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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Mar 04, 2019

English Medium Junior High Schools in UP

In a first, the state government has decided to come up with 1,000 English medium junior high schools across Uttar Pradesh.
The decision has been taken in view of the growing demand for government-run English medium schools for students between class 6 and 8.
In addition to this, 5,000 more English medium primary schools will come up in the state.
The basic education department will establish an English medium junior high school in every block while an additional one would come up in those blocks where the demand for such schools is higher.

Mar 01, 2019

IITs, DU, JNU in Top 100 Global Schools List

The Indian Institutes of Technology in Delhi, Mumbai and Kharagpur, Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore are among the few institutions in the country to feature among the top hundred in the latest global subject-wise QS rankings.
Quacquarelli Symonds, which is one of the world's leading academic ranking agencies, released lists ranking varsities on 48 different subjects ranging from art and design to engineering disciplines.
Institutions from the US dominate the list with 28 first ranks, followed by the UK whose institutions emerged on top in 13 disciplines.
Indian institutions failed to make it to the top 100 in most lists and, even when they did, it was mostly in the 51-100 category.

Feb 28, 2019

UK Students Dropping Foreign Languages

According to a BBC analysis, the number of British children taking foreign language classes has nearly halved since 2000, with those learning French and German down nearly two-thirds.
The BBC polled students who take standard General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) courses, which culminate in exams around the age of 16.
The total number taking foreign language classes was down 45 per cent.
The BBC said that most schools attributed the drop to the perception of languages as a difficult subject.

Non-scheduled Cancer Drugs under Price Control

The government brought 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control, capping trade margin at 30%, which would reduce their retail prices by up to 85%.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has invoked extraordinary powers in public interest, under Para 19 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 to bring 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control through trade margin rationalisation.

Feb 27, 2019

Delhi to Get Two New Universities

In a step towards strengthening higher education, the Delhi government has proposed two new universities in the national capital.
As per State Finance Minister Manish Sisodia, the University of Applied Sciences will help to change the way people see the professional courses.
The varsity will offer courses from the modular of three months to the Ph.D. and M.Phil level.
The second proposed varsity is for teachers' training.
The government will give tablet computers to all Class 11 and 12 students of Pratibha Schools and Schools of Excellence and those scoring over 80% in Class 10.

Feb 26, 2019

STEP Gets Award for Best EdTech Firm

STEP (Standardized Test of English Proficiency) received the prestigious Digital learning company of the year award at EdTech Review Summit and Expo 2019, India's biggest EdTech gathering.
The event was attended by more than 1,000 members of the EdTech community including startup founders, venture capitalists and educators.
Launched by The Hindu Group in 2016, STEP's mission is to address the prevalent English language communication gap in the country, identified as one of the major reasons for underemployment and unemployment.

AIIMS and University College London Ink Pact

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi has entered into a partnership with the University College London (UCL) to enable collaborations in research and increase the number of academic and student exchange opportunities between both the institutions.
UCL and AIIMS will explore a number of potential collaborative areas, including academic staff collaboration in research and education in mutually agreed areas of common interest, potential development of staff exchange programmes, visiting scholars programmes and research fellowship programmes among others.

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