Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has commenced an inclusive road safety campaign Ride Safe India, to mark National Road Safety Month. This initiative seeks to promote responsible road behavior and aims to transform road safety from a compliance mindset into an everyday social responsibility. Aligned with the MoRTH 4Es of Road Safety, the campaign seeks …
With air pollution during the winter months escalating into a public health emergency across large parts of northern India—most acutely in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi—and with deteriorating air quality now affecting nearly 130 cities nationwide, the crisis is increasingly being recognised as a national challenge rather than a localised one. A broad consensus is emerging on the …
The manner in which the inaugural MBBS batch of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir was cancelled appears less like a routine regulatory intervention and more like a managed outcome, raising questions about the credibility of the official explanation. According to the official version, the National Medical Commission (NMC) …
Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has called on all stakeholders to come together to prepare a robust, holistic annual plan for Samagra Shiksha 2026–27 and take it forward as a nationwide movement. Chairing a consultation meeting to develop a strategic, consultative and implementable roadmap for Samagra Shiksha 3.0, he said that convergence of ideas would strengthen collective capacity …
Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology (NIET), Greater Noida, on Jan 9 announced a collaboration with Salesforce to establish a Tableau Lab, with an aim to build data literacy and analytical skills among students. The lab will focus on agentic analytics, enabling students to go beyond simple visualization to build expertise in business intelligence and turn trusted insights into autonomous …
Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, announced a strategic collaboration with the University of Madras to launch its flagship tech education initiative, Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), in Tamil Nadu—strengthening its commitment to building future-ready skills among the state’s youth. The launch event was attended by senior academicians from the University of Madras, including Dr. P. S. Manjula, Dean, Students’ Affairs; …
