Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati’s (IIT Guwahati) Center for the Environment celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 with an event on campus on May 22. The day promotes understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues and encourages actions to conserve and sustainably use natural resources. This year’s theme is ‘From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity’. The event saw participation from 112 students …

Since 2017, JK Paper – a leading Indian Paper Manufacturing Company in a positive marketing initiative is supporting  Daakroom, a social impact platform engaged in revival, preservation and promotion of hand written letters among children, in its  annual campaign  ‘Letter to my Supermom’  on International Mother’s Day (May 14). The campaign started with 16000 participants has grown to over two …

The report of the Overarching Committee constituted by Ministry of Education in November 2022 under the chairmanship of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur & Chairperson, and Standing Committee of IIT Council was made public on May 12 for consultation. The report has a an inbuilt timeline of targets for movement of this consultation with the all-important TRANSITION to …

The Ministry of Education, Government of India and US Department of State on May 22, 2023 launched the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development with the aim to enhance cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the field of education and skill development. The establishment of the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development was announced …

A workshop on school assessments, examination practices and equivalence of boards was organised by the Ministry of Education and PARAKH on May 22 in New Delhi. The workshop was chaired by Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy and attended by officials from Ministry of Education, CBSE, NCERT, NIOS, NCVET and NCTE. State Education Secretaries, State Project Directors …

Bal Raksha Bharat (globally known as Save the Children) hosted discussions on Challenges faced by youth from marginalised communities in the start- up ecosystem and navigating these challenges for the future of work on May 22.The Y20 Secretariat inducted the participants into the role of youth in G20 for shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international …