EDUCATION
PM Narendra Modi to virtually attend centenary programme of Aligarh Muslim University
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was renamed as Aligarh Muslim University on December 1, 1920 following the gazette notification and AMU was formally inaugurated as a university on December 17 in the same year by the then V-C Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan popularly known as the 'Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad'.
St John's College of Agra turns 170
Over the years, St John's College has provided a steady stream of distinguished academics and professionals ranging from presidents, governors, civil servants, sportspersons and missionary leaders.
Climate school literacy campaign gains momentum in 100 plus nations
From international labour unions representing over 200 million members and teachers' unions covering 178 countries, to environmental groups, NGOs, and Mayors around the world, supporters strongly believe adding climate literacy to school curricula is a long overdue key to solving the climate crisis facing humanity.
IIT-Kanpur to start 3 master's programme in cyber-security
The MS by Research in cyber-security program will accept 10 students through GATE and industry sponsorship and five students from the Defence and other government agencies.
IBM to offer free skills training to 30,000 Telangana students
IBM will work with the Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) to offer 'Open P-TECH', a free digital education platform focused on emerging technologies and professional development skills, for 30,000 students over a period of one year across engineering, degree and polytechnic courses.
Delhi High Court issues notice to IGNOU for not renewing Rs 2.25 crore bank guarantee in civil suit
The matter came up for hearing before Joint Registrar (Judicial) Savitri. The court noted that no counsel has appeared for IGNOU to argue the matter, and advocate Sandeep Grover appeared for IANS. After a brief hearing, the court issued notice and fixed the matter for hearing on January 16.
IIT-M shows technique to enhance output of piezoelectric materials
Piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials in response to applied mechanical stress. Mechanical stress is a measure of internal resistance exhibited by a body or material when an external force is applied to it.
Migrant labourer's son from Bihar village wins gold medal at IIT, Roorkee
Kumar's 52-year-old father Sunil Singh works on a power loom in Surat on a daily wage basis. He was compelled to shift to Gujarat since the small piece of land that the family owns in Bihar wasn't sufficient for him and his four siblings to earn a living.
IIT Guwahati developing method to 'harvest' drinking water from air
The researchers have also compared the performance of their pitcher-plant inspired SLIPS materials to other bio-inspired ideas and have found theirs to be superior in terms of efficiency of water harvesting.
SC relief for IIT Bombay entrant who inadvertently withdrew admission
Siddhant Batra, a resident of Agra, had lost the seat for the four-year electrical engineering course after he "inadvertently" clicked on a "wrong" link, which was seeking consent to withdraw from the process. Batra sought direction to IIT to consider his case on humanitarian grounds.
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