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Apr 27, 2023

Cabinet approves establishment of 157 new nursing colleges

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved establishment of 157 new nursing colleges "in co-location with the existing medical colleges" established since 2014.
The step will add approximately 15,700 nursing graduates every year and is aimed at addressing the geographical and rural-urban imbalances in the healthcare sector.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the decision and said that the government plans to complete the project within the next two years and has laid out detailed timelines for every stage of planning as well as execution of the project.
A release issued by the Central government noted that the government has increased the number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats in last few years. "There is an increase of around 71% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 660 as of now. Further, the number of MBBS seats have almost doubled and postgraduate seats have more than doubled since 2013-14.

India intends to make healthcare affordable for whole world: PM Modi

"India's goal is to make healthcare accessible and affordable, not only for our citizens but for the whole world,following the inauguration the 6th Edition of One Earth One Health – Advantage Healthcare India 2023 meet.
He said that India's traditional healthcare systems held a lot of answers to stress and lifestyle diseases and called for an integrated, inclusive and institutional global response to healthcare challenges.

India Pavilion At Global Education & Training Exhibition Inaugurated At Dubai

The 'Study in India Pavilion' at the Global Education & Training Exhibition (GETEX) in Dubai has been inaugurated by the Consul General of India in Dubai, Dr. Aman Puri.
Organized by the Services Export Promotion Council with the support of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, the India Pavilion at GETEX 2023 is being held from 26-28 April 2023 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. The pavilion, spanning over 200 sqm, features more than 30 universities and edtech stakeholders of Indian higher education.

Apr 26, 2023

Govt to organise 2-day global Conference on Digital Health in New Delhi

The Government will organise a two-day global Conference on Digital Health – Taking Universal Health Coverage to the last citizen in New Delhi . The Union Health Ministry said, leveraging India's presidency of the G20, India and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office will organise the Conference. The conclave will bring together global leaders and health development partners, health policymakers, digital health innovators and influencers, academia, and other stakeholders. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will chair the two-day Global conference.
The conference will address the issues to accelerate the implementation of connected digital health initiatives. It will also focus on unlocking the potential of delivering and sharing digital health solutions in an ethical, safe, secure, reliable, equitable, and sustainable way. The Conference will also focus on finding ways to invest, develop and share digital technologies following principles of transparency, accessibility, privacy, and confidentiality. The Ministry said this will also help in establishing strategic enablers and technology enablers required for implementing digital health at population scale.

IIT Madras to Launch 'Out of Box Thinking' Mathematics Course

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras will launch 'out of the box thinking' Mathematics course in level 3 and 4. These courses are free of cost and are being offered in the online mode only under IIT-M Pravartak Technologies Foundation.
For these, the final exam will be conducted at the examination centres and will be proctored. The course is available in India, as well as foreign countries. The students who take the examination will also be provided a grade certificate by Pravartak.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an Institute of National Importance. IIT Madras has 16 academic departments and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in BTech, MBA, MTech and PhD.

Apr 25, 2023

NCERT Removes Darwin's Evolution Theory from Science Textbook

More than 1,800 scientists, teachers, educators, and science enthusiasts from across India signed an open letter to NCERT condemning the removal of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution from the science textbooks for Classes 9 and 10.
The Breakthrough Science Society released a press statement that includes the letter titled 'An Appeal Against Exclusion of Evolution from Curriculum,' which is signed by representatives of notable scientific institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and Indian Institute of Technology.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the government body mandated to advise the central and state governments on school education, had carried out a syllabus rationalisation exercise to reduce the burden on students after the Covid-19 pandemic.
As a result, chapter 9 of the science textbook, 'Heredity and Evolution,' was replaced by 'Heredity.' However, the scientific community believes that the removal of Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a 'travesty of education,' and students will be handicapped in their thought processes without exposure to this fundamental scientific discovery.

