EDUCATION
PM Narendra Modi to address centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University on December 24
He will join the event at 11 am via videoconference, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said. The Prime Minister is the Chancellor of the University. Founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati is also the oldest central university based in Santiniketan, a neighbourhood of Bolpur city in Birbhum district.
IIHMR University, Johns Hopkins collaborate on economics research for Covid vax
The closing ceremony of the global online course on vaccine economics for Covid-19 was conducted virtually on Sunday to provide an opportunity to participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Somalia.
Delhi High Court gives IGNOU final chance for mediation in Rs 2.25 crore dispute
The court's Joint Registrar (Judicial) Vijay Shankar expressed displeasure on non-appearance of the IGNOU through video conferencing before the mediator. IANS counsel brought to the court's attention that IGNOU had already given its consent for mediation in the matter, yet no one has appeared for the central varsity for nearly eight months.
Uncertainty over class XII exam dates, practicals: Stressed students seek counselling
Till last year in December, most of the students were exposed to pre-boards, were prepared for second pre-boards, then practicals and finally for boards. However, this year, things are quite uncertain with the COVID pandemic, said a parent Ankita whose son is appearing for the class XII Boards.
Announcement of CBSE board exams' schedule on Dec 22
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who will interact with teachers across the country on Tuesday, is expected to make the important announcement regarding the examination dates.
Tamil Nadu students win top award for sustainable building material project
Through this project, the team led by Aravinda Kumar Vasu and teammates Ragav S and Kirubakaran S solved the problem of discarded plastic filling up waste dumps on the city outskirts while reducing demand for natural resources like natural sand, water and raw materials for cement, the institute said in a statement on Sunday.
PM Narendra Modi to virtually attend centenary programme of Aligarh Muslim University
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was renamed as Aligarh Muslim University on December 1, 1920 following the gazette notification and AMU was formally inaugurated as a university on December 17 in the same year by the then V-C Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan popularly known as the 'Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad'.
St John's College of Agra turns 170
Over the years, St John's College has provided a steady stream of distinguished academics and professionals ranging from presidents, governors, civil servants, sportspersons and missionary leaders.
Climate school literacy campaign gains momentum in 100 plus nations
From international labour unions representing over 200 million members and teachers' unions covering 178 countries, to environmental groups, NGOs, and Mayors around the world, supporters strongly believe adding climate literacy to school curricula is a long overdue key to solving the climate crisis facing humanity.
IIT-Kanpur to start 3 master's programme in cyber-security
The MS by Research in cyber-security program will accept 10 students through GATE and industry sponsorship and five students from the Defence and other government agencies.
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