The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Sep 17 honoured 41 trainers and also launched four new trades at a digital conclave organized for the third edition of Kaushalacharya Awards. The four trades under Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) to be taught in National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) including Lift & Escalator Mechanic; Computer Aided Embroidery and Designing; Multimedia Animation …
Birmingham City University (UK) and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi having collaborated for staging three events across 2021 and 2022 devised to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence and explore the longstanding tradition of poetry and its historic role in Indian tradition, will be staging its first event on Sep 18. The first event will take place …
A group of 15 undergraduate students—Maanya Monnanda, Aman Jude Alexander, Chirag Bopaiah, Divyata Muralidharan, Gaurav Achaiah, Ivanka Irani, Kavan Modi, Mehak Neel, Mohak Kukreja, Nikhil Raghuveer, Tarana Ponappa, Tejas Nair, Utkarsh Maharishi, Varnika Hathi and Vibha Mohan—whose skills lie in various areas, finalised on studying the street food of Lucknow as their research project. The team thought of a common …
Spherion Solutions has launched Skoodos, a school search aggregator specially designed for parents to search and review details of their desired schools, serving as a medium for schools and parents to meet digitally.The online portal facilitates a hassle-free admission process for parents and students as well allows schools to successfully expand their reach. Skoodos.com works through a verified list of schools curated …
Prof (Dr) Surbhi Dahiya, Course Director, English Journalism, Indian institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has been selected as the new International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Faculty Ambassador for three years. IAMCR is a worldwide professional organisation in the field of media and communication research. Prof Dahiya is a Board member, Ph.D co-guide, expert committee member, external examiner, …
Limited access to devices, low connectivity, and limited teacher contact are severely constraining remote learning in the region School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia, despite significant efforts by governments and partners to expand remote learning, according to UNICEF research conducted in India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434 million children. According to UNICEF’s research, a substantial proportion of students and their parents reported that students learnt significantly less compared to pre-pandemic …
