14th edition of FICCI’s Higher Education Summit 2018  FICCI Higher Education Summit, which is a flagship annual higher education conference of Federation of Indian Industries and commerce (FICCI), one of the largest business chambers in India, was held from Oct 29-31 on the theme of ‘Universities of the Future’ and had focussed discussion amid making India a global destination for …

Yoga can be a part of astronauts’ rehabilitation program after space mission, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko has said. Kornienko was in India as part of the six-day ‘Rosatom Festival of Science & Culture’ organized recently by Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation of Russia in early November. The cosmonaut, who along with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, spent a staggering 342 days …

INDIA DESIGN CONFLUENCE, a three day design festival that aspires to promote a shared understanding of the practices in design, exchange of knowledge and future trends within the booming design industry. This year, IDC will be held at the Unitedworld Institute of Design in Ahmadabad, and seeks positioning of Gujarat as the creative capital of India. Ahmadabad for this reason …

A new class of policy leaders for India by equipping policy professionals with knowledge, skills, wisdom and ethics to understand, design and implement local solutions to India’s enduring policy and governance challenges may be on its way in making with the launch of the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) in New Delhi.  To commence in next academic session, the …

The Tata Trusts and Social Alpha announced the launch of their flagship fellowship program, the Social Alpha Entrepreneurs for Impact (E4i) Program, on Nov 14. The E4i program is a 12-month immersive fellowship that equips passionate ‘entrepreneurs-in-the-making’ to leverage India’s deep science, innovation and entrepreneurship environment. The first cohort of eight fellows of the E4i program will focus on finding …

To inspire and gather support of India’s 253 million adolescents towards the cause of children and young people, UNICEF India has appointed Asian Games Gold medalist Hima Das as the country’s first ever Youth Ambassador. Hima’s  appointment made on the Children’s Day on Nov 14 as a youth ambassador is part of a series of initiatives and events to advocate …