Tata Trusts and the Tata group have tied up with two top medical institutions, Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore and Care Institute of Health Sciences (CIHS) Hyderabad, to assist health care professionals augment skills in critical care in the management of Covid-19. The curated 22-hour on-line training programmes are meant for specific staff chosen by identified hospitals and are provided …

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC)  has announced that the LSAT—India test date would be moved by one month to help accommodate students preparing to sit for their remaining CBSE board exams scheduled between 01 to 15 July.  The online LSAT—India will now be administered starting 19 July, using the AI-enabled remote proctored online test delivery system to allow candidates to …

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will conduct research on the identification of antivirals to treat SARS-CoV2. This development comes after a proposal led by Prof. Pravindra Kumar has been given a go-ahead by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). The study will identify small molecule inhibitors to target key viral replication enzymes- RNA dependent RNA polymerase (nsp12), viral …

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) based incubatee start-up, ispAgro, has developed a functional prototype of a robotic swab sample collection arm which can be remotely controlled for safe and speedy swab sample collection process. The specializes in drone and robotics technology and is one of the many start-ups mentored by IIMK’s business incubator and entrepreneurship development center, LIVE.  The …

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad is providing technical support in setting up IIM-Ranchi incubation centre at its Ranchi, Jharkhand campus. Under an agreement signed between the two, both the institutes will also jointly develop certificate courses on entrepreneurship development and skill enhancement. In addition, under student exchange and faculty development programmes, efforts will be made to build and …

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) announced today the extension of registration for the new online LSAT—India exam unveiled last week. Students who wish to take the online LSAT—India from the comfort and security of their own home should register as soon as possible, and no later than 7 June.   The online LSAT—India will be administered on several days starting June …