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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - June 2020

Jun 2020

Sep 09, 2023

SRM University - Institute of Hotel Management and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announce Strategic Pa...

SRM University - Institute of Hotel Management (SRM IHM), a renowned institution in North India announced a strategic alliance with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, a global leader in the hotel industry.
The four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the institutions will cover the areas relating to Academia Industry Partnership, including the representation of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts on the Board of Studies Committee of SRM IHM as well as internship and placement opportunities for students at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts properties across the region.
As part of the Academia Industry Partnership, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will assist SRM IHM in delivering sessions on professional excellence by participating in regular guest lectures and workshops moderated by corporate employees and hotel GMs. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will also facilitate tailored internship and placement opportunities at their hotels in the region, offering SRM IHM students vital hands-on experience in order to prepare them for the hospitality industry upon graduation.

India Wins Gold at International Olympiad for Informatics

This year (2023), a team of four students went to the International Olympiads for Informatics. It is one of the top five science olympiads across the world. India has been participating in international competition for the last 22 years and this year, the Indian team won a gold medal after nine years. This is the second time the Indian team has bagged gold at the International Olympiad for Informatics, the last time was in 2014.
India was represented by four students and they all won medals. Kshitij Sodani secured a gold medal, Paras Kasmalkar and Shreyan Ray got silver medals and Sushil Raaja U won a bronze medal. The contingent was led by Madhavan Mukund, director of Chennai Mathematical Institute and Jatin Yadav of IIT Delhi. The competition was held in Szeged, Hungary.

Sep 08, 2023

Gujarat High Court Observes Forcing Kids Below Three to Attend Pre-school is Illegal

Parents who force children below the age of three years to attend preschool are committing an illegal act, the Gujarat High Court said while dismissing a batch of pleas challenging the state government's decision to set six years as the minimum age limit for Class 1 admission in the academic year 2023-24.
Quoting Rule 8 of the RTE Rules, 2012, which deals with admission procedures in a preschool, the court said no preschool shall admit a child who has not completed three years of age as of June 1 of the year.

Sep 07, 2023

Dharmendra Pradhan Launches the Malaviya Mission - Teachers Training Programme by University Gran...

Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Education, introduced the Malaviya Mission – Teacher Training Program at Kaushal Bhawan in New Delhi as a crucial step in improving the standard of education in India. This ambitious project is spearheaded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education. The Malaviya Mission - Teacher Training Programme aims to provide tailored training programmes for teachers. This programme will work for the capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions.
In a symbolic gesture, Minister Pradhan announced the renaming of Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) as Madan Mohan Malaviya Teachers' Training Centres.
This renaming not only pays tribute to the renowned educationist Madan Mohan Malaviya but also underscores the program's commitment to elevating the status of teacher training in India.
The Malaviya Mission plans to establish 111 centres across India to ensure comprehensive coverage. These centres will serve as hubs for teacher training and professional development, catering to the needs of educators in different regions.
The program's reach is extensive, with the goal of building the capacities of 15 lakh teachers in higher educational institutions.

Sep 06, 2023

IIT Kanpur Unveils Affordable Touch-sensitive Braille Learning Device

IIT Kanpur came up with a ground-breaking touch-sensitive Braille learning device that promises to redefine learning for the visually impaired. Engineered by Professor Siddhartha Panda and Vishwaraj Srivastava at the National Centre of Flexible Electronics (NCFlexE), IITK, the 'Single Refreshable Braille Cell Based Braille Learning Device with a Touch Sensitive Array'.
The new device provides the visually impaired with a powerful and affordable tool to embark on their Braille learning journey. With Braille literacy rates alarmingly low across the globe, this ground-breaking invention aims to close the glaring gap in accessible education.

India Creates 'World's Smallest' Emergency Hospital Shaped Like Rubik's Cube

The Defence Ministry in collaboration with the Health Ministry and HLL Lifecare has developed a small hospital in the shape of Rubik's Cube. The hospital was donated to Myanmar and the government is preparing to donate a similar hospital to Sri Lanka as well. It has been prepared under Project Bheeshma and the hospital was named Arogya Maitri Cube.
In Arogya Maitri Cube, India has built the world's smallest emergency hospital, which is enclosed in square boxes like a game of Rubik's Cube. This small hospital is enclosed in 72 square boxes. The hospital is so small that it can be carried anywhere, can be airlifted and won't break even if it's thrown from the sky to the ground or won't get spoiled even if dropped into water.
It has three iron frames, 36 boxes and weighs 720 kg. There is a QR code on every box, which can be scanned to know details like which box contains medicines and their expiry date. The QR codes also show which box has the material for fracture treatment and which has the facility for X-ray.

Sep 05, 2023

IIT Madras Includes 'International Immersion Learning' to its MBA Programme

The Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) included an 'International Immersion Learning' component to its executive MBA programme for working professionals.
The core focus of the International Immersion Learning programme is on Global Leadership and Cultural Intelligence. Under this initiative, several students from the '23 and '24 batches of the executive MBA programme attended a 9-day immersion programme at IÉSEG School of Management in two countries and three locations – Brussels in Belgium and Paris, Lille in France.

IIT Jodhpur Scientists Develop 'CODE' Device for Good Indoor Air Quality

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur researchers developed a novel Cold-plasma Detergent in Environment 'CODE' device for good indoor air quality. The device has been tested extensively which deactivates more than 99.99 per cent of harmful pathogens and provides quality indoor air. Air pollution is basically one of the top 5 risks causing chronic diseases, according to the World Health Organisation.

IIM-Calcutta Director Uttam Kumar Sarkar Resigns

The Director of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C), Uttam Kumar Sarkar, is learnt to have resigned over differences with the Board chairperson, making him the second institute head in two years to leave before completing a five-year term.
Sarkar was appointed director on August 18, 2021, and still had almost three years left of his term.
Incidentally, Sarkar's predecessor, Anju Seth, who was the first woman director of IIM-C, quit in March 2021. She had more than a year left of her term.

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