Technology Driven Education with Equity post-COVID PM eVIDYA, a programme for multi-mode access to digital/online education to be launched immediately. Over 100 top universities will be permitted to start online courses by May end.DIKSHA to become ‘one nation, one digital platform’ for school educationTV channel earmarked for each class from standard 1 to 12 under ‘one class one channel programme’, Community …

Universities regulator, UGC, now has a dedicated email & helpline number to redress academic-related grievances for students, teachers, and institutions, arising due to #COVID19 pandemic. The help line number is 011-23236374 And, the dedicated email address : covid19help.ugc@gmail.com

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations on May 14. “The impact of the pandemic on people’s mental health is already extremely concerning,” …

Higher education sector must find innovative solutions with economic sustainability at this hour of crisis say Nitin Gadkari, union minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME. Addressing the webinar on ‘Impact of Higher Education In The Post COVID Economy’ organized by FICCI in partnership with AIU on May 15, Gadkari said, “Education and research play an important role in helping any sector. Innovation, …

The 3-day skill development and entrepreneurship event is packed with 24 sessions, led by 50+ brightest minds as eminent speakers and panelists  National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), in partnership with The/Nudge Foundation, and supported bythe deAsra Foundation and G.A.M.E. India are co-organising the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship event at #charcha2020 scheduled from May 14th to May 16th, 2020. The virtual event aims to act as a platform towards enabling constructive …

Shishu Sangopan Griha is a foundation that works in Delhi focussing on sustainable and constructive care for a single parent-led families or children living with kin families surviving in extremely challenging conditions. Delhi has thousands of children living with single parents or kin families who are the most affected in such circumstances – already bereft of a core family member …