The LENS (Learning, Empowerment, Nutrition and Skill Development) Foundation has launched LDExplained, a comprehensive resource website on learning disabilities among children and young adults. The website aims to help families, parents, and guardians of children with learning disabilities to better understand and manage the disabilities and equip themselves for a better future. The website, helps readers understand concepts of learning disabilities, coping …

Anant National University, Ahmadabad inaugurated the newly set up Tinkering Lab, a workspace for students to learn, experiment and develop their ideas into prototypes on Feb 15. The Tinkering Lab is a part of Aarambh, incubation centre of the university. The lab was inaugurated by M. Nagarajan, IAS, Commissioner Higher Education, Government of Gujarat.  The event was also attended by …

The recent inauguration of 33 IGNOU-MSDE Extension Centres at National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, and Professor Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will help in meeting the aspirations of the country’s youth who are undertaking skill and trade-based programmes. These programmes, which are being offered through the network of …

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) having decided to conduct class 10 and Class 12 examinations in two terms, has announce that it will conduct the Class 10 and Class 12 term 2 examinations in offline mode from April 26, 2022. In a notification issued on Feb 9, the board further said that the date sheet for CBSE Class …

Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts on Feb 8 announced the 3rd edition of the Parag Honour List for the year 2022. This robust list features a wide range of original writings across categories like picture books, chapter books, and young adult books. This year, Parag received books from 23 Indian publishers, published between October, 2020 to September, 2021 with over …

IIT Madras Alumni are providing a seed grant commitment of Rs. 3 Crore Indian Institute of Technology Madras is establishing a new inter-disciplinary Water Management and Policy Centre called ‘AquaMAP’ to solve water problems in India. This Centre will provide smart solutions for challenging water problems by designing scalable models by leveraging innovative technologies. These models would be implemented at chosen …