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DLF Foundation: Setting new benchmarks in CSR
DLF Foundation has taken rural education, training, health and environmental initiatives since its incorporation, and it looks forward to creating new innovative precedents in areas of rural education, health, and labour care.With a vision to give India its human and social capital by nurturing and ensuring healthy, educated, enterprising and sustainable communities, DLF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of DLF Limited was founded in the year 2008.The idea was to create the structure for the ongoing social responsibility initiatives of the company. DLF Foundation runs with the mission to empower the communities and create livelihood opportunities for the underprivileged with a multi-faceted approach towards their education, health and skill development.DLF Foundation has a mission to empower communities by creating multiple opportunities and providing platforms for the underprivileged by promoting inclusive growth which is holistic, sustainable and socially uplifting, thus enabling ...
Innovative methods being used by Indian teachers to effectively use technology in classrooms
Games to understand cyber security issues, magic cubes to do the maths, using artificial learning in classrooms and methods of reporting violence in schools, are among the innovative methods used by several school teachers to make effective use of technology in classrooms. The teachers hailing from various Indian schools, who are being trained as part of the Educator Outreach Programme presented their selected projects at the E2 Education Exchange in Paris last week organised by Microsoft Education. Vineeta Garg, a teacher at SRDAV Public School here along with her colleague Neeru Mittal has developed a portal "The Safe Spaces" where in they seek participation from students across the globe to come together to research the root cause of violence in schools and propose solutions. "The idea behind the project is to bring students of classrooms across the world to come together to research and investigate the root causes of violence in schools and propose solutions so as to make every ...
Alcoholism, substance abuse leads college students to a life of distress, claims study
A new study has claimed that college students, if subjected to even one among negative habits such as heavy drinking or substance abuse, can end up living a life of mental distress, lack of sleep, low grades and poor lifestyle choices."We used a robust data-mining technique to identify associations between mental distress in college students with substance abuse, sleep, social behaviors, academic attitude and behaviors, and GPA (short-term and long-term as reflective of academic performance)," said Lina Begdache, an Assistant Professor at the Binghamton University, where the research was conducted."Positive behaviors such as abstinence from substance use, studious attitudes and responsibility toward work and family are reflective of a brain chemistry profile that supports mood and maturation of the prefrontal cortex of the brain. The latter matures last and supports impulse and emotional control as well as rationalization of thoughts," she added.In this study, which was published in ..
Himachal youth getting tips through 'Walls of Democracy'
High school and college students of Himachal Pradesh are daily getting tips on ways to strengthen democracy through 'Walls of Democracy' set up in 7,681 places, poll officials said.
Vidyashilp Academy Students Shine at World Scholar Cup 2019
/ -- Vidyashilp Academy students were on top of the world when they swept up 400 awards at the prestigious World Scholars Cup (WSC), held at Madras Christian College, Chennai. The young scholars will now compete in the 'Global Round Challenge 2019' at Beijing, Astana, Sydney, The Hague, Manila and Durban. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/766744/Vidyashilp_Academy_Logo.jpg) Since its inception in 2007, World Scholar's Cup has become a much sought after global challenge event which motivates students of all backgrounds to discover new strengths, practice new skills and inspire a global community of future scholars and leaders. A total number of 680 students from 56 schools participated at the event in Chennai. All finalists from all over India and the rest of the world will go for the global round. The students were divided into two categories - junior and senior. Grades 5 to 12 students within the age group of 11-18 years participated in the event. 26 teams consisting of 77 ...
MIT-SDE distance learning courses in Management surpassing various boundaries
MIT School of Distance Education (MIT-SDE) is a digital learning institute of the MAEER's MIT Group of Institutes. MIT Group is a prestigious educational institution of Maharashtra that is known for its academic excellence. The Group laid the foundation of MIT-SDE in the year 2005 to offer a flexible mode of education that can empower everyone to study as per their convenience.The institute aims at giving wings to the career of those who are forced to leave their education in between due to physical barriers, personal problems, familial responsibilities, professional commitments or financial difficulty.This distance learning institute offers courses in various specialisations of management, which is the most sought after course in the present times. It offers MBA-equivalent courses at a fraction of the cost of the traditional MBA course. Everyone from academicians, financially weak candidates to working professionals can pursue the course. MIT-SDE had shaped the career of many ...
MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul: Top International boarding school in Pune
The MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul group is a pioneer educational body of India incepted in the year 1983. Ever since its inception, the group has educated innumerable students and created valuable assets for the world.Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) which began its operations as an engineering college has now developed as an esteemed educational group offering courses in multi-faceted disciplines such as management, law, arts, science, engineering, etc.The sprawling 125-acre campus of MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul is situated in Rajbaug, near Hadapsar, Pune which houses beautiful gurukul style architecture with school buildings, separate boarding houses for girls and boys, playground, sports complex with a gymnasium, Olympic size swimming pool and state-of-the-art facilities for outdoor sports.The school boasts of its world-class infrastructure, host of amenities, unique learning pedagogy, interactive learning tools and a conducive learning ambience that facilitates the holistic ...
ICT Academy Student Innovator Award Hosted at Alliance University - Bengaluru
/ -- India is marching towards establishing itself as a top global innovator for high technology products and services. Given the benefit of a dynamic young population - with more than half of the country's population under 25 years of age, and the urgent imperative for change coming from almost every segment and region, India is on the path towards an innovation-led, rapid and inclusive growth to achieve social and economic transformation. In such a scenario, ICT Academy, an initiative of Government of India, State Government and Industry came up with 'Student Innovator Award', for the students across the nation to foster innovation midst the younger generation. ICT Academy conducted the regional round for Karnataka and identified 'Alliance University' as the regional host and the state partner on March 22-23, 2019. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/871625/Presentation_at_Alliance_University.jpg) A total of 4131 students from 170 colleges across Karnataka, had registered for .
JNU extends deadline by three days for applying for admissions
The Jawaharlal Nehru University extended the deadline by three days for applying for admissions to the varsity to help students, officials said Monday. Sources said the date was also extended since the server was working a little slow due to high number of applications. The dates for applying for application submission and registration for JNU Entrance Exams (JNUEE) and Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology (CEEB) were extended from April 15 to April 18, they added. The deadline for application fee payment has also been extended from April 16 to April 19. As of April 15, 87,950 students have submitted their application forms and paid the fees for JNUEE 2019-20, the varsity said. "This is a record number of applications received for JNUEE as compared to previous years and still more are expected to apply as the deadline has been extended. The total number of candidates who applied for JNUEE held for the academic years 2017 and 2018 were 51,818 and 69,605 respectively," the ...
HC laments growing corruption among education officials
The Madras High Court Monday observed there is a growing trend of corruption among higher authorities in the state education department and stressed the need for the vigilance and anti-corruption departments to investigate them. It also asked authorities to verify details of properties of teaching and non-teaching staff in government schools. "There is a growing trend of corruption amongst the higher authorities in education department. "Thus, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department must conduct investigations against the authorities of the education department in the event of any inputs or otherwise," Justice S M Subramaniam said. The judge directed the principal secretary to government and the director of school education to verify details of movable and immovable properties of teaching and non-teaching staff in government and government-aided schools with reference to the declaration made by these employees in service records. "If any discrepancies are identified, ..
Gurugram slum school now sports inspiring wall art
Once plain and bland, the walls of a school in the Nathupur Pahari slum here are now sporting vibrant wall art murals on key social issues like environmental conservation, girl child literacy and the importance of hygiene.
Extramarks' Learning App aimed at future of digital home learning
As a growing breed of tech-savvy students look to digital home-based learning to supplement school work, Extramarks' K-12 eLearning app has become the go-to destination to not only help prepare for examinations, but for life beyond school - by helping explain concepts in a crystal clear way.
National, International Rankings Attest KIIT's Quality
/ -- Located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Indian state of Odisha, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) deemed-to-be-university is among India's most sought-after universities, attracting students from all over India and more than 50 countries to pursue professional and technical education. It has been maintaining a high-quality teaching-learning process since its inception and its academics and research are benchmarked against the global standards. Not surprising, it has been placed high in various rankings by the Govt. of India as well as in reputed global university ranking reports, such as The Times Higher Education (THE) and QS. Last year, KIIT had become the first self-financing institution from Odisha and Eastern India to dart into the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, which assesses research-intensive universities from 86 countries across all of their core missions. It had also received high rating in the QS BRICS World ...
Three Indian teams win awards at NASA annual rover challenge
NASA has awarded three teams from India as part of the US space agency's annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge which invites high school and college students to build and test roving vehicles for future missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The team from KIET Group of Institutions in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, won the "AIAA Neil Armstrong Best Design Award", which recognises systems best designed to meet the Rover Challenge performance requirements, NASA said in a statement. The Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering from Mumbai, Maharashtra, won the "Frank Joe Sexton Memorial Pit Crew Award" -- for ingenuity and persistence in overcoming problems during the race -- as well as the "System Safety Challenge Award". A team from Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, won the "STEM Engagement Award", presented to the team that best informed others about rocketry and other space-related topics. Nearly 100 teams took part in the competition, hailing ...
