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Jan 27, 2023

Mandaviya Unveils World's First Intranasal Covid Vaccine 'iNCOVACC'

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the world's first intranasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC and said that it marked a glorious tribute to the call for Atmanirbhar Bharat. He launched the vaccine in the presence of Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh.
The vaccine is now available on CoWIN, and priced at Rs. 800 for private markets and Rs. 325 for supplies to the central and state governments. Developed by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is the world's first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval for the primary two-dose schedule, and as a heterologous booster dose for adults.

Jan 26, 2023

IISc Bangalore Launches PG Certification Programme in Micro and Nanoelectronics

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore launched a new PG level advanced certification programme in Micro and Nanoelectronics to equip the upcoming generation of semiconductor experts, who are prepared to benefit from the industry's rapid expansion currently being experienced by the semiconductor sector.
The progrmme was launched in collaboration with TalentSprint, an edtech company to meet the growing demand of semiconductor/VLSI professionals, or professionals having deeper semiconductor knowledge to interface with any electronics industry. The curriculum of the programme was currated by MSDLab, Department of Electronics Systems Engineering (DESE) at IISc Bangalore.

Jan 25, 2023

New IIT Campus Being Planned in South Goa

The Goa Chief Minister announced that a new IIT campus will be constructed in South of Goa. The government is currently working on finding a suitable piece of land for the new IIT campus.
The state government had originally designated property in Shel-Melaulim village in Sattari taluka of North Goa district for the construction of the IIT campus; however, the project was later abandoned as a result of violent local protests in 2021.

Jan 24, 2023

Prof. Bharat Bhasker Appointed is New IIMA Director

Professor Bharat Bhasker was appointed as the director of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).
Professor Bhasker, who currently holds the position of Professor of Information Technology and Systems at IIM Lucknow, will take charge as IIMA director on March 1, 2023.
In the interim, the Board of Governors appointed Prof. Arindam Banerjee as the director-in-charge from February 1 to 28, 2023. The term of the incumbent director, Prof. Errol D'Souza, is ending on January 31.
Professor Bhasker had served as the Director of IIM Raipur from March 2017 to March 2022.

Banaras Hindu University Collaborates with Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence

Banaras Hindu University and Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence, Karnataka, collaborated for the promotion of studies and research in ancient Indian knowledge systems. The two varsities signed an MoU in this regard, paving way for a number of initiatives to further the dissemination of vast and deep ancient Indian wisdom.
As part of the understanding, SSSUHE is instituting Sri Sathya Sai Scholarship for the students of Banaras Hindu University studying Veda, Sanskrit, Vyakaran, Astrology and other branches of Hindu Studies, like ancient Hindu Art and Aesthetics, Culture, Philosophy, Polity or management systems.
Under the scheme, one hundred UG, PG or research students will be provided an annual scholarship of Rs. 25,000 on merit cum means basis. Such students will also get an opportunity to visit SSSUHE campus and Vedic learning centers. The visits shall be sponsored by Sri Sathya Sai University.

Jan 23, 2023

CM Bhagwant Mann Launches Schools of Eminence

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched Schools of Eminence in Mohali and said that it is a revolutionary step for ensuring golden future of the students.
The Chief Minister said that these 117 schools of eminence being set up in 23 districts of state are temples of quality education. He said that the purpose of setting up these schools is to give wings to the dreams of the bright students of government schools.
These schools will enable the students to compete with their convent educated peers in various competitive exams across the country.
These schools will be named after great martyrs and national leaders, the chief minister announced.

Students Studying below Class 10 will Only Receive State Government Scholarship in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh state government decided that students studying below Class 10 will only receive the scholarship amount provided by the state government. The decision was taken as the scholarship amount given by the Centre, under the Prime Minister Young Achievers Scholarship Scheme (PM YASASVI Scheme 2023), did not reach Uttar Pradesh.
This year, the Centre started PM YASASVI Scheme 2023. However, the scholarship amount for the same has not been decided yet. Due to this, for this academic session, students will not receive the same. From the upcoming session, the state government will begin distributing it to the students.

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