Education

In a gratifying initiative, some Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have turned an old government school in Jalandhar’s Bhandal Himat into a creative spot for learning. Raising over Rs 40 lakh, the NRIs decorated the walls and ceiling of the school with portraits of Guru Gobind Singh and Rabindranath Tagore, and with slogans. Earlier, the school could not conduct classes in monsoons due to flooding and snakes, but now students quit private schools… read-more

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has started a special Centre for Drone Research. The centre will focus on drone development, drone applications, and anti-drone technology. Interestingly, celebrating their Silver Jubilee Reunion, the institutes' 1994 batch alumni offered Rs 100.38 lakh funding for the research centre. Presiding the virtual ceremony, NITI Aayog member Dr VK Saraswat said, “the growth of this segment aligns to the Hon'ble… read-more

To impart knowledge and understanding about Corporate Social Responsibility, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a PG diploma course. The open and distance mode program provides an insight into the formation and implementation of CSR projects. Applicants with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree are eligible for this program. Reportedly, the last date for the application process is February 28 at their official… read-more

The Financial Times Global MBA rankings 2021 have ranked the Indian School of Business as best B-school in India. While ISB stood 23rd in the Top 100 global MBA college list, four other Indian colleges - all IIMs - have been featured. Moreover, Insead emerged as Top B-school followed by London Business School. While Harvard, Wharton and Stanford did not participate, the ranking criteria involved alumni’s placement, quality of research and… read-more

To maintain female menstrual hygiene, the Tripura government on January 20 passed a proposal to provide free sanitary napkins to schoolgirls from class 6 to 12. State Education Minister Ratanlal Nath made the announcement of this scheme named ''Kishori Suchita Abhiyan". Aiming to cover 1,68,252 students, the government has earmarked more than Rs 3.6 crore for the scheme. The state has also adopted 'Policy On School Bag 2020', said the… read-more