‘Students must do one semester of community fieldwork’

Sonipat, Sep 27 (udaipur kiran) University Grants Commission Vice-Chairman Bhushan Patwardhan on Friday called for one semester community field work for students, creation of a national academic credit bank and monitoring of research to maintain quality in higher education. Students cannot be given a set pattern of learning and be expected to match up to … Read more

IITs asked to come up action plan to improve global ranking

New Delhi, Sep 27 (udaipur kiran) The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has drafted an action plan for IITs where these institutes of excellence have been asked to improve their international rankings. The government has been concerned with few Indian academic institutions finding a place in the global lists. Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank … Read more

PM seeks ideas from IITians for speech at IIT Madras

New Delhi, Sep 29 (udaipur kiran) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is going to attend the convocation ceremony of IIT Madras in Chennai on Monday, has asked IITians and IIT alumni to share their ideas for his speech. “Tomorrow I would be in Chennai for the convocation ceremony of IIT Madras. I look forward to … Read more

Electronics category sees 10% overall growth on Flipkart sale (Lead)

New Delhi, Oct 3 (udaipur kiran) Flipkart on Thursday said it has received great traction for electronics and mobiles across the country, including tier II and III cities, during the “Big Billion Days” sale that began from September 29. The electronics category witnessed an overall growth of more than 10 per cent within the key … Read more

Facebook kills multiple fake accounts from the UAE, Indonesia

San Francisco, Oct 4 (udaipur kiran) Facebook has removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on its platform as well as Instagram and originated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria. Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Cybersecurity Policy at Facebook said the company removed 211 Facebook accounts, … Read more