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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - May 2019

May 2019

Jun 23, 2024

Madhya Pradesh Govt Approves the Establishment of One Prime Minister College of Excellence in All...

In Madhya Pradesh, the Prime Minister College of Excellence will be inaugurated ceremonially in all 55 districts of the state on July 1. In a meeting with senior officials on the activities of the Higher Education Department, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that a drone policy will also be made in the state. He directed to ensure better teaching arrangements in view of the increasing employment opportunities in aviation, agriculture, and artificial intelligence (AI).

India 3rd in Growth of Women Researchers; but Globally Equality Still Far Away: Elsevier Report

India ranked third in the growth rate of women researchers, according to a report from scientific information disseminator Elsevier, which also underlined that gender equality in the domain remains 'unacceptably far away' globally.
In the report titled 'Progress Towards Gender Equality in Research and Innovation - 2024 Review', at two per cent, India's yearly growth rate of women's share of active researchers over the last decade was the third highest, behind Egypt and the Netherlands only.

Jun 22, 2024

Anti-paper Leak Law Comes into Force amid NEET, UGC-NET Row

The Central Government notified the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which aims to prevent unfair means in public examinations and common entrance tests held across the country. The move came amid the massive row over the alleged malpractices in conducting the NEET and UGC NET examinations.
The law, which was passed by the Parliament in February 2024, proposes a punishment of a minimum of three to five years of imprisonment to curb cheating and for those involved in organised crimes of cheating will face five to 10 years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of Rs. 1 crore.
If a person or a group of persons commits an organised crime, including the examination authority, service provider, or any other institution, they will be punished with imprisonment for a term not less than five years but which may extend to ten years, and a fine not less than Rs. 1 crore, the law states.
The law also has provisions to attach and forfeit the property of an institution if they are found involved in an organised paper leak crime, and the proportionate cost of the examination shall also be recovered from it.

Jun 21, 2024

ADB Approves $170 Million Loan to Strengthen Health System in India

Multi-lateral development lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a USD 170 million (over Rs. 1,418 crore) policy-based loan to improve India's health system preparedness and capacity to respond to future pandemics. The Strengthened and Measurable Actions for Resilient and Transformative Health Systems will support the government's National Health Policy 2017, which aims to provide quality health care services to all.
This policy-based loan will help fill the gaps in policy, legislative, and institutional governance and structures and contribute to India's goal of providing universal access to quality and affordable healthcare services to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response, it said.

Jun 20, 2024

UGC Launches Two Open Online Courses on Arctic, Polar Studies

The University Grants Commission (UGC) launched two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on arctic, polar studies on the SWAYAM portal. These courses are Understanding the Arctic: Climate and Environmental Protection, and Polar Science, Arctic Governance, Policy, and Law.

WB Education Minister Bratya Basu Announces Centralised Admission Process for UG Courses in state...

West Bengal's Education Minister Bratya Basu announced a centralised admission process for undergraduate courses in all state-run colleges.
This would negate the possibility of one student with good marks taking admission in multiple colleges at once, and then retaining his seat in the desired course and vacating the rest, Basu said, adding that because of this, a lot of seats remain empty every year.
In the centralised process, one candidate will be offered only one seat at a time, depending on his results with the scope to get a better opportunity in case there is a vacancy elsewhere.
Any student from across the country, who had passed the class 12 final examination, can apply for 25 undergraduate courses maximum through the website.

Jun 19, 2024

Delhi Rated Best Student City in India in QS Best Student Cities 2025

A total of four Indian cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai, found a spot in this year's edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds Best Cities Rankings. Delhi climbed 21 places and secured the 111th spot and was named the second most affordable city for students. Bengaluru made a significant leap of 17 places to 130th spot and was the seventh most affordable city for students.
However, none of the Indian cities ranked made it to the top 100 for Student Mix, as the internationalisation of universities is still in its early stages. Similarly, they do not make the top 100 for Desirability, as a relatively low number of international students currently select India as a study destination.
Globally, London retained its spot for the world's best student city for the sixth consecutive edition, followed by Tokyo in second and Seoul in third. Munich climbed to fourth while Melbourne dropped to fifth. Sydney, Paris , Zurich, Berlin and Montreal followed at sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth spots respectively. China (Mainland) has the highest number of ranked cities, followed by Taiwan with five, and India and Indonesia with four each.

Five Indian Schools on Shortlist for World's Best School Prizes 2024

Five inspirational Indian schools were named in the top 10 shortlists across different categories for the annual World's Best School Prizes, organised in the UK to celebrate schools worldwide for their enormous contribution to society's progress.
Two schools from Madhya Pradesh and one each from Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu were unveiled as being in the running across different categories for a share in the USD 50,000 prize fund. The five World's Best School Prizes – for Community Collaboration, Environmental Action, Innovation, Overcoming Adversity, and Supporting Healthy Lives – were founded by UK-headquartered T4 Education in the wake of COVID to give a platform to schools that are changing lives in their classrooms and beyond.
The five schools are: Government CM RISE Model Higher Secondary School, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, Delhi, Government Higher Secondary School Vinoba Ambedkar Nagar, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, Kalvi International Public School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu and Mumbai Public School L K Waghji International (IGCSE), Maharashtra.

PM Modi Inaugurates New Campus of Nalanda University

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University, an international University, close to the site of the ancient ruins of Nalanda in Rajgir, Bihar.
The Nalanda University was established by the Parliament of India through the Nalanda University Act, in 2010. The Act formed the basis for implementing the decisions arrived at the 2nd East Asia Summit (EAS) (Philippines, 2007) for establishment of NU as "international institution for pursuit of intellectual, philosophical, historical and spiritual studies" and at the 4th East Asia Summit (Thailand, 2009).

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