Japan's Health Ministry approves country's first abortion pill

In a significant boost to reproductive rights, Japan's Health Ministry has approved the country's first abortion pill. While abortion pills are widely available in many countries across the globe, the medication was not approved by Japan's Health Ministry. The approval came from the Health Ministry's Pharmaceutical Board after it approved the MeFeego Pack abortion pill manufactured by British pharmaceutical Linepharma.
Japan's Health Ministry had first said in January this year to review the drug and had asked the public to submit their opinions through an online portal. The board's recommendation will now go to the Health Minister for final approval.

India's first indigenous pneumonia vaccine by SII launched

The first indigenous vaccine against pneumonia, developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), was launched by Union health minister Harsh Vardhan . The vaccine would be sold under the name 'Pneumosil' and would be available either as a single dose in a vial and pre-filled syringe or as multidose in vials at affordable prices, the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) said in a statement.
The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) would be used to treat pneumonia in children and has been developed by SII in collaboration with other partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the statement said. Vardhan said that the vaccine has been developed during the Covid-19 pandemic time and is also in line with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat program (self-reliant India) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

IIT Kanpur, C3iHub Launches Cybersecurity Skilling Programme

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) launched a Cybersecurity Skilling Programme in collaboration with its cybersecurity Technology and Innovation Hub, C3iHub.
The programme is taught in Hindi, and is an eight weeks (6 hours per week) long and includes live sessions, online assignments, and hands-on exercises. The prerequisite of this programme are basics of computer networks, operating system (Linux / Windows). Bash script and Python is optional.
Upon completion of the programme, students will receive a certificate from C3iHub, which will add value to their professional profile.

Apr 23, 2023

IIM Lucknow Launches Global Senior Leadership Programme

The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow launched the global senior leadership programme in collaboration with Imarticus Learning. The programme aims to upskill professional managers who have at least five-year professional experience and are aspiring to secure leadership positions in finance, HR operations and marketing functions.
The 11-month programme will begin somewhere around mid-June.
The course will involve two tracks — in the first track candidates will be trained for core general management skills and in the second track professionals will be prepared for skills required to transition into the role of a CFO, CMO, CHRO or COO.

Nagaland Gets Approval from NMC for Setting up its First Medical College

In a significant development, the National Medical Commission (NMC) granted approval for the establishment of the Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, which will become the first medical college in the north-eastern state since it gained statehood 60 years ago in 1963.
Health and Family Welfare Minister P. Paiwang Konyak announced the NMC's decision to set up the medical college in Kohima, stating that the academic session of the institute will commence from 2023-24.
The medical college will have a capacity of 100 seats for MBBS students, and this milestone achievement is expected to significantly benefit the state's healthcare sector by creating new opportunities for medical education and improving healthcare services.

Apr 22, 2023

IT Bombay to Introduce New form of Convocation Called Commencement Ceremony

IIT Bombay is introducing a new form of convocation called Commencement Ceremony, for the first time starting this year, to be held on May 2, 2023. The Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan will be the Chief Guest for the function.
IIT Bombay will also confer the award of Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) on Prof. Rohini Godbole, Honorary Professor, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISC Bangalore, during this function.
The convocation of IIT Bombay is usually held in August every year. In the past, many students were not able to attend the convocation as they had already moved out of campus to pursue higher education or employment opportunities by August. The parents of the graduating students also missed the opportunity to see their ward graduating in person due to space constraint in accommodating them in the Convocation Hall.
In order to facilitate the right of passage of prospective graduates, the Senate of IIT Bombay approved a new form of celebration called the 'Commencement Ceremony' by replacing the existing notion of Convocation.
The Commencement Ceremony will resemble the convocation. However, 'Commencement Ceremony' does not involve awarding of any degree certificates since the students are yet to complete their academic requirements.

Seniors to Teach Juniors in Schools as Govt Deploys Teachers for Caste-based Survey

In an apparently bizarre manoeuvre, Patna district administration decided to allow senior students to teach their juniors in absence of their respective teachers due to their scheduled deployment in the second phase of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's pet project of a caste-based survey.
A letter mentioning the same was circulated amongst all school principals and in charge besides block- and district-level education department officials by the Patna district education officer.

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