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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - June 2019

Jun 2019

Aug 08, 2021

India's First Heart Failure Biobank Starts in Kerala

The first Heart Failure Biobank in the country has come up at the National Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in HF (CARE-HF) at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala. The Biobank is open to study genetic, metabolomics and proteomic markers of health outcomes in heart-failure patients.
Biobanks are an important resource of collections of high-quality biological human samples that can be used to understand molecular pathways and to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of heart failure.
The biospecimens include blood, serum and tissue samples obtained during open-heart surgery and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and genomic DNA collected from heart-failure patients.

Dr. K. Sivan vir$tually in$augurates Health QUEST Study in Hospitals

Dr. K Sivan, Secretary, DOS/Chairman, ISRO formally inaugurated the Health QUEST study (Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology of ISRO) which will be undertaken by 20 private hospitals across India. Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health was the guest of honour and spoke on the occasion. The objective of the study is to strive towards reducing human errors and achieve zero defect and quality service in the Emergency and Intensive Care units of hospitals. The study aims to upgrade the healthcare systems standards of the country in line with the ISRO quality standards and best practices. The procedures and practices of Quality Assurance mechanism in vogue in ISRO will be shared with the study team for setting the parameters to establish health care quality standards.
During his inaugural address Dr. Sivan assured the support from ISRO for completing the study and achieving the quality goal. The event was co-organised by Association of Health Care Providers India (AHPI) and Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI). The CEOs and Coordinators of the 20 hospitals have participated in the virtual event.

Aug 07, 2021

DU Signs MoU with University of Ladakh

The Delhi University (DU) signed an MoU with the University of Ladakh for a period of five years with the aim of a collaboration between the two varsities in terms of exchange programmes, sports and cultural activities and sharing of library resources and other resources.
The MoU was signed by DU Vice-Chancellor P.C. Joshi and C. Phunsog, V-C of the University of Ladakh, with other senior officials present as well.

University of Dundee Launches Global Excellence Scholarship

The UK-based University of Dundee has announced its Global Excellence Scholarship for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses up to £25,000.
For the undergraduate courses, the scholarship will be awarded at two levels. To be considered in the level one of £5,000 per year (up to £25,000) and level two £2,000 per year (up to £10,000), scholarship applicants need to hold their academic offer letter for the undergraduate programme beginning in September 2021.
The scholarship waiver of £5,000 for PG programmes will be awarded based on excellence in academics and extracurricular activities. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student needs to hold an academic offer entry for the postgraduate programmes either in September 2021 or January 2022.

IIT Kanpur Forms Students Entrepreneurship Policy to Foster Innovation, Entrepreneurship

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, that its Academic Senate has approved a comprehensive Students' Entrepreneurship Policy. The policy recognizes the importance of fostering innovation and entrepreneurial spirit amongst the students in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) and National Innovation and Start-up Policy (NISP).
The policy introduces the path-breaking concept of "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Credit", which will enable students to pursue their innovation and entrepreneurial aspirations as part of their academic journey while pursuing their degrees.
The policy allows undergraduate students in 3rd year and postgraduate students immediately after completion of the minimum course work to gain academic credit while pursuing entrepreneurial activities.

Aug 06, 2021

Jamia Hamdard Launches New MSc Course

Jamia Hamdard University has introduced a new MSc programme this year. The MSc in Computational and Systems Biology and Bioinformatics will be offered from the academic session 2021-22. The programme will be jointly offered by Schools of Computer Science and Engineering, Life sciences and Pharmacy.
The MSc (CSB) is a multidisciplinary program that combines the application of Computer technology to the management and analyses of biological data, develop new algorithms and software and use the software for the interpretation and analysis of the data into meaningful biological and biomedical information.

Aug 05, 2021

Cabinet Approves Continuation of Samagra Shiksha Scheme for Next 5 Years

The Union Cabinet approved continuation of the Samagra Shiksha Scheme for school education for another five years.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the scheme would continue from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026.
Under 'Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2', financial outlay of Rs. 2.94 trillion, which includes central share of Rs. 1.85 trillion, has been made to implement the scheme. It will cover 1.16 million schools, over 156 million students and 5.7 million teachers of government and and aided schools.
Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for schooling and equitable learning outcomes. It subsumes the three Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) and was launched in 2018.

Aug 04, 2021

Khallikote Autonomous College Gets Unitary University Status

The Khallikote Autonomous College, one of the oldest colleges in Odisha, was given the status of a unitary university.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced in May 2021 that unitary university status would be granted to the 165-year-old college, located in Berhampur town in Ganjam district.
The institution was started as a school in 1856 in Berhampur and became an intermediate college in 1878. The autonomy was conferred to it in 1990.
A unitary university is a varsity that acts as a single unit without any affiliated college under it.

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