Head of kindergarten school in China for sexual abuse of 4-year old girl
The head of a kindergarten in China has been detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl, official media here reported on Monday. Police in Sheqi county, Henan Province, said on Friday that the head of Happy Baby Kindergarten surnamed Sun had been detained after a video accusing him of raping children went viral on the internet. Police said that they are investigating and obtaining evidence under the local procuratorate's direction. The video shows a mother protesting at the kindergarten's gate with a banner reading "Brute Sun sexually abused a little girl, immoral and outrageous!" According to a police's notice in the video, the 4-year-old victim Xiaoya (pseudonym) told her parents that Sun took her to a bed and sexually abused her after parents continuously asked her why she did not want to go to school, state-run Global Times reported. After receiving the tip-off, the police said they immediately assigned a gynecological examination on Xiaoya and interrogated ...
3 Indian teams win awards at NASA rover challenge
Three Indian student teams won awards in NASA's annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge at the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.
Maha: 5 held, 2 wanted for SSC paper leak in Bhiwandi
Five persons have so far been arrested in a SSC paper leak in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said Sunday. Among those arrested are two private coaching class owners while two others involved in the racker are on the run, an official said. "The Algebra, Geometry, Science I and II and History papers of March 11, 13, 15, 18 and 20 were leaked by the accused. Around a dozen students, including ten girls, who got the leaked papers on WhatsApp are also being interrogated," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bhiwandi) Ankit Goyal told PTI Sunday. He said the police would write to the Pune-based Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education about these students once the probe is over. The Board conducts SSC and HSC exams in the state through its nine divisional units. Those arrested have been identified as coaching class owners Shaikh Vazir Hafizur Rehman (39) and Ambar Malik Afroz Ansari (27), private tutors Mohammad Nabid Mohammad Ansari ...
Shri Ram College of Commerce to design curriculum of Jammu University
Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) will be involved in designing the curriculum of some courses of University of Jammu and assessing whether the conflict situation in the region is impacting students psychologically. Principal, SRCC, Simrit Kaur told PTI that the college has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the varsity and the college's faculty members will be visiting Jammu to interact with the students and analyse their skills. "This month, our team will be visiting Jammu University and will be involved in assessing the students of a women's college of the university not just on their curriculum but whether they can handle competitive exams outside," she said. Kaur said since Jammu is a conflict-driven place, their assessment will also be based on how the psychology of the students is impacted due to the surroundings. "My teachers are trainers. They will be testing students not just on the basis of their curriculum but their general knowledge, ...
Adityanath govt announces proper learning spaces for labourer's children
Paying tributes to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 128th birth anniversary on Sunday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a new scheme to ensure proper learning spaces and environment for the children of labourers."It was Ambedkar who believed that education can change lives. We have made a new scheme under which children of labourers will be given proper education. No matter where they are working, we will reach there to educate their children," Adityanath said while addressing a public gathering here.Underlying the need to provide scholarships and fee reimbursement to the students, he said: "Students from backward communities were denied scholarship and fee reimbursement, but now about 25 lakh students are being benefited with government funds and scholarships.""Ambedkar was an apostle of equality and freedom. He left an indelible mark in the making of new India. His ideas have constantly guided me to work for the welfare and dignity of our people. He has given voice .
Muslim student assaulted, hijab pulled off by schoolmate in US
A high school Muslim student's hijab was pulled off allegedly by a schoolmate who also hurled anti-Muslim slurs during a fight in the US, prompting authorities to arrest her, according to a media report. The East Brunswick High School girl, whose name and age were not released, got into an argument with another girl on Wednesday because both students wanted the same seat in a common area on campus, the school's Superintendent Victor Valeski said in a statement. As the fight escalated, one of the girls pulled off the other girl's hijab and started screaming anti-Muslim slurs at her, the superintendent was quoted as saying by the WNBC-TV. A school security officer broke up the fight, but not before it was caught on video. The video was posted to social media at some point after the fight, the report said. "Ultimately, the fight was determined to be a bias incident and was immediately reported to the East Brunswick Police Department and the County Prosecutor's Office in accordance with ..
