Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will conduct research on the identification of antivirals to treat SARS-CoV2. This development comes after a proposal led by Prof. Pravindra Kumar has been given a go-ahead by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). The study will identify small molecule inhibitors to target key viral replication enzymes- RNA dependent RNA polymerase (nsp12), viral …
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO and Founder at Flock The way we worked may never be the same again. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed every aspect of our professional life — from our daily commute to office travel to our work environment to how we interact with our colleagues and peers. Of course, business is not running as usual. While a …
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) based incubatee start-up, ispAgro, has developed a functional prototype of a robotic swab sample collection arm which can be remotely controlled for safe and speedy swab sample collection process. The specializes in drone and robotics technology and is one of the many start-ups mentored by IIMK’s business incubator and entrepreneurship development center, LIVE. The …
E-learning platform, Digital Defynd has recently launched over 1,000 free courses to help working professionals and students beat the Corona Career Crisis. The free courses have been released in tie up with well renowned global universities, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, Yale and many more. Professionals can choose courses from a variety of subjects right from business, finance, healthcare, digital marketing …
More than 1.5 billion children and youth are currently out of school or university, representing 87 per cent of the world’s enrolled student population. In addition, over 60 million teachers are no longer in the classroom. Responding to this unprecedented situation, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia has launched the ‘Lockdown Learners’ series of online engagement with students and educators in India …
In the last week of May, Ashoka University under its interactive virtual seminar series Beyond the Classroom will host a week of multilingual lectures and firesides with its community of scholars, teachers, experts and thought leaders on Facebook and Instagram presenting their research and ideas in a language other than English. The live sessions will be open for everyone to attend. Every …
