Amazon’s self-publishing service Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) announced the results of the fifth edition of its flagship contest: Pen to Publish. Following are the three winners from the contest: Language Book Title Author Genre City English The 1st Assassin: A Unit 22 Thriller Mainak Dhar Society, Politics & Philosophy Mumbai Hindi Lucky Lottery Draw (Hindi Edition) Pradumn Rakesh Chourey Literature and Fiction Mumbai …

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) celebrated its 64th Institute Day today (20th April 2023) with students, faculty, teaching and non-teaching staff. A highlight of the event was the honouring of alumni, faculty and students for their extraordinary achievements over the last year. The Chief Guest of this occasion was Dr. Sridhar Vembu, Founder and CEO, Zoho Corporation and a …

Allcargo Group, the Indian-born global logistics conglomeraterecently organised a School Library Programme in the Zilla Parishad schools at Bhendkhal and Uran, Maharashtra in association with the Zilla Parishad of Raigad. As part of the initiative, Allcargo Group is providing more than 6,000 books, benefiting 1,417 students in 12 Zilla Parishad schools. The programme is aimed at inculcating reading habits among students, …

The brand ‘Skilled in Odisha’ is ready to shine across the globe, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while inaugurating the Odisha Skill Conclave 2023 on April 20. He called for enhanced cooperation between centre and states in new-age tech skilling in the country. He added India is going through significant transformation, rapid technological advancements and changing job markets have made it …

The first-of-its-kind edtech household survey of low-income segments titled, ‘BaSE: Bharat Survey for EdTech’ by the Central Square Foundation (CSF), a nonprofit working in the area of quality education in school segment across India, important evidence and data has emerged on how this vast population is perceiving the sweeping shift with the Covid pandemic over the past three years—making EdTech …

Deakin University, a Top 1% university worldwide and a leading Australian higher education institution, is furthering its commitment to Indian students by expanding its Vice-Chancellor’s Meritorious Scholarship Program 2023. The program, which offers 100% fee waivers to recipients for the entirety of their studies at a Deakin Campus in Victoria, Australia, has been expanded to include 10 scholarships, each valued …