TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 15, 2022 As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Navaratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Ld. (NALCO) participated in the iconic week celebration of the Union Mines Ministry, by launching 300 smart classrooms in 120 government-run schools. At a function held in hybrid mode, Union Mines Secretary Alok Tandon in presence of NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sridhar Patra ...
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Wadhwani Foundation calls for empowering the youth with ‘Skills for the Future’
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 14, 2022 Celebrated on July 15th every year since 2014, when the United Nations instituted World Youth Skills Day (WYSD), the theme for WYSD 2022 is “Transforming Youth Skills for the Future.” WYSD highlights the vital need to equip young people with future-ready skills, making them employment ready. With rapid technological advances and evolving socio-economic trends ...
Read More »Online platform ‘CollegeDekho Assured’ to address India’s skilling gap in higher education space
TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, JULY 14, 2022 CollegeDekho, India’s largest college admissions and education services platform, has launched CollegeDekho Assured, an online learning platform offering a series of live, interactive courses across multiple streams such as technology and management. The programme aims at upskilling and enhancing the employability of India’s 38.5 mn college students while also helping those with limited access ...
Read More »Vice President stresses the importance of holistic, value-based education
TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, JULY 13, 2022 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today stressed the importance of a holistic, value-based education for the overall development of children and in building a secure future for the nation. He called for shedding the mindset of ‘marks-focussed education’ and to look at education as ‘not mere letters and numbers, but as the learning of ...
Read More »Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela to be conducted in 200 locations across India
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 10, 2022 The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will hold the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela on Monday, as part of the Prime Minister’s Skill India Mission to boost career opportunities and practical training. So far, 1,88,410 applicants have participated in the Apprenticeship Mela and 67,035 apprenticeship offers have been made on the platform ...
Read More »New material discovered can convert infrared light to renewable energy
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 5, 2022 In a significant development, researchers from Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology (DST) have discovered a novel material called single-crystalline scandium nitride (ScN) that can emit, detect, and modulate infrared light with high efficiencies. K. C. Maurya and co-workers have utilized ...
Read More »16th edition of Tata Steel Young Astronomer Talent Search kicks off
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 1, 2022 The 16th edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) kicked off on Friday. Organised by Tata Steel in collaboration with Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Bhubaneswar, YATS aims to identify and promote the talent of school students of Odisha in the field of space science and astronomy. This year YATS will be conducted in a ...
Read More »Jindal Bhaktivedanta Library & Study Centre opens in Odisha State Capital
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 30, 2022 In a bid to help Odisha students from rural and semi-urban background in their capacity building for competing in various competitive examinations, Jindal Bhaktivedanta Library and Study Centre has been opened, here today. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Mayor Sulochana Das inaugurated the Centre at IRC Village in presence of ISKCON Bhubaneswar Zonal Secretary His Holiness ...
Read More »Schools must foster the spirit of curiosity and innovation in students: Vice President
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 29, 2022 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday appealed to schools across the nation to foster the spirit of curiosity, innovation and excellence in students to prepare them for the challenges of the Shri 21st century, technology-driven world. Calling for a futuristic approach to education while shunning rote education, Naidu said, “The best skill ...
Read More »Odisha to have the highest number of EMRS in country
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 28, 2022 As many as 87 Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned for Odisha which is the highest for any state in India. Also as many as 19 schools have been sanctioned in Mayurbhanj alone which again is the highest for any district in India. This was stated by Union Minister of State for ...
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