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May 22, 2023

Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships Awarded to 300 Students across Sri Lanka

Three hundred school students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka received the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships.
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, Sri Lanka's Minister of Education, Susil Premajayantha, and State Minister of Education A. Aravindh Kumar presented the scholarships to the students.
The scholarship provides 2500 Lankan rupees per student every month to the top six students from each district, based on merit cum means. This year (2023), two batches of scholarships were awarded simultaneously to compensate for the disruptions caused by COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 period.
In addition to the Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships, the Government of India offers approximately 210 scholarships to Sri Lankan students annually in fields such as engineering, technology, arts, science, and indigenous medicine. The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation scheme also provides over 400 fully paid scholarship slots for Sri Lankan government officials to enhance their domain knowledge. Furthermore, thousands of seats are available to Sri Lankan students in India under the Study in India programme.

Highest Preterm Births in India: UN Report

India has the highest preterm births, babies who are born alive before 37 weeks of the pregnancy, in the world accounting for about 23 per cent of the preterm births worldwide.
Around 30 lakh preterm babies were born in India in 2020, according to a new report titled "Born too soon: Decade of action on preterm birth" by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). India is followed by Pakistan with 9.4 lakh babies getting born before the complete pregnancy.
Almost half (45 per cent) of all preterm births in 2020 occurred in just five countries: India, Pakistan, Nigeria, China and Ethiopia.

Ministry of Education and World Bank Organise School-to-Work Transition

Ministry of Education and World Bank organised a one of its kind workshop on School-to-Work Transition under the STARS Program in Mumbai. The workshop was co-chaired by Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, School Education and Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The workshop was also attended by the Secretaries of Education and Skill Department of the six STARS states, i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh along with the State Project Directors of Samagra Shiksha, respective officers, and representatives from the World Bank.
One of the key components of STARS program is strengthening of Vocational Education and School-to-Work Transition. The workshop focussed on discussion on a Skill Gap analysis of the six STARS States and Uttar Pradesh along with convergence of vocational and skill. Sanjay Kumar and Atul Kumar Tiwari elaborated on the present interventions of the Government of India, provisions of the National Education policy on vocational and skill education, and suggestive measures to scale vocational education in districts and take up aspirational districts on pilot basis to foster the common ideology of economic growth by increasing the employability of our youth.

May 21, 2023

DU, Ambedkar University Sign MoU to Work in Emerging Areas Like AI

The Delhi University and the B. R. Ambedkar University signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work in emerging areas like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on social sciences.
The MoU will provide an opportunity towards optimum utilisation of resources like libraries, research laboratories, auditoriums, and sports grounds among other facilities of the two varsities.
It marked a significant collaboration between the Delhi government's Ambedkar University and the Delhi University, a central university.
The Ambedkar University is committed to academic collaboration and partnerships with other educational institutions in an effort towards becoming Multidisciplinary Education Research University (MERU), in alignment with the aims and objectives of National Education Policy 2020.

May 20, 2023

Private School in Surat Converts School Bus into Mobile Classroom

In a unique initiative, a private school in Surat, Gujarat, converted a school bus into a fully functional portable classroom. This innovative project aims to provide education to underprivileged children who often lack access to formal schooling.
The moving school, named Pramukh Swami Smriti Vidya Mandir, was inaugurated by Minister of State for Education Prafulla Panseria.
Mahesh Bhai Patel, the visionary behind the moving school, initiated this project to commemorate the birth centenary of Pramukh Swami. With an expenditure of Rs. 8.65 lakh, Patel transformed the bus into a classroom-like environment suitable for young students.

May 19, 2023

Haryana to Upgrade 137 Govt Schools to Senior Secondary

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that those secondary schools in villages, which had 100 students in classes 9 and 10 last year, would be upgraded to class 12. As many as 137 such schools across the state would be upgraded to senior secondary schools.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has decided to make provision of a senior secondary school within a radius of five kilometres in a bid to provide relief to students from travelling long distances for education.

May 18, 2023

Meghalaya has Highest Number of Schools and Teachers in Northeast India

Meghalaya boasts a remarkable achievement in its education sector with an impressive number of schools and teachers. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma revealed that the state is home to nearly 14,000 schools and employs over 55,000 teachers, surpassing other small states in Northeast India.
To address the challenges and enhance the education sector in the state, Chief Minister Sangma announced the establishment of an Education Commission.
This commission will undertake a comprehensive evaluation of all aspects related to education and propose strategies for improvement.

Online Education Program 'Pahal' for Rural Children

The online rural education programme 'Pahal' was launched by Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra at Government UP Sainik Inter College in Sarojini Nagar. This program, developed through a partnership between the Department of Secondary Education and IIT Kanpur, aims to provide education to rural communities through online platforms.
Under this programme, free online education will be provided at 10 government secondary schools of the state in the initial phase. In his address, the chief secretary said that the online rural education 'Pahal' is a new and good beginning. Through these classes, students of rural areas will be able to get the latest information related to science and mathematics.

India, Israel to Jointly Develop Centre of Water Technology at IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Israel to build an 'India-Israel Centre of Water Technology' (CoWT) in Water Resources Management and Water Technologies.
The LoI to establish this centre was signed by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Prof V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, and Naor Gilon, Ambassador of Israel to India in the presence of External Affairs Ministers S. Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.
The centre aims to build human capacity to ensure the implementation of the best technologies of Israel in a tailor-made context for the Indian requirements and pilot sustainable technologies to ensure water security for the country.

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