EDUCATION
IIT-K launches Mission Bharat O2
The manufacturing challenge task force will be led by Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Professor In-charge, Innovation & Incubation, IIT Kanpur, Srikant Sastri, President, TiE Delhi-NCR, and Rahul Patel, Head of Strategic Initiatives, SIIC, IIT Kanpur. The SIIC had, last year, supported its incubated companies to develop indigenous products like Swasa N-95 mask and Noccarc V310 ventilator.
DU teachers' union warns against termination of 12 ad hoc teachers
According to the DU SC/ST/OBC Teachers' Forum, of the 12 ad hoc teachers, five have tested positive for Covid-19. The overall condition of teachers suffering from the infection is quite bad. Their families have been struggling with a financial crisis while they have been terminated.
Karnataka postpones PUC board exams amid Covid spread
"The Education Department has decided to postpone the final year board exams of the 2-year PUC on the advice of the technical advisory committee on Covid crisis management," he told reporters here. Practical exams in science subjects had already been deferred. The department had also received representation from students and their parents to put off the annual exams, as the state is in the grip of the pandemic.
Student visa holders whose classes begin from August 1 can enter United States: US Embassy
This clarification from the US Embassy in India came after American President Joe Biden had signed a proclamation suspending the entry of certain non-immigrant travellers who have been physically present in India. This proclamation came into effect on Tuesday (May 4) at 9:30 IST.
Offline exams in higher institutions postponed across the country
This decision will be applicable to all central higher educational institutions across the country. Apart from this, such higher educational institutions will also have to postpone offline examinations, which receive financial support from the central government.
Andhra govt postpones Class 12 board examinations
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday decided to postpone the Class 12 board examinations conducted by the state board after the Andhra Pradesh High Court asked it to reconsider its decision to hold the board exams. The state government has to submit an affidavit in this regard to the court by May 3.
Reconsider decision to hold Class 10, 12 board exams: Andhra HC
With several petitions seeking cancellation of the board exams on account of spiralling Covid cases being filed, the court heard the matter on Friday, and directed the state government to submit an affidavit by May 3, the date fixed for the next hearing. The intermediate or Class 12 board exams are scheduled to commence from May 5, while the Class 10 board examinations are to begin on June 14.
Haryana shuts colleges till May 31
Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, the Haryana government on Friday announced closure of all colleges, coaching and training institutes, IITs and libraries till May 31.
Law firms recruit graduates of Jindal Law School
O.P.Jindal Global University's (JGU) Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) has secured a commendable 36 zero-day placements for the batch of 2021, the university said. This is a record 50 per cent increase compared to last year. The 2021 batch intake includes 11 pre-placement offers with eight leading law firms.
Rosneft opens world's first Geonavigation School in Moscow
The school was created on the basis of the corporate Geological Drilling Support Centre, the school's curriculum includes more than 10 unique courses. "Rosneft's Center is one of the world's leading providers of drilling support services and holds the most controlled horizontal wells in the world," said Yaroslav Smyshlyaev, General Director of the Center for drilling support, Rosneft.
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