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Nov 01, 2021

CBSE Launches Veer Gatha Project in Schools

CBSE launched Veer Gatha project in schools to raise awareness on Gallantry Awards. Schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been asked to prepare projects and engage in activities based on the Gallantry Award winners. The Veer Gatha project aims to raise awareness about the brave acts and sacrifices of the Gallantry Award winners among school students. The Veer Gatha project is being conducted from October 21- November 20. The projects can be interdisciplinary & in various formats such as poems, essays, etc.

IIM-Calcutta Secures Top Rank in Survey for Business Schools

The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged the top position in the 2021 edition of the Business Today-MDRA Best B-school survey.
The survey saw a record 305 institutes participate in an exercise that took over three months.
In a close contest, IIM-C pipped IIM-A by a mere 0.1 point.
The third, fourth and fifth rank have been bagged by IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Lucknow and SPJIMR (SP Jain Institute of Management and Research) of Mumbai.

Oct 31, 2021

First NEP Conclave in Karnataka

NEP conclave will be held for the first time in Karnataka. It will be a joint venture by a UK-based International Skill Development Corporation (ISDC) and the Karnataka government.
Karnataka Minister of Higher Education and Skill Development Ashwath Narayan CN will be the chief guest at the day-long conclave.

Oct 27, 2021

Karnataka Govt. Launches 'Twinning Programme' with US College

The Department of Collegiate and Technical Education of the Government of Karnataka in partnership with Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania, USA, launched the Integrated Twinning Programme for Polytechnic students in Tourism and Hospitality, and Cybersecurity. This initiative is a first-of-its-kind in India and aims to internationalize higher education on the lines of the new National Education Policy.
Minister for Higher Education and Skill Development Dr. CN Ashwatha Narayan said that the programme will be offered at Sri. Jayachamarajendra (Govt.) Polytechnic, Bengaluru from the current academic year (2021-22).
The fees for each student for the 3 years courses would be around 20 lakh rupees (including tuition fees, boarding and lodging, local travel, and medical insurance) and it will be completely borne by the Government of Karnataka in the form of 100% scholarship for all students enrolled into the programme.

Oct 26, 2021

Govt. Launches Phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the second phase of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, a two-year programme to create opportunity for youth and enhance skilling at the grass root level.
The fellowship seeks to combine classroom sessions by academic partner IIMs with on-field exposure at the district level to create credible plans and identify barriers in raising employment, economic output, and promote livelihoods in rural areas.
Dharmendra Pradhan urged district collectors and academic partner IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) to facilitate the fellows and script a success story of change through this fellowship.

IIT Bombay Launches Certificate Courses in Digital Transformation and Power Electronics

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, in partnership with edtech platform Coursera, has launched two new certificate programmes — digital transformation and power electronics and motors for electric vehicles (EVs). These programmes will help learners gain technical, managerial, and leadership skills. Interested candidates can enroll in both programs until November 19, 2021. The classes will begin in November 2021.
Four-month-long digital transformation certification, with live lectures, is designed for non-IT managers leading digital transformation initiatives. The course teaches how to identify opportunities to transform the organisation through strategic implementation of new technologies and builds analytical skills to understand how to implement and execute the right solutions.

Oct 25, 2021

Life Expectancy in India Drops by 2 Years due to Covid

According to the scientists from a city-based International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS), Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of people across the world.
As per scientists, in India, covid-19 pandemic resulted in a drop in life expectancy by almost two years.
Report points out a drop in life expectancy at birth in men as well as women.
In the year 2019, life expectancy at birth was 69.5 years for men while 72 years for women. This is decreased to 67.5 years for men and 69.8 years for women in the year 2020.
The study also included a factor term called 'length of life inequality'.
As per study, Covid-19 claimed maximum lives of men among the people aged 39-69.
In the year 2020, the age group 35-79 observed excess deaths due to covid-19 as compared to normal year.

Haryana Announces Free Education Scheme

Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, announced a free education scheme in state, to boost the level of education in the state.
Scheme has been announced to those whose verified family income is lower than Rs. 1.80 lakh per annum.
This announcement was made by CM, while he was interacting with students who have cracked civil services exam-2020 and JEE advance exam-2021, during a felicitation programme held at Panchkula.
Announcement was made under Haryana's 'Super 100 Programme'.
Through this scheme, the state government seeks to ensure that no talented student, belonging to a poor family, loses a chance to go with his or her dreams.

West Bengal Adopts 3-tier Model of Skilling to Strengthen Technical Education

With a focus on experience-based education and hands-on training, the West Bengal government has adopted a three-tier model of skilling with vocational training centres at panchayats, ITI institutes at blocks and a polytechnic college at every sub-division of the state.
Technical Education and Skill Development Minister Humayun Kabir said his department is in the process of setting up at least one polytechnic institute in every sub-division of the state.
The government has identified 495 vocational training centres for upgrading and trying to converge technical education with the labour department to identify district-wise skill gaps.

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