After Maharashtra, MP Government Makes Reading of Preamble Compulsory in Schools
Following the footsteps of Maharashtra, MP Government has also decided to make reading of Preamble of Constitution compulsory in Schools.
The decision to make reading of Preamble to Constitution mandatory in Schools across the state was announced by the Department of School Education, Madhya Pradesh Government.
All schools will hold the reading of Preamble of the Constitution mandatory in schools on every Saturday. Following the decision, orders have been issued to the respective District Education Officers across the state to facilitate the process and ensure that the government's directions are complied with.
India Delivers 30k Doses of MR Vaccine to Maldives within 72 Hours
India supplied 30,000 doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine to the Maldives responding swiftly to an emergency request to contain the measles outbreak in the Maldives. The vaccine supply was quickly procured and delivered to Maldives Health Ministry within 72 hours of the request.
Health Minister Abdulla Ameen presented a certificate of appreciation to Indian Ambassador Sunjay Sudhir, to thank the Government of India for this gesture of goodwill and solidarity.
Four people were tested positive for Measles in last one week even though it has been eliminated from the country. Maldives Government had suspected an outbreak and requested emergency supplies of vaccine, which could not be made possible by a few international organisations.
Jan 25, 2020
All 70 Assembly Seats Will Have One Pink Booth Each
In a first, all 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi will have a model 'pink' polling station, managed exclusively by women, when the city goes to vote on February 8. The concept of pink booths, where the polling party is all women, was launched in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when 14 such booths were set up across districts.
Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said that this year, we will have a model polling booth in each constituency, where the polling party will be all women. Also, we are trying to have one booth in each of the 11 districts in Delhi to be manned by specially abled officials.
Jan 24, 2020
IIM Bangalore and XLRI in Top 30 Global Business Schools
The Indian Institute of Management (IMM), Bangalore and XLRI Jamshedpur are the only two management schools from India that have been featured in a new ranking of top 30 leading global B-schools. The first edition of the Positive Impact Rating for Business Schools was released at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Unlike other rankings, this new list weighs management schools on its societal responsibility and impact.
While IIM Bangalore was ranked in the 'Transforming School's category, XLRI was in the 'Progressing schools' category. The list of top global business schools includes Antwerp Management School in Belgium, University of California in Berkeley, Amsterdam Business School and London Business School.
Jan 23, 2020
Punjab Releases Agenda to Enhance Enrollment in Govt. Schools
The Punjab education department released a 25-point 'Actionable Points' agenda for its district education officers (DEOs) and school principals to follow in order to enhance enrollment in nearly more than 19,000 government schools in the state under its 'Each One, Bring One' programme.
The agenda was approved by Punjab Education Secretary Krishan Kumar.
As per Jarnail Singh, assistant director, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), till now some schools had their Facebook profiles or pages at their own level but now it has been decided that they must have it officially. It was noticed that works being done to improve our government schools are not reaching the masses.
Jan 22, 2020
IIT Hyderabad to Host Conference on Retrofitting of Structures
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad will host a three-day international conference on 'Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures' (CARRS) 2020 from December 14.
CARRS 2020 will be the first international conference to be held in India, covering the fields of structural assessment, repair and rehabilitation of structures.
The conference will bring together leading scientists, researchers, students and practicing engineers from all over the world to exchange their expertise and research.
IIT Hyderabad to Host Conference on Retrofitting of Structures
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad will host a three-day international conference on 'Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures' (CARRS) 2020 from December 14.
CARRS 2020 will be the first international conference to be held in India, covering the fields of structural assessment, repair and rehabilitation of structures.
The conference will bring together leading scientists, researchers, students and practicing engineers from all over the world to exchange their expertise and research.
Taiwan Confirms First Case of New Coronavirus
Taiwan confirmed the first case of infection from the new coronavirus, a woman in her 50s who had returned to the island after working in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the outbreak began.
Taiwan has already alerted China and the World Health Organisation about the case.
The outbreak has spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan to cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Other cases have also been reported outside China, including in South Korea, Thailand and Japan.