Maharashtra Village School Becomes a Finalist at World's Best School Prizes
A village school in Maharashtra was unveiled as one of the three finalists for the inaugural USD 250,000 World's Best School Prizes, launched in the UK to celebrate schools worldwide for their contribution to society's progress. The school created a cultural dynamic centred on close ties within the community.
PCMC English Medium School, Bopkhel, in Pune, would now progress to the public advisory vote round of the prize in the Community Collaboration category, with the winner to be awarded during World Education Week in October.
The school, in a remote village in Pune district, is run as a public private partnership between NGO Akanksha Foundation and local government, with most of its students from low-income families.
MICA Appoints Dr. Githa Heggde its New Dean
Ahmedabad-based institute of strategic marketing and communication, MICA, appointed Dr. Githa Heggde as its new Dean from October 17.
The appointment came after Dr Preeti Shroff stepped down from the post. Dr Shroff, however, would continue to serve as the senior adviser to the President and the Director of MICA.
Dr. Heggde has more than 30 years of experience in academic, consulting and industry. Prior to the new role, she was the Dean of School of Business at UPES and also held additional interim charges as the Dean of School of Modern Media and School of Law, Head of the Innovation Centre and its MDP initiatives. She was also part of the task force of start-up initiatives of the Uttarakhand government.
Sep 24, 2022
Panel Formed for UGC, AICTE to Work Together on Higher Education Policies
In a development that sets the stage for establishment of the proposed Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), a committee was set up to prepare a roadmap for University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to work together as a single regulatory entity.
The committee, set up by UGC chairperson Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar, would initially identify areas where the two regulators can work with a common approach towards drawing up policies and regulations.
The development came at a time when the government is planning to introduce the Bill to set up HECI in the winter session of Parliament.
Members of the committee include vice-chairpersons of UGC and AICTE, as well as the UGC secretary and AICTE member-secretary.
Sep 23, 2022
IIT Jodhpur Launches Two New 4-year BS Programmes
To cater for the growing need and demand for modern technologies, the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur would launch a new engineering-linked four-year BS programme in Chemistry and Physics with specialisation.
The Institute has designed the new programs aligned with global needs. The programs will impart fundamental knowledge in basic science and engineering in the first year. In the second and third years, the students will undergo comprehensive theoretical and experimental courses in advanced concepts of Chemistry and Physics in the respective programmes, and in the final year, these programmes will enable the students to specialise in a focused area in the forefront of science.
Sep 22, 2022
India among Top 10 Countries with Highest Type 1 Diabetes: Lancet
According to a modelling study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, an estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 Diabetes across the globe in 2021, and India was among the top ten countries with highest prevalence of the disease.
This number is predicted to increase to 13.5-17.4 million people living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) by 2040.
The top 10 countries with the highest estimated T1D prevalence are US, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain which account for 5.08 million (60 per cent) of global cases of T1D.
PM Narendra Modi Receives Copy of Braille Version of Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a copy of the Braille version of the Assamese Dictionary 'Hemkosh' from Jayanta Baruah.
Hemkosh was among the earliest Assamese dictionaries dating back to the 19th century.
PM Modi complimented Jayanta Baruah and his team for his efforts leading to the publication of the Braille version.
Sep 21, 2022
A&N Becomes India's First State/UT to Achieve 100 per cent Coverage of Precautionary Dose
Andaman and Nicobar Islands became the first Indian state/UT to achieve 100 per cent coverage of precautionary dose. More than 2,87,216 beneficiaries aged 18 were vaccinated with a precautionary dose. After July 15, the rate of vaccination saw a spike when the government decided to provide free-of-cost precautionary doses on the occasion of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
Azim Premji University Launches Open Access Digital Repository of Academic Resources in Indian La...
Azim Premji University (APU) unveiled an open access digital repository of academic resources translated from English to Indian languages to make them widely available to students, teachers, teacher educators, etc., across the country for free. The repository named 'Anuvada Sampada' with close to 2,000 academic resources is currently available in Hindi and Kannada.
Launched by APU Vice Chancellor Indu Prasad, the repository, seeks to address the paucity of high-quality academic resources in Indian languages at the graduate and post-graduate level. It includes select academic resources for postgraduate programmes in education and development, and undergraduate programmes in arts, sciences, and diploma courses.
IIT Gandhinagar Appoints Rajat Moona as New Director
The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) appointed Prof Rajat Moona as the new director of the varsity. Professor Moona is expected to take his new office within a couple of weeks. His appointment was approved by the President of India in her capacity as the Visitor of IITGN.
Professor Moona has been heading IIT Bhilai as Director for more than five years, prior to which he served as Director General of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). In addition to his leadership roles, Professor Moona has also been serving as a faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur since 1991.
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