Author Archives: Mayank Arora

School children in remote parts of Pallia and Nighasan blocks on Indo-Nepal border will no longer have to burn the midnight kerosene oil for studying. WHAT IS SOULS SoULS or ‘Solar Urja through Localisation for Sustainability’— a joint initiative of the Union ministry for new and renewable energy (MNRE) and IIT Bombay — is likely […]

What is common among activity trackers, automated homes and smart cities? All these concepts were born out of a technological advancement called Internet of Things (IoT) — embedding physical devices with electronic devices and internet network which enables these objects to connect and exchange data. While engineers are still exploring the potential of IoT, it has […]

  With the introduction of NTA, NEET – the national level medical entrance exam – and JEE – national level engineering entrance exam – might be conducted twice a year to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance. this was informed by  Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development […]

Mohammad Tabrez, from Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Bettiah in West Champaran district, saw that he had passed in psychology, a subject he never opted for, while he had appeared for the English honours exam. The exam was conducted by Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU), Muzaffarpur. UNIVERSITY NOT SORRY… When the student approached the […]

  Vibration sensors to detect rash driving on highways, games for propagation of health knowledge, app to establish a link between farmers and retailers, were among the innovative products designed by engineering students at the ‘Smart India Hackathon’ in New Delhi. The projects, including an e-toll, that provides fast and secure electronic payment, were among […]

  The success of Oxford University’s $1 billion bond, the first in its 1,000-year history, is good news for Britain’s top academic institutions. And this comes at a time of anxiety when over Brexit-related funding shortfalls and calls to scrap student tuition fees. The 100-year bond, launched on December 1 with a 2.5 percent coupon, […]

About 30,000 school children in Kerala will get expert training in the mobile app building during the upcoming Christmas vacation. The state-run Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), formerly known as IT@School, has completed arrangements for providing the specific training for children, who are members of ‘Kuttikootam’, the IT network of students. This would […]

Institutes offering a postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) can deduct Rs1,000 from fees paid by students who decide to withdraw before the last date for admissions. The rules, in a notification issued on 14 December, take effect immediately and specify that these institutes can admit only those who qualify through one of six all-India tests—CAT, […]

Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has been directed by the Mehbooba Mufti led Jammu and Kashmir coalition government to recruit 2154 teachers in the state’s education department within next 4 months. It is a welcome move for the students in the state of Jammu and Kashmir for better education environment as well for […]

  A proposal to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body—the National Medical Commission (NMC)—is likely to come up in the cabinet. WHY NMC? The proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2016 calls for creating a new body to regulate medical education with the government having the right to give binding […]