ISRO to adapt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs to strengthen scientific temperaments

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January 12, 2021

ISRO will launch 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to strengthen students’ scientific temperaments and encourage them to innovate in space education and space technology. The decision was made by ISRO and Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, in a virtual meeting.

Through the collaboration, the Indian space research organization will facilitate the tutoring and mentoring of students in advanced technologies of the 21st century, including those related to space, according to an official statement.

Students will acquire not only theoretical, but also practical and applied knowledge of STEM and space education concepts such as electronics, physics, optics, space technology, materials science, and many more others.

Also read: AICTE hosts Online Mapathon with IIT Bombay, ISRO, FOSSE

Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog have implemented more than 7,000 ATLs nationwide, enabling more than three million students in grades 6-12 to learn problem solving, crafts, and innovative thinking.

Scientists and engineers at ISRO centers, in close coordination with the training program office at the space agency headquarters, have been said to actively supervise children and interact with teachers at these ATLs to stimulate experiences. , develop ideas and raise awareness in space to disseminate activities.

ISRO President Dr. K Sivan invited students associated with these ATLs to witness the launch of one of their rockets from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, a spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

In his speech, Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, said that he is happy to work with ISRO to advance space technologies through Atal’s innovation mission and his initiatives.

“I am pleased that ISRO is launching 100 Atal Tinkering Labs in cooperation with its regional research centers to advance our future space scientists, where ISRO scientists and researchers personally lead and supervise young innovators in the field of training. STEM and space technologies, ”added Kant.

Nation Youth Day: PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda

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January 12, 2021

On the occasion of Nation Youth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and asked people to spread his thoughts and ideals.

Taking the social media, PM Modi shared a link to his app which lets people share Vivekananda’s thoughts. “Tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. This Vivekananda Jayanti, there’s a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalised message. Let us spread Swami Vivekananda’s dynamic thoughts and ideals far and wide!” he said.

Also read: PM Modi hails Aligarh Muslim University’s heritage

A towering spiritual philosopher, Vivekananda was born in 1863 in Kolkata and is credited for popularising the Vedantic ideas. PM Modi has cited Vivekananda as a key influence on him. He had recently installed a statue of him in Jawaharlal Nehru University. January 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and is also observed as National Youth Day.

स्वामी विवेकानंद को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।

This Vivekananda Jayanti, there’s a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalised message.
Let us spread Swami Vivekananda’s dynamic thoughts and ideals far and wide! https://t.co/lMjQwqH0M2 pic.twitter.com/Nh4ZVtn3k7

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 12, 2021

Gujarat reopens schools; 31 teachers and students tested COVID positive in Odisha dist

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January 11, 2021

Gujarat reopens schools; 31 teachers and students tested COVID positive in Odisha dist

Schools in Gujarat have reopened for grades 10 and 12 after being closed for 10 months, as the country was forced to close following the novel Coronavirus.

The Ahmedabad District Commissioner of Education informed schools that they are reopening across the state in accordance with all government-issued guidelines.

He said, “Grades 10 and 12 will start classes today. Masks and disinfection are required.”

Around 10 to 15 teams have been trained to conduct inspection campaigns in schools to verify that COVID protocols are being followed regularly.

In another case, around 31 teachers and students tested positive for Covid after school reopened in Odisha in Gajapati district.

Schools reopened to 10th and 12th grade students in Odisha on January 8 after being closed for more than 9 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also Read: Delhi HC asks state govt to consider nursery admissions representation

According to officials, around 31 new infections have been discovered in the Gajapati district and 90% of them are teachers and they would be banned from going to school.

Earlier, all teachers underwent the standard COVID-19 testing procedure before schools reopened. However, two students tested positive for the Coronavirus.

According to the decision of the government of Odisha, students in grades 10 and 12 are required to attend classes for 100 days without interruption, except Saturday and Sunday, to prepare for the exam preparation for the Council. However, students were invited to attend classes with the prior consent of their parents.

Delhi HC asks state govt to consider nursery admissions representation

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January 11, 2021

The Delhi High Court on Monday urged the State government to consider representing a lawyer, according to which the admission of children to kindergarten will be postponed until the next academic session of 2021-2022 in light of the COVID-pandemic 19 that prevails.

