Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, on Feb 22 released new research “Asia Pacific Digital Skills Study: The Economic Benefits of a Tech-Savvy Workforce,”  that shows workers in India who use advanced digital skills – including cloud architecture or software development – contribute an estimated US$507.9 billion (₹10.9 trillion) to India’s annual gross domestic product (GDP). This is attributed to the 92% higher salaries …

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS) with NAAC ‘A++’ Grade.  The recognition makes MRIIRS the only private university in Delhi-NCR to be accredited with the most coveted NAAC ‘A++’ Grade. This also places MRIIRS at the top amongst the Government and Private Universities of the general category in Haryana with NAAC ‘A++’ Grade Accreditation.   …

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on February 21 presented its best practices on digital transformation across different sectors in areas of health, education, skilling, IT and more, with a special focus on sectors that helped cater to the welfare challenges faced by the masses during the pandemic at a seminar in on Building Capacities through skill training and …

 Admission applications for Undergraduate (BA) and Postgraduate (MA) degree programs in Mass Communications are now open in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore (ranked 5th Best Overall University by NIRF 2022). The admission procedure for 2023-24 is a hybrid process with the following stages – submission of online application, offline entrance examination and in-person interview, seat allotment, and certificate verification. The eligibility criteria …

As many as 65 government high school students from 12 states such as Karnataka, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Assam, Nagaland, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana took part in the national level hackathon ‘Hack to the Future- the Green Edition’ held by Quest Alliance in Bengaluru from February 16th to 20th. They developed over a dozen technology solutions for environmental challenges their …

Anita Karwal (IAS), who retired in November 2022 as Secretary Department of School Education & Literacy, has penned  a book titled ‘The Power of Curiosity—in and beyond classrooms’ jointly with two other authors (the names not revealed as yet).  Karwal, who has already authored a couple of books including a travelogue Kailash Manasarovar: Cycle Rides Soul Journeys inspired by adventure …