Covid pandemic has added to the deep running mistrust between fee-paying parents and most private schools in the country. As was expected, with slowing of economy and lockdowns, a lot of people lost jobs. Given the situation, clamor for adjustments to outright waivers of school fees—one of the priority expenditures for families with students—grew as a national voice, and governments …

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a device ‘Jivan Vayu’ which can be used as a substitute of CPAP machine and functions even without electricity and is adapted to both kinds of oxygen generation units like O2 cylinders and oxygen pipelines in hospitals. These provisions are not available in otherwise existing CPAP machines. The device is ready for medical testing and mass manufacturing. Continuous …

Guwahati-based Sunit Nandi, a Ph D scholar of IIT-Guwahati and a trainee teacher at NIT, Arunachal Pradesh, in all 27 years of age is also a budding technopreneur. His fascinating journey of life thus far is yet another testimony as to how much influence people & trends around you have on your choices in a middle class family. Even after …

Fifteen-year old Yog Suryakant Panjarale belongs to a farmer’s family Nandurbar region of Maharashtra. He has attended 132 classes online coding from WhiteHat Jr 132 classes till date. Now he has developed ‘Farmer Helper app.’ The boy’s problem statement came from observing his ever anxious father visiting the farm at odd hours to turn-on or turn-off the motor on the …

Amazon India has announced the launch of ML Summer School – an integrated learning experience for students to learn applied Machine Learning (ML) skills, making them industry ready for careers in ML. This program has been introduced to help train students in ML and address the growing demand for talent with this skillset across various industries. ML Summer School is …

 Shiv Nadar University Delhi NCR, an ‘Institution of Eminence’ has opened 2021 undergraduate admissions. The University is inviting applications for all 17 programs it offers as part of B.Tech., B.Sc.(Research), B.M.S., and B.A.(Research) degrees across disciplines – Management, Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Humanities & Social Sciences. This year, the University has introduced seven new, future-focused specializations in B.Tech. for students to choose from. …