Judge Prateek Jalan recorded a statement from the Delhi government attorney that the information or opinions of the petitioner would be taken into account in representing him when formulating guidelines or making decisions regarding admission to kindergarten.

The High Court, which said it had not issued an opinion on the grounds for the guilty plea, dismissed the petition after the petitioner and lawyer Rajat Vats said they were satisfied with the order.

With this appeal, the Delhi government was asked for an instruction to issue guidelines or a decision to postpone admission to kindergarten for the 2021-2022 academic session on protecting 3- to 4-year-old children from the pandemic.

Also read: Delhi High Court stays neighbourhood criteria for nursery admissions

Vats said he made a representation to authorities on December 12, 2020, but has yet to receive a response. He then turned to the court.

During the hearing, Delhi government permanent attorney Ramesh Singh announced that the government has not yet released the kindergarten guidelines or entry-level guidelines for the upcoming academic term.

He also claimed that the request was premature as there could be no kindergarten admissions until the guidelines were published.

The petitioner informed the court that some private schools had already started the kindergarten admission process without guidelines.

Pokhriyal issues guidelines for teaching migrant children

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January 11, 2021

The Union’s Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal, has issued guidelines for the education of migrant children across the country. The government will identify the school for disadvantaged children as part of this initiative, whose studies have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government will enroll these students in online classes or assist them with physical classes.

As part of the guidelines issued for children, the government, with the help of teachers and volunteers led by the school, will identify 6-year-old Extracurricular Children (OsSC) and Children with Special Needs (CWSN) at age 18 in door-to-door investigation and investigation. After school children and children with special needs are educated with the support of the community through in-home classes and out-of-home training.

The government will also conduct student enrollment drives at the beginning of the school year as part of the Chalo Abhiyaan and Praveshotsav school, which will include keeping records of student attendance to ensure regular student attendance.

Also read: Pokhriyal: Need to train students, teachers for NEP to succeed

Awareness of COVID-19 will be ensured, including the use of masks, the use of hand sanitizer, and the maintenance of social distancing on school premises. Students also receive guidance to assist them during the online class and maturing schools.

The Ministry of Education will also encourage the use of the NISHTHA online training modules, which will be available on the DIKSHA portal, to provide reading material for students, but not Internet access for immigrant students still guaranteed. The government has also relaxed the rules for detaining students in order to reduce dropout rates.

Bihar Board releases BSEB Matric Exam 2021 hall ticket

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January 11, 2021

Finally, the long wait for 10th graders at the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) ended with the official release of the 10th Bihar 2021 admission card upon enrollment in school. Hall Tickets for the BSEB Matric Exam 2021 Hall were issued by the Bihar Council and made available to school principals / administrators upon school registration via biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in.

The school will soon announce the dates when it will begin distributing the 10th BSEB 2021 admission card to students. They are then made available to students.

According to the details communicated by the BSEB, the 10th Exam Card 2021 from the Bihar Council is only available to principals and administrators of schools to download through the school registry. Therefore, they have to download the BSEB 10th hall 2021 tickets, put the school seal and the signature of the school principal on them and only then make them available to students.

Also read: Bihar Board 10th Class Admit Card 2020: Check here

Students should contact their respective schools to find out when the Bihar Matric admission card will be distributed in 2021.

Applicants can download their BSEB Matric Hall Ticket 2021:

Open the official BSEB website: biharboardonline.com.

Click on the BSEB Matric Hall Ticket 2021 notification on the home page

You will be redirected to a login page.

Enter your roll number / registration number and date of birth and click submit to view / download the admission ticket.

Your board exam ticket will be displayed on the screen.

Anupam Kumar Singh appointed as Director-Research and Innovation at Indus University

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January 11, 2021

Anupam Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director- Research and Innovation at Indus University, Ahmedabad. He has more than 28-years experience in academic leadership, teaching, research, consulting and industry at national and international level.

He had also held several administrative positions Director- Engineering and Technology, Director- Research and innovation, Dean-Faculty of Engineering, Head of Department, Professor in Engineering, Member- Board of Management, Member- Academic Council, Chairman- Board of Studies, Chairman- University Placement, Chairman- Admissions, Research Advisory Board, Internal Quality Assurance, NBA and NAAC Accreditation expert, Associate Editor and Reviewers of several National and International Journals.

