Policies & Governments / October,06 2022

Reforms / October,06 2022

IIT Dhanbad decided to offer free education to 5 students out of 600 on the merit list of JEE Advanced. The education fees, accommodation, and food facilities of these five students will be waived. The initiative by IIT Dhanbad will be executed from the academic session 2022-23.

Editor's Desk / October,04 2022

The University Grants Commission issued guidelines asking all Higher Educational Institutions to add 25% of seats in addition to their total number of seats authorized for UG and PG programmes. These seats would only be created for international students.

Reforms / October,04 2022

For the first time, a timeframe has been offered for when Russia will drop out of the Bologna system, set up in 1999 in order to develop a universal standard for higher education across Europe and acknowledged in 49 countries. The action at a time of elevated geopolitical tension with the West over the war in Ukraine. There is a chance that the new system will be grounded on the 2+2+2 concept, which offers more flexible options and opportunities for students to change their educational programme.

Current Affairs / October,04 2022

On Tuesday- 27 September, a statement from the Paris-based secretariat of the (NCRI)- National Council of Resistance of Iran put the digit of those arrested at over 12,000 in the first eleven days of the protests, with deaths surpassing 240. Students from various universities released statements this week and called for strike action and the boycott of online classes. Some students also appealed for the release of all student activists and a return to offline classes. Students also asked their professors to join the strike.

Education Column / October,03 2022

Pradhan said with the launch of 5G services, India is joining the premier league, and the ordinary man would significantly profit from it. He said the digital economy, education, healthcare, and other sectors would witness the advantage of 5G. Dharmendra Pradhan said that education would be one of the sectors that would benefit in a significant way from the rollout of 5G technology in the country.

Notice Board on Important Dates / October,03 2022

This year, the theme of World Habitat Day (WHD 2022) is Mind the Gap. Leave No One and Place Behind. The WHD 2022 theme stresses the problem of increasing inequality and challenges in cities and human territories. The day aims to draw attention to and increase awareness about the growing inequalities and vulnerabilities heightened by the triple C crises: COVID-19, climate, and conflict.

Research & Invention / October,03 2022

The drug, represented in the journal- Nature Chemical Biology, overcoats SARS-CoV-2 with chemicals that can temporarily transform the human ACE2 receptor molecule the virus usually seals onto to infect cells. According to the researchers from The Scripps Research Institute, the drug, called NMT5, is likely to be efficacious against the appearing variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Research & Invention / October,01 2022

Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty introduced the ‘KITE Board’ application, which is a multi-purpose, device-independent, FOSS-based, interactive device that would enable teachers with hassle-free use of hi-tech equipment in classrooms. The KITE Board also promotes the storage of content written on Blackboard by the teacher in PDF form- a characteristic that would help students unable to attend a class. It also records activities done on the Board using the screen recording feature.

Reforms / October,01 2022

Bipin Kumar Tiwari, an officer on special duty at the Delhi University's Equal Opportunity Cell, said that Delhi University is beginning a centre for disabilities studies under which various courses will be started. The centre's emphasis will be to make education and administration more all-inclusive. He added that the centre would offer a superior priority on sign language. He said we plan to start several computer-related & skill enhancement courses under the centre.

Reforms / October,01 2022

The International Cricket Council further emphasized its continued commitment to developing the game of cricket by releasing the data from the first year of the latest ICC Training and Education programmes. The course is offered via a combined learning technique that integrates online and face-to-face training, and over 200 people have already been certified within the first sixth months of its beginning.

Study Abroad / October,01 2022

Reforms / September,29 2022

Amazon Future Engineer aspires to manage the gap by bringing access and early exposure to computer science education through in-person, online and integrated learning formats. In India, the programme will focus on the students in 6-12 classes and will also provide training to teachers for guiding computer science more engagingly. Amazon is carrying out this education programme in the UK, France, India, the US, Germany, and Canada.

Blog / September,29 2022

According to a report released on Tuesday, overseas study platform LeapScholar discovered that 57 percent of Indian middle-class families with a family income in the range of Rs 3-10 lakh were sloped to spend on overseas education. The reasons mentioned include the promise of global career opportunities, premium education and lifestyle, and better salaries.

Notice Board on Important Dates / September,29 2022

World Heart Day is celebrated every year on September 29 to raise awareness of cardiovascular diseases and how to control them to balance their global influence. The international holiday of World Heart Day was specified by the World Heart Federation in association with the World Health Organization (WHO).

Current Affairs / September,29 2022

Six months have passed since the distribution of textbooks began in the state, and around two crore school textbooks are yet to reach students. There are about 1.92 crore students registered in 1.33 lakh schools in the state. Districts that lag in the distribution of textbooks to learners are Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Sonbhadra, and Etawah.

Education Column / September,28 2022

The embassy said that due to decreased staffing and multiple pandemic-related disturbances to operations since March 2020, appointment demand for visas is increased across all categories, and delay times may be longer for most standard non-immigrant visa appointments at the embassy in New Delhi and the consulates in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkata.

Study Abroad / September,28 2022

This week, the LEGO Foundation, Germany, and the United States announced US$42 in recent additional funding to ECW- Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and long-winded crises. The new budget catalyses much-needed support to manage a global learning crisis where more than 78 million crisis-influenced girls and boys are out of school, and almost two-thirds of 10-year-olds cannot read and understand a simple text.

Events & Seminars / September,28 2022

The education fairs- Choose France Tour 2022 will be carried out in four Indian cities- Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and New Delhi. Representatives of 37 top and leading universities, Grandes Ecoles, and colleges will be participating in the events.

Editor's Desk / September,28 2022

It all started in May when Buddhist monks and nuns were gathered all over Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and invited to participate in re-education programmes that would teach them the three consciousness- national consciousness, citizen consciousness, and rule of law consciousness.