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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - September 2021

Sep 2021

Oct 17, 2022

ICC tie-up with UNICEF to Promote Gender Equality

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and UNICEF launched a global partnership to empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket. The initiatives to drive greater gender equity along with advocacy campaigns involving some of the world`s best players will form the basis of the partnership, which aims to mobilise the "power of cricket to driving positive social change".

Education Minister Inaugurates IInvenTiv at IIT Delhi

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated IInvenTiv, the first ever all-IIT R&D Fair at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
He added that IITs today have become instruments of transformation. They are repositories of knowledge and experience and a bridge to the future.
He added that the Covid pandemic has shown us the impact of what happens when technology driven research commits itself to the service of human race. "Whether, it is development of Indian vaccines within a short span of time, it has all been possible because of brilliant minds like yours. These are the signs of an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and we have to encourage the relationship of academic R&D – new age technology - industry- society more to take research and innovation to the zenith so that no one is left behind."
He said that IITs have to move beyond being just engineering colleges. "We have to stop benchmarking IITs on the basis of placement packages. They should redefine parameters and benchmark on number of innovations brought in the market, innovations monetized, and number of job creators created."
Pradhan said that IInvenTiv would be the start of a revolution and emerge as a key forum which will provide solutions to complex global problems.
The R&D Fair was organized in commemoration of the 75th year of India's Independence in line with the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' initiative. It brought over 300 representatives from industry. There were 75 projects and 6 Showcase projects on diverse themes being exhibited at the event. The projects are aligned with the vision of Make in India, Digital India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

IITs Madras, Delhi, KGP on Fast-track for Overseas Expansion

The plan to set up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses in Abu Dhabi, Tanzania and Malaysia was put on the fast-track with a year as the time frame envisaged.
IIT Madras director Prof. V. Kamakoti said that a team led by the institute's Dean of Global Engagement was entrusted with the coordination work to set up the institute's proposed campus in Tanzania which would primarily offer courses in Mining, Metallurgy and Ddata science.
IIT Delhi, which will have a campus in Abu Dhabi, said that teams from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were in New Delhi recently to study the model followed by IIT-D while also holding talks with teachers and students here.
Apart from IIT-D and IIT-M, IIT Kharagpur is going to launch a campus in Malaysia.

Oct 16, 2022

President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurates Tripura State Judicial Academy in Agartala

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the newly-built Tripura State Judicial Academy and unveiled the model of National Law University's Tripura campus at Narsingarh in Agartala.
She later visited the Central Tea Processing Factory at Durgabari Tea Estate and interacted with the tea garden workers and authorities.
Later President Murmu inaugurated a new MLA hostel at New Capital Complex and launched a slew of projects virtually from the Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan, including a few roads, some schools and student hostels.
Speaking at the event at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan, President Murmu said that the National Law University in Tripura would be the 25th law university in the country and hoped that it would play its role as a premier legal education centre in the country.

Uzbekistan Offers 2000 Medical Seats to Ukraine-returned Indian Students

At the request of the Indian government, Uzbekistan's Medical Higher Educational Institutes (MHEIs) of Ministry of Health of Ukraine is providing 2000 seats to relocate Indian medical students from Ukraine by accepting the Erstwhile MCI and NMC norms (Screening test regulations 2002) and (Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate – FMGL Regulations 2021).
The education will be offered at an affordable budget by providing a study-and-stay-at-a-place with Indian food. Uzbekistan will offer two undergraduate medical programs to Indian students: 6 years MD Diploma and 5+1 years MBBS Degree with one year Internship.

Oct 15, 2022

Delhi Govt. Schools Top India School Ranking

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the education team and said two government schools in the National Capital topped the ranking for state government day schools in the country.
Kejriwal in a tweet said, "Proud of my Team Education. Once again, Delhi Govt schools top the Education World School Rankings, with the best state govt school in India."
The government-run Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Sector 10, Dwarka, secured the first rank and Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Yamuna Vihar, came second in the ranking released by Education World (EW), a portal for educators, teachers and parents which comes out with rankings for schools every year.

IIT Roorkee Organises Natural-hazard Symposium for the Indian Himalayas 2022 under Co-PREPARE

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), Department of Hydrology, organised the Natural-hazard Symposium for the Indian Himalayas 2022 (NSIH 2022), under Co-PREPARE. Co-PREPARE is a newly established UGC and DAAD-funded project at the department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee, and Institute for Environmental Sciences and Geography, University of Potsdam, Germany, focusing on natural hazards in the Indian Himalayan region.
Co-PREPARE facilitates cooperation between the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and the University of Potsdam (UP) to build capacity in joint hazard research by sharing expertise and creating new knowledge together. Directors of both the institutes, namely Professor Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Director IIT, Roorkee, and Professor Axel Bronstert, Director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences and Geography, University of Potsdam, Germany graced the conference.
The conference aims to create awareness of multiple research perspectives in the Indian Himalayan region to understand the historical perspective of the experts and how they see future scenarios unfolding.

Oct 14, 2022

Digital University of Kerala Signs MoUs in the Field of Graphene with UK Universities

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office informed that the Digital University of Kerala (DUK) signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the universities of Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester and Siegen for collaboration in the field of graphene.
The MoUs were signed in the presence of Vijayan and Industries Minister P. Rajeeve in a meeting held abroad. A high-level delegation from the state led by the CM is on a tour of Europe for some days.

Oct 13, 2022

IIT Guwahati's 21 Researchers, Faculty Members Feature in World's Top 2% Scientist List

A total of 21 researchers and faculty members from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati featured among the world's top 2 per cent Scientist list curated by Stanford University, USA. The list also includes Professor TG Sitharam, director, IIT Guwahati.
Professor Sitharam, along with 20 other faculty members were ranked for their research publications citations using all Scopus author profiles as of September 1, and their lifetime contribution to their specific fields of research in the list.
Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. The selection is based on the top 1 lakh scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2 per cent or above in the sub-field.
The IIT Guwahati faculty members featured in the Stanford University list are from various scientific fields including the Departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Biosciences and Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Electronics.

PM inaugurates Phase 1 of Education Complex, Modi Shaikshanik Sankul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Phase 1 of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul, which is an educational complex for needy students in Ahmedabad. The project aims to provide facilities to students for holistic development. Prime Minister emphasized young students taking up medicine, engineering, and other such subjects as their major streams for further studies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked parents to prepare their kids for skill development to combat difficult situations.
The event was felicitated by Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel, Members of Parliament C. R. Patil and Narhari Amin, Minister of Gujarat government, Jitubhai Vaghani, and President of Modh Vanik Modi Samaj Hitvardhak Trust.

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