Have almost 100 research publications to my personal credits having Scopus index, SCI, or Web of Science peer-reviewed journals, peer-review conferences, books, book chapters and technical articles.

Also read: Dr Ramesh Bhat appointed as SVKM’s NMIMS Vice Chancellor

Earlier, he was director-IITE Institute of Technology and Engineering at Indus University.

He was Instrumental in establishing outcome based learning/ experiential learning, digital classroom; industry- institute linkages including entrepreneurship (startup, innovation and incubation) centre, smart city centre; Setup laboratories in emerging fields Robotics, IoT, BIM, AI-ML, Cloud computing for higher skills among students and faculty, and ensured best student placement.

Dr SN Sridhara joins as new Vice Chancellor of Hindustan University

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January 11, 2021

Dr. Somalapura Nagappa Sridhara has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Hindustan University, Tamil Nadu. He has a total of 32 years of service in teaching including 20 years of research and 13 years of administration.

Prior joining Hindustan University, he was with, Professor and Director, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Gurugram from Jan 2019 to Dec 2020. He has Ph.D, and Masters in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University.

He has also guided 8 PhD Scholars, supervised 25 theses at PG and 60 theses at UG level, Reviewer of international Journal, ‘Energy’, and ‘Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics’.

Also read: Dr Anil Dhagat joins as new VC of Shri Krishna University

The university has accomplished its mission and its academic achievements are a testimony to the same. More than 80% of students secure first class with distinctions year after year. Over 950 students have been placed in leading companies in India and abroad in the last 3 years.

The students of this reputed institution are receiving placement offers from leading companies in India and Abroad. The institution has collaborative partnerships with leading universities in USA, Singapore, Australia, etc. It has students and faculty exchange programs with leading international universities. The university has also has received numerous accolades and awards over the years.

IIT Kharagpur develops UAV-assisted communication infrastructure

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January 8, 2021

Researchers from the G Sanyal School of Telecommunications at IIT Kharagpur have developed a UAV-based communications infrastructure for 5G that can serve as a cell phone tower in an emergency.

The system includes an Android-based application for a fleet of drones programmed to create emergency communication networks from the nearest available cell towers, a statement from IIT Kharagpur said.

“Through smart scheduling, we can deploy our fleet of 5G connected drones to a specific location as soon as the first distress signal is flagged.” Data over the telecommunications backbone is transmitted to the backup server, which is thousands of miles away for the first three minutes after the occurrence of a disaster, “said Professor Debarati Sen, who led the research team.

Also read: IIT Kharagpur sets up innovation hub on AI and ML

The network connection affected by the disaster is reestablished through the nearest cell phone tower. In the event of a power outage network, drones can intelligently avoid this for people going to an affected area and without a cellular network they can automatically connect to a nearby drone service when searching for the cellular network.

”We have already analyzed the UAV network performance with the ‘NerQuake’ application in emergency response situations in disaster management and maintenance of service quality using a fleet of four UAVs. “We use network coverage data from various wireless service providers in the northeastern states to test the functionality of the application, “said the senator.

UGC launches Toycathon 2021 for students, teachers

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January 8, 2021

The University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked students and professors from higher education institutions to participate in Track 2 of Toycathon 2021, a toy-making hackathon. Interested candidates can apply at toycathon.mic.gov.in. The latest application deadline is January 20. The winners will receive prizes worth Rs 50 lakh.

“All university rectors and directors are invited to share this initiative with the students and faculties of their respective institutions and encourage them to actively participate in Toycathon 2021,” said UGC.

The Toycathon 2021 invited innovative minds from India to design new toys and games based on the history, civilization, ethics and culture of India. It offers our students the opportunity to design toys and games that will help India become a global center for toys and games and help our children understand the ethics and values of Indian culture as they are from the national education policy 2020”said the official UGC statement.

Also read: UGC offers 100 PG and UG online courses

The Toycathon is based on nine themes: Indian culture, history, knowledge of India and values; Learning, education and school; social and human values; Professions and specific fields; Surroundings; Divyang; Fitness and exercise; Creative and logical thinking and rediscovery / redesign of traditional Indian toys.

The Toycathon will have three course variants: junior, senior and start-up level, and will allow the participation of students and teachers from schools, colleges and universities together with startups and experts in toys. Participants have two options for submitting ideas. You can submit ideas for problems posted or in the new toy concepts category.

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