FICCI CASCADE (Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy) organised an interschool competition around the theme ‘Role of Youth in Making India Free from Smuggling & Counterfeiting’ with the aim to sensitise youth on the threats posed by illicit trading on Aug 26. 600+ students from 70 schools participated in the competition, which was categorized in three categories: …

Anup Paikaray, a promising young entrepreneur, who is a student at the Odisha University of Technology and Research has bagged the winner’s title in the SmartIDEAthon 2023 — an annual pan-India mega pitch-fest organized by GITAM (Deemed to be University). He also receives a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a fully sponsored trip to Boston. The finale took place …

EMBIBE, the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered learning & outcomes platform, has announced a partnership with Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which runs 136 Army Public Schools. As a result these schools will have access to AI-led personalised and adaptive education offered by the edtech firm. Through this partnership, all schools will be empowered with EMBIBE’s NEP-aligned world-class technology, proprietary apps, and digital resources to provide …

Professor Gobardhan Das has been appointed as the new Director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal). Before assuming this position, Prof. Das held the position of Professor and Chair of Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prof. Das obtained a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Immunology – Host pathogen relationship, from …

Shrewsbury School UK (esb 1552), a leading boarding school in Shrewsbury, England and ranked among top 50 residential schools in UK has tied up with Bhopal-based Jagran Social Welfare Society to set up a ‘clone’ school in India in a franchise/licensing arrangement.  Jagran Social Welfare Society already runs four schools and a university (Jagran Lakecity University) in and around the …

After Delhi government school leaders, it is now the turn of MCD principals to learn at IIM as Delhi government and IIM Kozhikode have announced a tie-up for building capacity of MCD school heads. The first batch of such 50 school leaders, District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) faculty and officials have joined IIMK for a rigorous 5-day Capacity …