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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Feb 15, 2022

Financial Times MBA Rankings 2022

The Indian School of Business (ISB Hyderabad) emerged as the top B-school in India, according to the Financial Times World MBA Ranking 2022. ISB Hyderabad was ranked 32, while the three IIMs featured in the top 70 best MBA colleges in the world.
IIM Bangalore secured 53rd position, while IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta were ranked 62 and 68 respectively. As per Financial Times World MBA rankings 2022, Wharton and Columbia came first and second, respectively, ahead of Harvard, Northwestern: Kellogg, Stanford, Chicago: Booth, Yale, MIT, NYU: Stern and Berkeley: Haas — which were all among 16 schools in the top tier of the 100 ranked institutions.
The ranking is based on surveys of the business schools and their alumni. The programmes are assessed according to the career progression of alumni, the school's idea generation and the diversity of students and faculty. This ranking features the world's best 100 full-time global B-schools.

IIT Madras Prof's Digital Book Published by UK's Institute of Physics

IIT Madras faculty Prof. K. Ramesh achieved a milestone as his digital book was published in the UK's Institute of Physics. Titled 'Developments in Photoelasticity A Renaissance,' the book is based on decades of active research by Prof. K. Ramesh and his students at IIT Madras.
This digital book brings out in one volume, the use of Photoelasticity to understand complex problems such as understanding biological systems through their locomotion, which can help develop flexible robots for disaster management, improve agricultural production by understanding the stresses developed in plant roots, and the role of needle shape in epidural injections, among other applications.

Jamia Millia Islamia AJK-MCRC Collaborates with German Deutsch-Indische Zusammenarbeit

Under its newly designed CBCS Course: Communication Strategies for Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) is taking the help of national & international experts to train its students on the significance of media interventions in creating awareness on Human-Wildlife conflict.'
Surendra Varma and Sanjay Ajnekar of Asia Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) will train students in using tools for awareness and community engagement on HWC mitigation.
The course is being conducted with the help of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Dr Mala Narang Reddy, a noted social anthropologist, will be teaching students through a workshop on Feb 19, 2022, how they may address people's perceptions and social dimensions of Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) and also facilitate gender-sensitive HWC conflict mitigation.

Feb 14, 2022

Australia Announces 'Maitri' Scholars Program to Support Indian Students in its Universities

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced 'Maitri' Scholars Program under which it will provide over USD 11 million for four years to support Indian students to study in Australia's world-leading universities.
The Australian Foreign Minister also announced a series of new initiatives to boost the education and cultural ties between Australia and India.

J&K Govt. Asks Colleges to Get NAAC Accredition

The Jammu and Kashmir government asked all colleges in the union territory to get themselves evaluated and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) within the shortest possible time.
The instruction was issued by higher education department Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal at a meeting with principals of colleges in the Jammu division.
Kansal directed for an audit in all colleges to determine the quality of the academic input, and the need for course or options revision and modernisation of syllabus.
With the introduction of the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020, the focus has moved to quality education, flexibility in curriculum and globalisation of outlook.

Kerala Education Minister Releases Audiobooks for Classes 10 and 12

The Kerala education department released audiobooks for Classes 10 and 12 as a part of the First Bell digital classes being aired through KITE VICTERS channel. General Education Minister V. Sivankutty released the audiobooks for the revision portions for both Classes 10 and 12.
Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) CEO K. Anvar Sadath said that the audiobooks are designed in such a way that revision of all subjects of Class 10 can be completed within 10 hours.
They are now available on the First Bell portal.
The average duration of the audiobooks for Class 12 is 1.5 hours and will be available from February 21.

Feb 13, 2022

MP Govt . Set to Open 10 New Medical Colleges in the State

The Madhya Pradesh government is all set to open 10 new medical colleges in the state. These new medical colleges will open to ensure an adequate number of doctors are available in the state.
The medical colleges will be opened through public-private partnership (PPP) PPP mode.
As per report, the state will also be receiving the five imported genome sequencing machines from the Centre, while the Madhya Pradesh government will purchase four such machines on its own.
The state government will soon start 'Mareej Mitra Yojana' in the state, under which interested persons can work in hospitals as volunteers to serve the needy patients and help them in all possible manners.

Feb 12, 2022

Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge App

Department of Primary & Secondary Education in Karnataka developed an app titled "Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge". Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai launched the app.
Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge app, (Meaning 'My School, My contribution' app) was launched to help in addressing infrastructure needs of government schools, optimal use of hearing aids, shortage of teachers, and utilisation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.
This app provides assistance to several department in about 80 organisations, that are working to improve schools and school education in Karnataka.
The app was launched with the aim of providing accessibility to donors across the world. It seeks to develop a sense of ownership among public, stakeholders and alumni. It also seeks to strengthen the public education system. It further aims to provide quick and easy access to schools without human interface.

Feb 11, 2022

DU Okays UG Curriculum Framework Formulated in Line with NEP

The Delhi University passed the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) formulated according to the National Education Policy (NEP) for its 2022-23 academic session, notwithstanding dissent from some academic council members.
The UGCF was passed at the Academic Council (AC) meeting of the university.
Eleven members gave a dissent note against the framework, saying the UGCF 2022 must be sent for discussion to all statutory bodies such as the committees of courses, staff councils and faculties before taking it to the Academic Council.
The DU has approved the implementation of the NEP from 2022-23 and the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP).

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