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Dec 25, 2021

Meghalaya Govt. Conceptualises Early Childhood Development Programme

The Meghalaya government has conceptualised an early childhood development programme, aimed at overall welfare of children, with the state lagging behind in most health indicators.
The Early Childhood Development Mission will cater to 1,554 villages, which are not being covered under the ICDS programme, state health department principal secretary Sampath Kumar said.
The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a central government scheme that aims at improving the nutritional and health status of children up to six years of age and reducing the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout.

Dec 24, 2021

JGU Wins "Digital Innovation of the Year" at the Times Higher Education Asia Awards 2021

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) won the "Digital Innovation of the Year" award at the distinguished Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021.
JGU was the Only Indian University to be shortlisted for the "Digital Innovation of the Year".
JGU's win at the THE Awards is a recognition of JGU's successful digital transformation and impact over the last two years. This award is also a reflection of JGU's commitment to ensure continued education for its students during the ongoing pandemic. In March 2020 we were faced with one of the most unprecedented crises of our time.

Dec 23, 2021

IIT Kharagpur Sees Highest Recruitment in its History at 1,600 Offers

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, ranked 5th in the Engineering category by NIRF Ranking 2020 and 58th by QS 2021 Asia Ranking, recorded the highest placement offers in the history of IITs accounting to 1,600 job offers with the highest CTC of Rs. 2.4 crore per annum. Around 35 international job offers were also received.

Dec 22, 2021

Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Launches Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva scheme and launched air ambulances for residents of four tribal-dominated districts — Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Kalahandi.
The move, a further boost to his health schemes, comes ahead of the rural polls scheduled for February next year.
Under the new scheme, critical patients can be airlifted to hospitals in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, and specialised doctors, neurologists, nephrologists and cardiologists from various medical colleges and private hospitals, would fly to the four districts under per a pre-arranged schedule to treat patients with severe illness. This is a major step towards providing timely treatment and healthcare facilities. The scheme will soon expand to other locations as well. The state government will bear the cost of treatment in all the cases.

Delhi Cabinet Approves Setting up of Delhi Teachers' University

The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved setting up of Delhi Teachers' University. The university will offer, among others, four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programmes like BA-BEd, BSc-BEd to help develop a new generation of teachers.
The varsity will prepare highly qualified and well-trained teachers in Delhi itself. 'Delhi Teachers University' Bill 2021 will be placed before the Delhi Vidhan Sabha in the coming session.

Lakshadweep Schools to Adopt Sunday as Weekly Holiday, Friday System to be Discarded

The Union territory of Lakshadweep ended its Friday holiday system. The decision was taken by the Education Department of Lakshadweep and also entails six working days for schools, shifting the weekly holiday to Sunday.
As per the order, the Friday holiday system will be changed to a Sunday system with effect from the 2021-22 Academic year.

Dec 21, 2021

IIM-Ahmedabad's Unique Business Programme for Entrepreneurs

The unique Creative & Cultural Businesses Programme (CCBP) at IIM Ahmedabad is curated for entrepreneurs in the creative and cultural industries. It aims to bridge the skill gap among talented artists and to-be entrepreneurs in multiple sectors including the visual arts, creative services, design, entertainment, new media, performing arts, retail, traditional cultural expressions, and publishing and print media.
The founding co-chair at the CCBP, Anchal Jain, spent over 15 years in Paris developing different brands but he always felt that India's artistic heritage has not found its due recognition. "The programme was initially conceived as Crafting Luxury & Lifestyle Businesses (CLLB) but in early 2019, it was remodelled as Creative & Cultural Businesses Programme (CCBP).

UP Government to Introduce 'Happiness Curriculum' in Primary Schools

On the lines of Chhattisgarh and Delhi, preparations are underway to implement the 'happiness curriculum' in primary schools of Uttar Pradesh under a pilot project to make the students more sensitive towards nature, society and the country.
State in-charge (happiness curriculum) Saurabh Malviya, who participated in a six-day workshop at the State Institute of Educational Management and Training, said that the course is being developed keeping in mind the geographical and cultural conditions of Uttar Pradesh.
The happiness curriculum will be introduced to the students of classes 1 to 8.

AICTE Issues Directive to Colleges to avoid Attending Conferences Organised by Countries not Reco...

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) directed all engineering and technical colleges to ensure their faculty members do not participate in conferences organised by countries that are not recognised by the Indian government. The stern directive by the technical education regulator came following an objection raised by the Cyprus government to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after some Indian academics participated in a conference organised in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus.

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