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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - October 2022

Oct 2022

Mar 24, 2024

Parul University Spearheads Women Empowerment with Sahiyar Gram Hatt and Sanjeevani Initiative

Parul University, a renowned academic institution, is engaged in social upliftment initiatives for several years now. The university's Social Responsive Cell launched two new initiatives, namely, Sanjeevani – Parul Mahila Credit Cooperative Society and Sahiyar Gram Hatt, aimed at empowering and uplifting women in the community.
Sanjeevani – Parul Mahila Credit Cooperative Society aims to financially empower over 1,000 women by providing them with monthly credit and savings facilities. The cooperative society will be run by women, for women, and will cover women working in various fields such as housekeeping, security, peons, and hostel wardens. The initiative aims to meet women's basic financial needs and help them achieve economic viability through effective money management.
The Sahiyar Gram Hatt is an exhibition and sale fair that aims to provide women with opportunities to showcase and sell their products. The fair includes markets for the sale of products made by women groups, artisans, and organisations. Women are given table spaces or stalls to sell their products with low overhead costs, establishing long-term relationships with their customers and the market.

CBSE Disaffiliates 20 Schools after Malpractice Found during Surprise Inspection

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) took stringent action against schools found engaging in malpractices, disaffiliating 20 and downgrading three across the country. According to CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta, this move came after surprise inspections revealed discrepancies in adherence to affiliation and examination norms.
Among the affected schools, five are located in Delhi, while others are spread across Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Dehradun, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, schools in Delhi, Punjab, and Assam faced affiliation downgrades.

Mar 23, 2024

NCERT set to Release New Syllabus for Classes 3 and 6

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is gearing up to unveil a revamped curriculum for students in Classes 3 and 6, slated to be implemented from the academic session 2024-25.
Recognising the significance of Class 3 as the beginning of preparatory stages and Class 6 as the onset of middle school, NCERT has devised a 'bridge programme' for Class 6 and provided concise guidelines for Class 3, catering to schools affiliated with CBSE, KVS, and NVS.

BHU to Start 4 year UG Programme from 2024-25

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will be implementing the four year undergraduate programme, for both honors and research, namely UG Honors and UG Honors with research from the academic session 2024-25. This decision was taken in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
As per the proposal, only 10 per cent of the total admitted students with a CGPA of 7.5 and above will be permitted to select UG honours with research based on merit. The proposed programmes focus on overall growth of students in order to shape them into responsible citizens, who are able to make best use of their university education in terms of their individual and professional growth, the institute stated.
Those completing UG Honors with Research at BHU will become eligible for the PhD programme without having to pursue a postgraduate degree. The proposed programme gives students flexibility in choice of minor courses from a large range of options.

Mar 22, 2024

Gopal Narayan Singh University Changing the Education Landscape in Bihar

Quality education has always been a long-pending dream of Bihar, where 50 percent of the population is exposed to challenges like migration. The students from here not only move to bigger cities like Delhi, Mumbai and others for higher education but the lack of career opportunities in their hometowns also acts as a roadblock in their career path. Now addressing these major challenges with the vision of providing world-class research-based education, training and entrepreneurial skills to these students, Gopal Narayan Singh University (GNSU) in Sasaram, is now fast-changing the education landscape in Bihar.
Founded in 2018 and a unit of Deo Mangal Memorial Trust, this leading university now proudly enjoys a network of 12 colleges offering 60+ programmes to 4000+ students with 400+ faculty members.
The university is offering courses in the field of medical, para-medical, nursing, pharmacy, agricultural science, law, journalism & mass communication, information technology, commerce, library science & management.
The university also partners with many national and international institutes of eminence in the area for better exchange of information, teaching and learning experiences, by offering learning and development opportunities.

UP Government, Consortium for Technical Education Partner to Promote IT Innovation

The Consortium for Technical Education (CTE) and the Department of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Uttar Pradesh, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote awareness, enhance employability skills and stimulate innovation in Information Technology and Cybersecurity.
The MoU outlines the framework for both parties to collaborate in instrumenting the socio-economic development of Uttar Pradesh via IT education and digital skill training programs. CTE will undertake various activities including setting up and operating a "Centre of Excellence" in IT and Cybersecurity, designing courses and curriculum by industry subject experts accompanied by interactive video-based courses, virtual labs and hands-on workshops, deploying industrial experienced instructors at CoE, providing joint certification, arranging optional industry certification, conducting faculty development programs, and offering internship opportunities.

Mar 21, 2024

IIT Delhi, Flipkart to Conduct Joint Research for Personalised Recommendations

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and Flipkart signed an agreement as part of Flipkart's ongoing industry-academic alliance initiatives.
As a part of this partnership, Flipkart will offer research grants and market insights to the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi's industry interface organisation, to generate granular, data-backed segments of users linked to different e-commerce categories based on shopping behaviour, demographics, surrounding users' behaviour, etc.
On the technical front, the collaborative effort will help in developing a general purpose user activity graph that could be harnessed for different use cases leveraging state-of-the-art GNN (graph neural network) based techniques.
The research aims to address the limitation of existing persona creation tools and to learn from a user activity graph that encompasses information about the various personas associated with each user.

IIT Delhi Launches Certificate Programme on EVs, Charging Infrastructure

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) unveiled the commencement of the second batch of its certificate programme focusing on the fundamentals of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure. This initiative seeks to address the escalating demand for specialised and skilled professionals amidst the burgeoning electric vehicle era in the Indian automotive industry.
The certificate programme, tailored to the context, is designed to meet the dynamic and evolving demands of this emerging sector, coinciding with the Government of India's policies and initiatives poised to catalyse another green revolution.
The five-month online learning programme, comprising 55 hours, is geared towards mid-career professionals, equipping them with essential skills to thrive in the rapidly growing electric vehicle industry.

Mar 20, 2024

Axis Bank Commits Rs. 100 Crore to Enhance Cancer Care through National Cancer Grid

In an effort to advance cancer care in India, Axis Bank has pledged a significant contribution of Rs. 100 crore to the National Cancer Grid (NCG), in collaboration with Tata Memorial Centre. This partnership aims to bolster research, innovation, and digital health adoption in oncology over the next five years.
Axis Bank's contribution will support various projects under the National Cancer Grid, including the establishment of a national tumour biobank and a cancer teleconsultation network.

India's First Ayurvedic Cafe Opens in Delhi

The Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, made headlines for its in-house restaurant, Soma-The Ayurvedic Kitchen. This restaurant is hailed as the first Ayurvedic Kitchen in India.
At Soma-The Ayurvedic Kitchen, the food is customised according to the visitor's health. The menu features dishes like Dumplings and Pav Bhaji, all prepared without onion and garlic. The hospital patients frequently visit this café during their treatment, alongside outside visitors.
Dr. Himanshu, a doctor at the Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital, claims that almost all the dishes are homemade and fresh. He adds that they founded Soma restaurant to promote the fusion of Ayurveda and food.

IIM Calcutta Sets up Centre of Excellence for Design Thinking

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) signed an agreement with the School of Design Thinking (SoDT) and Mission Samriddhi (MS) to set up a centre of excellence in design thinking and strengthen design thinking focus in the academic curriculum, research and projects.
While SoDT will be the partner for IIM Calcutta in the application of Design Thinking across multiple domains, Mission Samriddhi will collaborate in the areas of community-impacting social initiatives and projects.

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