The education minister suggests including yoga into the NCERT curriculum.

Yoga would be taught from Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to Class XII, according to a recent proposal by India’s Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan. Pradhan asserted that yoga is an integral aspect of one’s health and well-being, as well as physical education, during his speech at the National Yoga Olympiad on June 18 […]

IIT-Madras, Army Sign Pact For 5G Testbed Project For Use At Borders

The Army Training Command (ARTRAC) is partnering with the IIT-Madras to establish a 5G Testbed at the Military College of Telecommunication at Mhow, Indore, for the army’s operational use of 5G technology, especially along the borders, the institute said on Monday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed today by Lt Gen […]

The Indian Education Ministry’s initiative to use ICT in school education has been recognised by UNESCO.

New Delhi (PTI) UNESCO has recognised the Ministry of Education’s use of ICT through the “PM eVidya” project during the Covid epidemic, authorities stated on Sunday. The PM eVIDYA initiative was launched by the ministry in May 2020 as part of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan,’ which combines all activities connected to digital, online, and on-air […]

Basu believes that creative education and health will play a significant role in future economies

Even as the world’s economy undergo changes as a result of the digital revolution, renowned economist Kaushik Basu believes that creative education and health sectors will play a key role in countries emerging as winners in the future. Basu noted at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research’s (GIDR) seventh Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture that […]

National Medical Commission Considers Relief For Indian Medical Students From Ukraine, China

The National Medical Commission is actively considering allowing final year medical students who returned from Ukraine and China to complete their education from their parent universities online and then take the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam (FMGE) here, official sources said. The concession, being planned to help Indian students forced to cut short their studies due […]