To promote experiential learning pedagogy in schools, CBSE in association with Tata Trusts has developed an interactive online course on ‘Experiential Learning’ for teachers and school leaders. This course is available on MHRD’s Diksha platform. According to a letter sent to schools by CBSE, the training course aims to share multi-sensory pedagogical processes in the experiential learning, sensitize educators to …
Dr Shashi Tharoor, former union minister, renowned author and Member of Parliament representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, has joined Gurugram-based Masters’ Union School of Business (MUSB) as a Master. He will teach a foundation course at the Masters’ Union and while doing so will draw from his experience as an eminent thinker, writer, administrator and one of the most revered political …
Shreyansh Anchlia, a B. Tech student along with the ideation from faculty members Dr. Goldie Gabrani and Nishtha Phutela of BML Munjal University (BMU), Gurgaon, has developed a game called ‘Unlock Me’, to help spread awareness about COVID-19. The game plays out as a simulation of real-life risks related to COVID-19, such as players getting infected by coming in …
Union skills minister, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, today said that skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling of the India’s workforce will play a crucial role in the success of the Government’s vision of Atmnirbhar Bharat and the recently launched Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan.He said that if required the government would give permission to run PMKVY centres and ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) in …
IIT Roorkee is launching a Global Network of IIT Roorkee Alumni to establish an extensive connect with its large number of alumni spread all over the world. It will fulfill a longstanding need of the institute and its alumni for a comprehensive and accurate alumni database. The Global Network of IIT Roorkee Alumni will be run by alumni volunteers. The …
Researchers from Lovely Professional University, Punjab announced that they have developed 20Sec4Life, an IoT device to time hand washing, that will glow, beep and play a musical tone for 20 to ensure people disinfect their hands properly. It can be mounted on any liquid soap dispenser to ensure the user washes their hands properly as per the WHO guidelines for …
