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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2020

Jul 2020

Dec 28, 2022

South Korea Registers First Death Linked to 'Brain-Eating Amoeba'

A rare and potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba was identified in South Korea for the first time. The brain-eating amoeba, known as naegleria fowleri, is typically found in warm freshwater and soil, and can cause a rare and severe infection known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the infected individual in his 50s has died. The man had come back to Korea after a four month trip in Thailand. Although human to human transmission of the infection is not possible, the KDCA has advised people to avoid water activities in freshwater lakes and to take precautions when engaging in water sports.
The first report identifying this infection was published in 1965 in Australia. The report identified three fatal infections from 1965 and one from 1961.

MCD Seeks Support from NGOs, Pvt Firms for Development of Smart Classes

The MCD is looking for support from NGOs and private firms for development of smart classes, libraries, and improvement of school buildings.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi started 'Vidyasthali Project' to develop a superlative learning environment in its schools for an all-round development of students.
Under the project, various NGOs and private companies are invited to support and strengthen facilities and infrastructure in the civic body-run schools.

Dec 27, 2022

IIT Madras' Courses Win Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) won key recognition in Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards, which is often referred to as 'the Oscars of Education.'
This time, IIT madras' BS in Data Science and Applications won a silver prize in the 'Best Online Program' category. Additionally, NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning), a joint initiative of IITs and IISc, won the gold in the 'Lifelong Learning category.'
The IIT Madras BS in Data Science and Applications was awarded the best online degree programme for providing a hybrid mode of teaching/learning facilities, utilising multimedia and a combination of electronic and traditional educational models.

Dec 26, 2022

Maharashtra SCERT Launches Study to Evaluate Students on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills

The Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) launched a subject-wise study survey for students from classes II to V, under the NIPUN Bharat Mission. Students will be evaluated individually through the test, based on set parameters of the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) skills.
Considered as an addition to a long list of FLN assessment and remedy theories introduced by different authorities in school education following the Covid outbreak, teachers and experts have been insisting on the need for the integrated approach as separate scales were ineffective, owing to the lack of accuracy and uniformity, in addition to leaving teachers with little time to conduct classes for desired results.
Several initiatives were launched in Maharashtra over the last six to nine months, not just from the state or SCERT side, but also at the local level. It started with the National Achievement Survey (NAS) at the national scale; and soon after the academic year started in June this year, the office of Commissioner of Education Maharashtra — under Setu Abhyaskram (Bridge Course) — launched a similar initiative in a bid to fill learning gaps caused due to pandemic-induced lockdown.

Himachal Pradesh is Getting its First Smart School

According to Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Government Senior Secondary School - Saloh in the Haroli assembly segment of the Una district would be transformed into Himachal Pradesh's first smart school.
Agnihotri mentioned that the facility would contain smart classrooms, an e-library, and other amenities. In order to facilitate the organisation of state-level tournaments in the near future, sports facilities will also be created.
As per reports, the government would relaunch the Sur-Tarang programme to discover and develop untapped potential.

NDMC Holds 'Exam Warrior' Themed Painting Competition

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) held a painting competition for school students on the theme of lessons from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book 'Exam Warriors'.
The event took place at the Talkatora Stadium, according to NDMC member Kuljeet Singh Chahal.
The 193-page book 'Exam Warriors' which provides students with numerous matras and inspires them to stop worrying about exams, was published in 2018.
This was an open competition, and schools running under other agencies also participated. The theme of the paintings had to be from learning from the book 'Exam Warriors', written by our Prime Minister.

IIT Kharagpur's Malaysia Campus Big Step for Setting Global Footprint in Higher Education

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur celebrated its 68th convocation ceremony where the management announced that IIT Malaysia campus will be established in the near future. The director of IIT Kharagpur also declared that the institute had received the highest placement offers among all IITs.
IIT Kharagpur aims to become the world-wide benchmark in education excellence by establishing IIT Malaysia, which will be a major step for the institute to set its global footprint in the international domain of Higher Education promoting Indian standards of education.
In August, a committee set up by the Centre for the global expansion of IITs had in consultation with Indian missions abroad, identified UK, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Malaysia and Thailand as prospective locations for offshore campuses under the "Indian International Institute of Technology" brand name.

IIT Kanpur Develops Artificial Heart to Deal with Acute Cardiac Problems

IIT Kanpur is ready with an artificial heart that would be of great help to people with acute cardiac problems.
IIT Kanpur and cardiologists from across the country have developed this artificial heart. Trial on animals will start from February or March 2023. After success in the trial, transplantation can be done in humans in the next two years.

Dec 25, 2022

Former IIT Guwahati Director Takes Charge as AICTE Chairman

Former director T. G. Sitharam of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati took charge of his new duties as the chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Sitharam replaced the UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar, who was holding the charge of AICTE since the former AICTE chairman Anil D. Saharabudhe retired after attaining 65 years of age.
As the Chairman of AICTE, Sitharam aims to provide transformative education to Indian students with the aim of creating leaders and innovators, and generate new knowledge for a sustainable society. He also aims to make India a global educational knowledge hub by increasing the Gross enrollment ratio.

Puducherry to Introduce CBSE Syllabus in Govt. School

Union Territory Education, EB and Home Minister A. Namassivayam stated that CBSE will be introduced in the government schools of Puducherry.
"We have decided to introduce the CBSE syllabus in government schools and have initiated the procedure. We need to get permission from the central education department and CBSE board," stated Namassivayam.
He explained that several students had been shifting from Tamil medium and joining CBSE board as they had to face NEET and JEE which they found difficult after studying at the state board.

Dec 24, 2022

UI Ranks MAHE as most Sustainable University in India

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) was ranked number-one in the country, as per the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Green Metric World University rankings. A total of 1,050 universities from 85 countries participated in the ranking in which MAHE was also awarded the 121st world's most sustainable university in the year 2022.
MAHE's total score for the ranking was 8050 in six criteria of setting and infrastructure, education and research, energy and climate change, waste, water and transportation.
The ranking is a recognition of green campus and environmental sustainability initiated by Universitas Indonesia in 2010. It measures each participating university's commitment to developing an environment-friendly and sustainable university.

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