29 Children have been conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (National Child Award) this Year, selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Scholastic (1), Sports (8), Art & Culture (6) and Bravery (3) categories. There are 15 Boys and 14 Girls among the awardees belonging to 21 States and …
A new EY report, Are universities of the past still the future?, argues that universities in advanced economies are facing a number of existential issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on EY analysis about the future of the higher education sector and 29 interviews with university leaders from the US, UK, India, Singapore and Australia, the report finds that universities …
The trio of Amit Shekhar, Janishar Ali, and Mridul Ranjan Sahu, who all have graduated from IIT-BHU (not same batch) also share interest in the field of software development training and e-learning though coding. In 2020, they joined hands to co-found Curiosity Edtech Private Limited to roll out CuriousJr, a coding app for school children (class 7 to 12). Mridul …
The fourth International Day of Education under the theme “Changing Course, Transforming Education” is on 24 January 2022. And the world will hear a lot about what Covid pandemic means for education and its reimagination in moving towards SDG 4. The UNESCO’s social media campaign says it all: The #COVID19 crisis had a devastating impact on learning & showed that …
Edtechs join chorus demanding reduction in online education services GST rate from 18% to 5% “We will have to cut down other expenses but provide enough money for the education budget because that is where the future lies in India,” argues Nitin Potdar, Partner, J Sagar Associates. All those connected with education are just hoping for that sentiment to prevail in Union Budget due on …
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), India’s premier journalism and mass communication post-graduate institute has rebranded itself and revised its logo. Director General of the Institute, Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi along with Additional Director General Ashish Goyal, HoD, Publications Department Prof. (Dr.) Virendra Kumar Bharti, Dean (Students Welfare) Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Kumar and Library In-charge Dr. Pratibha Sharma attended the logo release ceremony on Jan 15 …
