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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2019

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Apr 02, 2023

Students from Classes 1 to 8 to be Promoted Without Exams in UP

The Uttar Pradesh government directed that all students from Classes 1 to 8 studying in the schools under the Basic Education Council, would be promoted to the next class without examinations.
A notification in this regard was issued by Pratap Singh Baghel, secretary, UP Basic Education Council.
The notification is issued every year as there is a provision to promote children from Class one to eight to the next class under the Right to Education Act. They cannot fail under any circumstances.

Apr 01, 2023

Prof. Renu Cheema Vig New Vice Chancellor of Panjab University

The vice-president of India appointed Prof. Renu Cheema Vig as the vice chancellor of Panjab University (PU), making her the first woman to hold the position in the varsity's 141-year history.
Exercising the powers conferred by Section 10 of the Panjab University Act, 1947, vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, who also holds the position of PU's chancellor, made the appointment for a term of three years.
An alumna of Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Vig joined PU's University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) as reader (associate in professor) in 2003.

BHU Introduces New Scheme for International PhD Scholars

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) launched a new scheme to provide support to international research scholars. The scheme is aimed at facilitating and promoting excellence in research as well as financial support to international PhD scholars who do not have any other fellowship.
As per the new initiative, international scholars will be given a credit incentive of Rs. 40,000. This credit can be utilised to pay the user charges for the equipment at BHU for research work. Additionally, if the research scholar is a first author in a Q1 or Q2 journal, a further credit of Rs. 30,000 will be provided.
The scheme launched under IoE initiative of the Government of India will also offer financial support of Rs. 8,000 per month to the international PhD students at BHU, who don't have any other fellowship.

Mar 31, 2023

SC Grants Two Attempts to Clear Exams to Students who Returned from Ukraine, China

Undergraduate medical students who had to return from Ukraine and China in their penultimate year of study will get two attempts to clear their final MBBS exams in India.
The Supreme Court allowed this after the centre, as a one-time exception, expressed willingness to give them one chance to clear the exam as recommended by an expert Committee. Though the centre suggested one chance, the SC bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and Vikram Nath felt that this may be insufficient and modified it to allow two attempts.

Mar 30, 2023

IIT-M to Develop Tech to Up-cycle Paddy Waste for Making Supercapacitors

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) are working on eco-friendly technology to up-cycle paddy waste to manufacture raw materials for industrial applications.
The technology will provide an additional source of income to farmers as paddy waste can be used to produce energy devices that can be used by the industry. This approach can make a key contribution to reducing stubble burning and burning of other farm waste in North India.
The researchers are fostering a new 'farm-energy synergy' through their work with organic waste, particularly kitchen waste, to develop usable activated carbon, a key component in making supercapacitors. Supercapacitors made from activated carbon produced from paddy waste, offer many benefits to consumers across the electronics, energy, and agricultural sectors and can help develop self-reliance in the supercapacitors field.

Mar 29, 2023

Ukraine-returned Indian Medical Students Given One-time Option to Clear MBBS Exam

The Centre informed Supreme Court that students who returned to India from Ukraine will be given a single opportunity to clear the MBBS final exams -- both Part I and Part II exams (both theory and practical), without enrolling in any existing medical colleges.
According to the Centre, after clearing these two examinations, students will have to complete two years of compulsory rotatory internship, with the first year being free and the second year being paid, as decided by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for previous cases.
The decision was made by a committee set up by the Centre to address the concerns of these students. The committee has emphasised that this will be strictly a one-time option and will not become a basis for similar decisions in the future. The scheme shall be applicable to present matters only.

Around 9000 Schools Shortlisted for PM SHRI Scheme

Around 9,000 schools from across India were shortlisted for the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) programme.
The schools were selected from over 2.5 lakh government schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas, which were found eligible to apply for the tag.
The selection process was based on six broad parameters, including curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment; access and infrastructure; human resources leadership; inclusive practices and gender equity; management, monitoring, and governance; and beneficiary satisfaction.
The PM SHRI programme is a new centrally sponsored scheme that aims to develop more than 14,500 schools across the country by strengthening select existing schools being managed by all forms of governments.
The PM SHRI schools aim to deliver quality teaching for the cognitive development of students and create and nurture well-rounded individuals equipped with key 21st-century skills.

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