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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - October 2019

Oct 2019

Aug 26, 2022

Union Minister Anurag Thakur Launched 'Azadi Quest' Online Games

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has launched "Azadi Quest", a series of online educational games based on India's freedom struggle, developed in collaboration with Zynga India.
These games are an effort to tap into the huge market of online gamers and to educate them through games. Various arms of the government of India have collected information about unsung freedom fighters from the corners of the country.
"Azadi Quest" is an effort to make the learning of this knowledge engaging and interactive.

Aug 25, 2022

Amrita Hospital, Asia's biggest hospital in Faridabad, Haryana unveiled by PM Modi

A 2,600-bed Amrita hospital Faridabad, Asia's biggest hospital with state-of-the-art technology, including a centrally located, fully automated laboratory, was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This Amrita hospital Faridabad will significantly improve the NCR region's healthcare infrastructure. A 14-floor tower housing the primary medical services would be part of the 36 lakh square foot built-up area of the Amrita hospital Faridabad complex.
There is also a helipad on the rooftop of Amrita hospital Faridabad complex.

UP government to build India's first education township

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to build an education township in the state. As per the Yogi Adityanath government, the education township will be developed on the idea of 'Single Entry, Multiple Exit'. The move will provide high-quality education to the youth and equip them with a variety of professional skills in a single place. Besides, it will provide accommodation and many other facilities to both students and teachers.

Aug 24, 2022

Centre Issues Advisory To States On Tomato Flu

The Centre on Tuesday issued an advisory to states on Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), commonly known as Tomato Flu. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Tomato Flu was first identified in the Kollam district of Kerala on May 6 and as of July 26, more than 82 children younger than 5 years with the infection have been reported by the local government hospitals. The other affected areas of Kerala are Anchal, Aryankavu, and Neduvathur.

Aug 23, 2022

Rajasthan: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technologies

With an aim to make tech graduates more employable Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Advanced Technologies (R-CAT) in Jaipur. The center will organize modern technologies related training programs of one week to six months duration for graduates from BE, B.Tech, BCA, MCA, MBA, and MSc (IT) in collaboration with tech giants of global scale and World class certificates will also be issued to successful candidates.

Aug 21, 2022

Rajasthan Government Inaugurates Tech Centre for Graduates

With an aim to make tech graduates more employable, Rajasthan government inaugurated a "one of its kind" finishing school.
Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology or R-CAT was inaugurated by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during a two-day DigiFest-2022.
R-CAT will conduct training programs on advanced and emerging information technologies with a duration ranging from one week to six months for professional graduates like BE/BTech, BCA, MCA, MBA, MSc (IT) and so on.
The school will issue industry standard certificates for the courses to the successful candidates.

National Anthem must in Schools during Morning Assembly, Orders Karnataka Education Department

Following complaints that some primary and high schools in Bengaluru were avoiding singing the national anthem during the morning assembly, Karnataka's Department of School Education and Literacy issued an order, making Jana, Gana, Mana compulsory.
As per reports, complaints were made to Education Minister B. C. Nagesh that certain private schools in Bengaluru were not complying with the standard protocol of singing the national anthem during morning assembly.

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