Those 30-50 minutes of commute by children from home to school and then back to home on the school bus keeps every parent literally on tenterhooks. Many a times, the unexpected breakdowns, weather conditions or snarls not only raises the anxiety bar but even leads to heated exchanges between parents and drivers, helpers or in-charge teachers. Often seen as a …
Facilitated by the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, in collaboration with Leibniz University Hannover, deliberated over six sub-themes—resilient housing, green chemistry, sustainable environments, digital energy transformation, energy systems, and changing people’s attitudes towards climate change—in a 3-day workshop on ‘Engineering for Sustainable and Resilient Development’ at IITM campus from Jan 18-20. The workshop …
Being the last budget of the Modi Govt 2.0, the interim budget to be presented on February 1 this year by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is expected to continue with reforms and initiatives for transformative and sustainable socio-economic growth, both in terms of intent and allocations. Considering the future jobs will be influenced by AI, the country needs to scale …
Seth M. R. Jaipuria Schools, one of India’s most respected education brands, has begun operating a CBSE school in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. This would be the group’s first K-12 School in Rajasthan, and 55th overall across the country. The campus (Nursery to K-12) of Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Bhiwadi is equipped with interactive digital classrooms, state of the art laboratory facilities …
IInvenTiv-2024 spread over two days (Jan 19-20) aims to showcase the holistic impact of the research and innovation carried out by the top Higher Education Institutes in our country. IInvenTiv-2024 will present a diverse array of innovative projects, showcasing a total of 120 groundbreaking initiatives from 53 esteemed institutes. The featured projects span an impressive range, encompassing advancements from Orthopaedic …
Finally after several episodes of public anger over coaching industry’s unbridled growth related mishaps, frustration of school communities of academics becoming subordinate to coaching, repeated assessment culture related mental health turning epidemic among young students and a mountain of agreeing concern among academics, policy makers and social scientists over adverse impact of coaching on overall quality of school education, the …
