The Alt Protein Project, a global student movement dedicated to transforming universities into engines for alternative protein education, research, and innovation, has now come to India with the launch of Delhi Smart Protein Project (DSPP) at Delhi University by Good Food Institute India (GFI India), convening body in the Indian ‘alternative protein’ or ‘smart protein’ sector. The smart protein sector …

BML Munjal University (BMU), a Hero Group initiative held the official launch event of Atal Community Innovation Center-BMU (ACIC-BMU) on Nov 29. The Center was inaugurated by Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog in the presence of Prof. Shyam Menon, Board Member, ACIC-BMU Foundation and VC-BML Munjal University, Mr. Manglesh Yadav, Program Director, AIM, Mr. Rajesh …

Benesse Corporation, an education company of Japan, has announced its entry into the Indian education space.  Set up in the year 1955, Benesse has been among the largest education companies in Japan particular in school education. Kotaro Ueda, Representative Director of the newly set up Indian arm, Benesse India Private Limited while speaking at an event in Delhi said: “We …

The 3rd batch for  ‘Leadership 4.0: Management & Governance in the emerging world of disruption’, a five-day training programme conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) under The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme funded by the Ministry of External Affairs (Government of India) successfully completed the program. It comprised of 29 delegate participants from diverse backgrounds from …

Lighthouse Learning (formerly EuroKids International) has announced its first Billabong High World School – The School for Innovation in Mulund, Mumbai. Located in Mulund, Billabong High World School campus will boast innovation-inspiring learning spaces such as Collaboration zones, Creative Zones including Maker Labs, Visual and Performing Art Arenas, a Pottery and sculpting studio, a 600-seater multipurpose auditorium, technology-enabled classrooms, fully …

Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of buildings is often performed to assess building vulnerabilities at large scale. RVS uses visual information to decide if a building is safe to occupy, or requires immediate engineering work for enhancing earthquake safety. Existing RVS methods are based on data from different countries and are not particularly applicable to the India’s Himalayan region because of …