Schools (mostly government schools) serving midday meals have been turned into food centres for the hungry and vulnerable during ‘coronavirus lockdown’ and like healthcare facilities and health workers, these schools and teachers on duty are serving on the frontline against covid-19 outbreak The neighborhood school has traditionally been always the place where government and community come together either in times …

Being organized by Motwani Jadeja Foundation (MJF) and its think tank, The Motwani Institute for Thought Leadership in Innovation (MITLI) to help tackle various challenges facing India during or after the COVID19 crisis, CODE19 is expecting  3,000 participants to take part in the online hackathon that will run for 72 hours starting April 10.  Prize money worth US$ 10,000 on offer. …

Amidst the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown, there is some good news for Indian finance and accounting candidates looking forward to appearing for the US Certified Public Accountant (CPA)exams. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have decided to administer the CPA exams in India …

Bhopal-based AISECT Group, one of largest social enterprises imparting ICT and skills based education and services in semi-urban and rural areas, is tackling the challenge of learning in its own style. As a means to promote technology led learning and operations, it has launched  an ‘Online Training Video Contest’ for centre owners and faculty members associated with over 20,000 AISECT …

Audyogik Shikshan Mandal (ASM) Group of Institutes, Pune, has a tie-up with IIM Bangalore where students get an opportunity to do a 8-week digital course IIMBx where students pursuing PGDM / MBA at ASM with get access to IIM faculty, interactive webinars and class sessions. One such batch of of PGDM / MBA students recently completed this digital course with better …

Rethink education is already shaping a new education delivery order. Among the new age young universities in the country is Jaipur-based JK Lakshmipat University (esb 2011) offering technology as well management courses. Autar Nehru spoke to Asheesh Gupta,  Pro Vice-Chancellor, JKLU, also a former Consultant at McKinsey & Company and Director of McKinsey’s Knowledge & Research Centres in India to get …