Month: September 2021
ESSC and IG Drones will Jointly Train Youth in the field of Drones
The Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI), working under the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, will now provide skill training to the youth in drone technology. For this, ESSC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IG Drones, a leading drone company in the country. According to ESSC, with the development of drone technology in the country, it has now become a billion-dollar industry.
President Kovind Honors 44 Teachers with National Teacher Award 2021
President Ram Nath Kovind today presented the National Teacher Award 2021 to 44 best teachers from 28 provinces of the country on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. In this program, all senior officers of the ministry including Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also joined through digital medium.
INSPIRE Awards – MANAK Featuring Student Innovations from all over India Commences
The 8th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge), which commenced today, showcased the innovative ideas from 581 students representing various States and UT’s of the country.
R&D Fair of all 23 IITs to be held in November, 2021: Union Education Minister
Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a virtual meeting with the Steering Committee constituted for organizing of the R&D fair of all Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).Minister of State for Education Shri Subhas Sarkar and Minister of State for Education, Shri Ranjan Kumar Singh; Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Higher Education along with senior officials of the Ministry attended the meeting.
NeGD signs MoU with National Law University, Delhi and NLIU Bhopal
National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India has signed an MoU with National Law University(NLU) , Delhi and National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, to establish a Cyber Lab for the ‘Online Capacity Building Programme on Cyber Law, Crime Investigation and Digital Forensics’ here today.
Central Universities to work on mission-mode to fill-up the 6,000 Vacant posts by October, 2021 : Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Education and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today held a meeting with Vice Chancellors of Central Universities through video conferencing. Minister of State for Education Shri Subhash Sarkar, Secretary, Higher Education, ShriAmitKhare, Chairman UGC, Prof D P Singh and senior officials of the Ministry and UGC attended the meeting.