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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Mar 27, 2019

Happiness Classes Likely in Uttarakhand Schools

Taking a cue from Delhi schools, the Uttarakhand education department will introduce 'happiness classes' as a part of its motto 'Government School, Happy School,' from July onwards.
Seema Jaunsari, director, Academic, Research and Training at the education department said that due to (Election Commission's) model code of conduct, we cannot start happiness classes when the school reopens in April. So, we are planning to introduce the classes from the next academic session.

New Rules for Drugs and Clinical Trials

The Union Health Ministry has notified the Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, with the government stating that the move is aimed at promoting clinical research in the country.
The rules will apply to all new drugs, investigational new drugs for human use, clinical trials, bio-equivalence studies and ethics committees.
As per the new rule, the requirement of a local clinical trial may be waived for approval of a new drug if it is approved and marketed in any of the countries (EU, U.K., Australia, Japan and U.S.) specified by the Drugs Controller General with the approval of the government.
The new rules will ensure patient safety and an ethics committee will monitor the trials and decide on the amount of compensation in cases of adverse events.

Mar 24, 2019

New Subjects to be Part of CBSE Curriculum

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce some new subjects like artificial intelligence, early childhood care education and yoga in its curriculum from the 2019-2020 academic session.
The decision to introduce artificial intelligence as a skill subject was taken at a recent meeting of the board's governing body.
It was decided that the subject would be introduced from classes 8, 9 and 10 as a skill subject, a member of the board's governing body said that it would be the optional 6th subject.

Mar 22, 2019

NEET Score is Valid for Three Years

The National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (NEET) score is valid for three years for Indian students wanting to pursue undergraduate medical courses abroad.
Clearing the long-existing confusion about the validity of the NEET score, a notification by the Medical Council of India, Board of Governors stated: "Result of NEET shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of result, entitling a candidate to pursue MBBS or equivalent medical course including pre-medical/language course, if any, followed by MBBS or equivalent medical course."
About 7,000 students from India opt for foreign medical degrees annually.

Mar 21, 2019

Cloud Campus in India

Deakin University, Australia launched Deakin Cloud in India, an online system that facilitates working professionals to undertake online courses with the university.
Since its inception, Deakin Cloud has built an online community of 60,000 students in Australia and a few other countries.
The Cloud Campus connects students to a host of world class lecturers, and peers.
In India, students of Deakin Cloud will be eligible for a bursary of AUD 2000.
Aimed at working professionals, Deakin Cloud in India offers a unique feature that gives students the opportunity to pursue a graduate certification shorter duration (12 months), which requires them to finish 4 credits, at almost 1/4th the cost of pursuing the course at Deakin University's physical campus.

Mar 15, 2019

Zydus Cadila Gets USFDA Nod

Zydus Cadila has received a tentative USFDA nod to market generic Sitagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride extended-release tablets used for controlling blood sugar levels.
The product is the generic version of Janumet XR tablets.

IIM Indore's Highest Package for Post Graduate Programme

The highest package at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore final placements 2019 touched a whopping Rs. 89.25 lakh per annum (LPA). The institute, however, did not disclose which company or in which domain was this offer made.
IIM Indore's final batch of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) and five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) comprised of 607 students, the largest graduating batch across all IIMs, all of whom were successfully placed.
More than 200 recruiters, including 57 first time recruiters, participated in the placement process.

IIT-Kharagpur to Start Course on Safe Mining

The department of mining engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is launching a new M.Tech programme in 'Safety, Health and Environment'.
The course will address safety measures in mining operations and emerging methods for safety management to deal with risk assessment in the industry.
The course is scheduled to start from the July semester and will have an intake capacity of 11.
The department will launch another M.Tech programme in Geomechanics for Mineral and Energy Resources.

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