Benesse Corporation, an education company of Japan, has announced its entry into the Indian education space. Set up in the year 1955, Benesse has been among the largest education companies in Japan particular in school education. Kotaro Ueda, Representative Director of the newly set up Indian arm, Benesse India Private Limited while speaking at an event in Delhi said: “We …
The 3rd batch for ‘Leadership 4.0: Management & Governance in the emerging world of disruption’, a five-day training programme conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) under The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme funded by the Ministry of External Affairs (Government of India) successfully completed the program. It comprised of 29 delegate participants from diverse backgrounds from …
Jayathi Y. Murthy, an eminent educator born in India and an IIT Kanpur alum, has become the 16th President of the Oregon State University (OSU) – one of the top universities in the United States in the fields of AI, robotics and advanced technology. The US public university has more than 34,000 students enrolled in various academic and research programmes. Indian students comprise …
In 2021, 15th November was declared as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ by Government and the day is dedicated to the memory of brave tribal freedom fighters. 15th November is the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda who is revered as Bhagwan by tribal communities across the country. Birsa Munda was an iconic freedom fighter, social reformer and revered tribal leader of the country, …
Lighthouse Learning (formerly EuroKids International) has announced its first Billabong High World School – The School for Innovation in Mulund, Mumbai. Located in Mulund, Billabong High World School campus will boast innovation-inspiring learning spaces such as Collaboration zones, Creative Zones including Maker Labs, Visual and Performing Art Arenas, a Pottery and sculpting studio, a 600-seater multipurpose auditorium, technology-enabled classrooms, fully …
Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of buildings is often performed to assess building vulnerabilities at large scale. RVS uses visual information to decide if a building is safe to occupy, or requires immediate engineering work for enhancing earthquake safety. Existing RVS methods are based on data from different countries and are not particularly applicable to the India’s Himalayan region because of …
