Nandini hails from Kota, one of biggest coaching hubs in the country for engineering and medical aspirants. The beauty with brains hold a degree in Business Management, Nandini is dedicated towards taking up challenges and succeeding. Nandini dreamt of competing in the Miss India pageant since she was 10-year-old.

Apr 15, 2023

Modi Inaugurates AIIMS Guwahati, the First in Northeast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of the Northeast, located in Guwahati.
During the inauguration, PM Modi also participated in the celebrations with Bihu dancers and drummers, making it a unique moment. Additionally, he laid the foundational stone of Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute and a new bridge that connects Palashbari-Sualkachi on the outskirts of Guwahati.
The AIIMS Guwahati has 750 beds and 30 AYUSH beds, with a capacity of 100 MBBS students. It will provide world-class health facilities to the people of the Northeast.

NFSU Becomes First Government University of India to Open a Campus Abroad

India's National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) opened its first overseas campus in Jinja, Uganda, marking a significant milestone in the bilateral relationship between India and Uganda. NFSU is the first government university of India to open a campus anywhere abroad.
NFSU is an institution of national importance and the world's first university dedicated exclusively to forensic sciences.
The campus in Uganda was established due to the high demand for courses in forensic sciences among African students on scholarships provided by the government of India.

Apr 14, 2023

SRCC Hosts Business Conclave

Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) hosted the Business Conclave from April 12 to April 14. This conclave is the annual flagship event of the college, and this year (2023) it returned offline for the first time after the pandemic.
Students got a chance to meet the prodigies of their fields in their campus. It is designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the latest trends and developments in business and to interact with leading experts in the field.
This year (2023), the Conclave followed the theme "Uniting Visionaries, Redefining Excellence", where the students challenged themselves and elevated their full potential. Students joined forces with industry leaders and innovators and participated in this event.

China Records World's First Human Death from H3N8 Bird Flu

A woman died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported – the first known human fatality from the avian influenza strain.
H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, dogs and seals.
It had not been detected in humans before two non-fatal cases emerged, both also in China, in April and May 2022.

Apr 13, 2023

Digital Library System e-Granthalaya Implemented in 100+ Uttarakhand Universities

The 'e-Granthalaya' portal was linked to over 100 higher educational institutions in Uttarakhand, providing online access to course books and research papers in various subjects for 1.9 lakh students and faculty members.
Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat stated that the state is on track to achieve 100% digitisation of higher education in the near future.
The e-Granthalaya platform, created and maintained by the National Informatics Centre under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, is designed to automate in-house activities and provide member services and networking for resource sharing for government libraries.

Central University of Kerala Awards its First Honorary D.Litt to P.T. Usha

Olympian P. T. Usha, the renowned Indian athlete and coach, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the Central University of Kerala (CUK). The ceremony took place at Sabarmati Hall, Periya Campus, where Vice Chancellor Prof. H. Venkateshwarlu conferred the degree upon her, making her the university's first recipient of this prestigious title.
Vice Chancellor Prof. H. Venkateshwaralu praised Usha as the pride of the nation and a role model for the youth. He emphasized that it is the university's duty to honor and recognize such distinguished individuals who have inspired and contributed to their respective fields.
The event was attended by Deans, Heads of Departments, Teachers, Students, and Staff, among others. The CUK awarded the honorary doctorate to Usha in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Indian sports.

Apr 12, 2023

Six Indian-Americans Win 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships

Six Indian-Americans were among a diverse group of 171 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists across 48 fields were chosen out of almost 2,500 applicants for the 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships.
Scholars Animashree Anandkumar, Venkatesan Guruswami, Abraham Verghese, Projit Bihari Mukharji, Prineha Narang and Leela Prasad were selected on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise.
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 (98 years ago) by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts."
Each year, the foundation issues awards in each of two separate competitions:
One open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada.
The other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean.

TOEFL to be Made Hour Shorter

The Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced several changes and modifications to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
According to the revised regulations, the TOEFL iBT test has been shortened by an hour now. The test will now take less than two hours to complete, earlier it was for a duration of three hours.
To do so, the test will now have a new, more modern 'Writing for an Academic Discussion' task, which will replace the previous independent writing task. The reading section has also been shortened and all unscored test questions have also been removed.
One of the biggest changes being brought in is that the test takers will see now be able to see their official score release date upon completion of the test, in addition to receiving real-time notification of changes to their score status.

IISc Bangalore Wins Praj IISER Mimamsa 2023

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore was awarded with the Praj-IISER Pune 'Mimamsa 2023' – the coveted National Level Science Competition.
This year, Mimamsa 2023 saw the participation of 1384 teams represented by more than 4800 students from around 450 colleges across the country. The highlight of this year was the participation of the 332 All Girls team, with a rise of 66 per cent as compared to last year (2022). Four teams that made it to finals were IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Madras.
IISc Bangalore was presented the winner's trophy by Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, Founder and Executive Chairman Praj Industries at the CV Raman Auditorium, IISER, Pune.

AP Govt. Teachers to Upgrade Skills through IIT Madras Courses

In a move to upgrade teaching skills in science disciplines, the Andhra Pradesh government school teachers could soon be able to pursue certificate courses offered by IIT Madras. In a review meeting in the Education department, Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the proposal on teaching methods for effective implementation of subject teacher concepts over the next two years in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
The Chief Minister emphasised the importance of monitoring student attendance in schools. This is because the state government is currently enacting initiatives like "Amma Vodi," "Vidya Devena," and "Vasathi Devena" to reduce the number of dropouts.

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