Shekhar Mehta, business leader and philanthropist who is the Chairman and founder Skyline Group, on June 30 assumed the office of Rotary International President for a period of one year. A member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, he is the 111th president of the 116-year-old service organization with 1.2 million Rotary members globally and for record is also the …
A collaborative initiative of IIT Roorkee, IISc Bangalore, and C-DAC, the Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) toolkit was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It will serve as an important educational / research tool that would attract students/researchers to the field of Quantum Technology and provide a platform to acquire the skills of ‘programming’ and ‘designing’ real …
The final rounds of state level IndiaSkills competition will be held in Maharashtra from 3rd– 5thSeptember in which a total of 350 candidates will participate. Those selected for the State-level competition are currently undergoing zonal rounds. State-level winners will be then trained to participate at the National Level slated for December later this year. Worldskills Competition will happen next year …
The first of its kind comic book, authored by Arthy Muthanna Singh and Mamta Nainy, exclusively on the lesser-known species of the Nilgiris, was launched by World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India). The Nilgiri Tahr is the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in the country. A large part of the population has depleted from its …
Avery Dennison Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Avery Dennison Corporation on Aug 27 felicitated the winners of the 9th edition of its annual scholarship program ‘Spirit of Invention’ (InvEnt). Fifteen (15) scholars with a scholarship of US$ 1300 each were awarded in the virtual award ceremony. These students are studying in the fields of science, engineering & technology from five institutions. Since 2012, …
Ed-Tech firm Talentedge, has made it possible for Indian students to attain an MBA in just a year through American InterContinental University (AIU). AIU offers a 1 Year MBA program with 9 unique specializations. The fee of the course is Rs. 3 Lakhs. Speaking on the new course, Aditya Malik, CEO and MD, Talentedge said, “Talentedge is extremely delighted to team up with American InterContinental University to …
