EDUCATION
IIT-BHU develops prototype for hydrogen fuel
Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay of the department and his team said that it is the first such prototype in India and there are no such commercial units worldwide. Upadhyay said that the prototype isolated 99.999 per cent pure hydrogen from a mere 15 ml/minute methanol to 13 litres/minute and succeeded in producing 1 KW of power on integration with a hydrogen fuel cell.
Lucknow varsity to offer courses in occult sciences
Brijesh Shukla, the dean, said, "We are introducing a full-fledged paper on Shaiva philosophy and aesthetics at post-graduation level in our M.A (Sanskrit) course and will be conducting doctoral studies in Sanskrit on the topic of Tantraagam and Kashmiri Shaiva philosophy from this session."
DU online exams: Important dos and don'ts
On March 15, online book examinations of the first-year students are going to start. About 1.25 lakh students will appear online. For the first time, this team of professors and students will provide solutions to the problems related to the examination of students of Delhi University sitting in the online book exam. Students of colleges, non-collegiate and SOL will get benefit from this.
US varsities to develop lunar power tech for NASA
As NASA aims to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, the agency is looking to the US universities for lunar-focused research to bring about advancements in onsite resource utilisation and sustainable power solutions.
435 IIM-B'lore students get placement offers
The 2-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is a master's level course for Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The programme equips students to take up leadership roles in a complex and dynamic global scenario.
CBSE reduces syllabus for Class 10 social science board exam
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reduced the syllabus for the social sciences exam by providing relief to the students of class 10 all over the country. CBSE has taken the decision of reducing the syllabus in view of providing leeway to students in the class 10 board examination.
IIT team shows way for effective drugs to treat HIV/AIDS
Using molecular dynamics simulations, the research team have shown that introducing electrostatic interaction sites on potential drug molecules can enhance the efficacy of the antiviral drug against the HIV virus.
Nursery admissions in Delhi to begin from February 18
The Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi Government issued a schedule regarding this. According to the DoE, admission in private schools this year will be conducted via online mode. However, the admission process in the government-run schools would be held through both online and offline modes.
Dassault Systemes to empower startups, students with new solutions
Called 3DExperience SolidWorks for Makers and 3DExperience SolidWorks for Students, the new offers will provide them with cloud-based access to the world's most powerful digital environment for design, engineering and collaborative innovation, the company said during the '3DEXPERIENCE World 2021' virtual event on Monday.
Aditya Birla Education Academy ties up with Johns Hopkins CTY to bring online programmes for advanced learners
Both ABEA and CTY aim to identify and support the needs of bright young learners in India through these online programmes at reduced rates up to August 2021. Through this cooperation with CTY, Aditya Birla Education Academy is providing a 5% scholarship on tuition fees and reduction in the application fees up to August 2021.
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