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Nov 03, 2021

'Vax' Named Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year 2021

'Vax' was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2021. Vax is derived from the Latin word Vacca, which means cow. Vax is used as a short form for vaccines and means a substance put into a person's body to prevent them from getting a disease. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, words related to vaccines saw a surge in 2021, including terms like double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer.

Nov 02, 2021

Indonesia First Nation to Green Light Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine

Biotechnology company Novavax said that Indonesia has given the world's first emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than currently used shots.
The vaccine doesn't require the extremely cold storage temperatures that some other vaccines need, which could allow it to play an important role in boosting supplies in poorer countries around the world.
The two-dose Novavax vaccine is made with lab-grown copies of the spike protein that coats the coronavirus. That's very different from widely used mRNA vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna that deliver genetic instructions for the body to make its own spike protein.
The emergency authorization of the vaccine is a very important step for Indonesia's COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Nov 01, 2021

CBSE Launches Veer Gatha Project in Schools

CBSE launched Veer Gatha project in schools to raise awareness on Gallantry Awards. Schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been asked to prepare projects and engage in activities based on the Gallantry Award winners. The Veer Gatha project aims to raise awareness about the brave acts and sacrifices of the Gallantry Award winners among school students. The Veer Gatha project is being conducted from October 21- November 20. The projects can be interdisciplinary & in various formats such as poems, essays, etc.

IIM-Calcutta Secures Top Rank in Survey for Business Schools

The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged the top position in the 2021 edition of the Business Today-MDRA Best B-school survey.
The survey saw a record 305 institutes participate in an exercise that took over three months.
In a close contest, IIM-C pipped IIM-A by a mere 0.1 point.
The third, fourth and fifth rank have been bagged by IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Lucknow and SPJIMR (SP Jain Institute of Management and Research) of Mumbai.

Oct 31, 2021

First NEP Conclave in Karnataka

NEP conclave will be held for the first time in Karnataka. It will be a joint venture by a UK-based International Skill Development Corporation (ISDC) and the Karnataka government.
Karnataka Minister of Higher Education and Skill Development Ashwath Narayan CN will be the chief guest at the day-long conclave.

Oct 27, 2021

Karnataka Govt. Launches 'Twinning Programme' with US College

The Department of Collegiate and Technical Education of the Government of Karnataka in partnership with Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania, USA, launched the Integrated Twinning Programme for Polytechnic students in Tourism and Hospitality, and Cybersecurity. This initiative is a first-of-its-kind in India and aims to internationalize higher education on the lines of the new National Education Policy.
Minister for Higher Education and Skill Development Dr. CN Ashwatha Narayan said that the programme will be offered at Sri. Jayachamarajendra (Govt.) Polytechnic, Bengaluru from the current academic year (2021-22).
The fees for each student for the 3 years courses would be around 20 lakh rupees (including tuition fees, boarding and lodging, local travel, and medical insurance) and it will be completely borne by the Government of Karnataka in the form of 100% scholarship for all students enrolled into the programme.

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