The continuing practice of begging indicates deep socio-economic disparities in the country. As per the 2011 census, there were more than 413 thousand beggars and vagrants in India. They include women, children, transgender and elderly who are forced to beg for survival. Earlier, giving and accepting alms was part of spiritual practices aimed at cultivating humility but these days an …

The 4th International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence (ICETCI 2024) hosted by Mahindra University, Hyderabad, and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society brought together leading minds in computational intelligence from around the globe, providing a platform for knowledge exchange, innovation, and collaboration. The three-day event, which conclude on August 27 featured a robust schedule of tutorials, …

The 15th Annual International Conference of ABBS School of Management, Bangalore, held recently was on the theme of “Peace Economics, Peace Science, Conflict Management and Development.” For this ABBS collaborated with international partners, including the UNESCO Chair of Grenoble Ecole De Management, France, European SPES Institute, Belgium, and Binghamton University, State University of New York, among others. The conference featured an …

In recognition of July being Self-care Month, Mind Canvas, an organization dedicated to promoting psychological well-being among Indian youth, in collaboration with Diamond Toons, organized a National Conference on ‘Building Resilience’ in New Delhi on July 20. A Comic Book Series that will educate students on anxiety, bullying, stress management & building resilience was also released at the event. The …

MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune added yet another event to its calendar by venturing into a conference on science and technology as it hosted the inaugural National Scientists Round Table Conference (NSRTC 2024) from July 19 to July 21 on the theme of “Science and Technology for Viksit Bharat 2047”. The conference was organized around eight key themes: Artificial …

  The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), through the Board of Studies (BoS), organized two-day International Conference of CA Students on the theme of “Drishti se Srishti” in Kolkata on 22nd and 23rd June 2024. The conference provided a platform for accountancy students from India and abroad to come together, allowing them to engage with peers from diverse countries and emphasized …