The Union Sports Ministry has sanctioned 143 Khelo India Centres in Maharashtra, Mizoram, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur with a total budget estimate of Rs 14.30 Crores. These centres will be entrusted with one sports discipline each. The financial assistance will be used for remuneration of the past champion athletes as coach, support staff, purchase of equipments, …
The first school under Maruti Suzuki’s CSR initiative in rural Gujarat at Sitapur (Ahmedabad district), is ready to admit students from this academic session with building and other infra at place. However, due to prevailing pandemic and school closures, the school will start virtually in June. The school will begin the online classes for the primary wing initially followed by …
In holding the International Memory Studies Workshop, IIT-M becomes first to do so in Asia Before the launch of the Indian Network for Memory Studies (INMS) in mid-June 2021, Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ Centre for Memory Studies from 26th to 30 April 2021 hosted virtually Asia’s first International Memory Studies Workshop. INMS will be the first national network in the field …
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal Researchers have recently discovered a new species of plant belonging to the African Violets family in Mizoram and adjacent areas in Myanmar. Along with other discoveries by the IISER Bhopal Research Team in the past few years, this discovery shows that the biodiversity of the Northeastern parts of India is understudied …
The high level ministerial group meeting on May 23 with state education ministers to discuss if class 12 board examinations postponed already due to rise in Coronavirus pandemic can be held or cancelled, ended without a decision. “I’m confident we will be able to arrive at an informed, collaborative decision regarding the Class 12th board exams and remove the uncertainty …
Provide Internet connection to all schools, devices to secondary school students: suggestions at State Education Secretaries Meeting Ad-hoc grants of Rs 5228 crore released to the states and UTs under Samagra Shiksha, 2500 crore will be released soon to ensure continuity of various educational initiatives The State Education Secretaries Meeting was held to review the #COVID situation, online education, and …
