Team Titans from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, which created an innovative solution and prototype of Ti6AL4V implant for the reconstruction of bone defects, won the second edition of ‘Tata Steel MaterialNEXT’ programme. The grand finale was held as an online event on July 9, 2021. Team Titans, comprising Pearlin Hameed, Ansheed A Raheem, Jishita R, and Ashwin G, …
Potatoes, in the history of the world, have been the cause of the world’s great famine of the mid-nineteenth century that killed over a million people in Ireland and rang the death knell for the Irish language. The reason? Potato Blight. Now there is cheering news. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, have developed a computational model …
In the major overhaul of union cabinet that took place on July 7, Dharmendra Pradhan replaced Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ as the union Education Minister and Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey as union minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). With him, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Annpurna Devi and Dr Subhas Sarkar were also appointed as the minister of state for Education. Rajeev Chandrasekhar …
CBSE on July 5 finally came up with an assessment solution in the wake of Covid pandemic after it drew a lot of flak for having overlooked an alternative strategy in 2020-21 session. A notification has now been sent to all concerned with an assumption that this year’s session may also get impacted by pandemic and therefore a plan has …
A National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat), for ensuring that every child in the age group of 3 to 9 years in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27 has been launched in the country. The National Mission under the aegis of the centrally sponsored …
Satyam Mehta (16), a student of class 12th from Amity International School, Noida has been given coveted Diana Award by the charity of the same name (Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales) for his positive social change initiatives and humanitarian efforts in empowering rural investment, sustainable management of E-waste, and promoting better menstrual health and hygiene management among females …
