Education New Zealand (ENZ) has announced the signing of two Education Cooperation Arrangement with Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. The collaboration with GIFT City opens new avenues for knowledge sharing and collaborations in India’s greenfield smart city project. The Education Cooperation Arrangement with IIM Ahmedabad will focus on joint research, mobility …

Graduates from this initiative will be awarded a Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) on medium class approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India, allowing them to embark on a career as Certified Drone Pilots Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with EduRade, a brand owned by RC HobbyTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and incubated at IIT Guwahati …

CA Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, the newly elected President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) after assuming the chair on Feb 21, announced an initiative called “DRISHTI” (means ‘vision’) that would lead the Institute towards groundbreaking advancements in the fields of Digitalization (D), Research (R), Integrity (I), Skills (S), Handholding (H), Transparency (T), and Independence (I). Speaking in New Delhi, he …

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) on Feb 21 launched the ‘Sustainability Garage’ – a Mercedes-Benz initiative, for promoting innovation in sustainable mobility.  In association with Prayoga Institute of Education Research, the Sustainability Garage, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, will serve as a hub for multidisciplinary research, focusing on developing eco-friendly materials with diverse applications to benefit society. Underscoring its commitment …

To mark the occasion of International Mother Language Day, observed on 21 February every year, the Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, announced the launch of a bilingual English-English-Assamese Dictionary and a new edition of the Oxford Mini English-Bengali Dictionary. The launch of these dictionaries ties in with celebrations of International Mother Language Day, also known as Matribhasha Diwas, in …

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur researchers have developed the first “Make in India” human breath sensor based on metal oxides and nano silicon operating at room temperature. The device’s primary function is to measure alcohol content in the breath in drunk and driving cases. However, with some changes in sensing layers and the use of an array of sensors (for Electronic …