Delhi-based Special Olympics Bharat, a National Sports Federation accredited by Special Olympics Inc. to conduct sports and development programs all over India, on International Youth Day 2020 announced a new impetus for inclusion of for young people with and without intellectual disabilities in education, after receiving a grant received from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince …

A newly described disease occurring in children and linked to COVID-19 has significant changes in white blood cells – a discovery that may allow doctors to better assess their young patients’ condition and predict their resistance to current treatments, a new study reveals.  Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS) is a new disease which shares some …

In a year like no other, Cambridge International released the results of its June 2020 series on time, to thousands of schools around the world today (Aug 11). Altogether more than 950,000 grades were issued, to almost 4,000 schools in 139 countries.  In India, this year the most popular Cambridge IGCSE subjects are First Language English, Physics and Chemistry and …

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), on Aug 11 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (DSDE), Government of Goa to set up an International Skill Hub in the state.A significant step towards strengthening the skilling ecosystem in the country, the collaboration will facilitate the establishment of a state-of-the-art skilling infrastructure in Goa. An apex …

IIT Alumni Council will tie-together partnering institutions of the India Innovation Network – into one unified research and innovation ecosystem – as part of the i2Net initiative. It will selectively align with innovator teams and incubators of the highest rated academic colleges, research institutions, incubators and industry research centres so as to create an innovation ecosystem with access to over …

UGC has framed Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to offer Apprenticeship/Internship embedded Degree Programme and will provide an option for HEIs to embed Apprenticeship/Internship in any UG degree programmes specified by UGC. The much desired Guidelines were released by union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on the sidelines of “Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under #NationalEducationPolicy“  conclave on August 7 at …