Lovely Professional University (LPU) in collaboration with Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Division of Ministry of External Affairs (Government of India), organized a four-weeks specialized course on “IoT technologies and applications for smart cities”. As per the instructional strategy at LPU, the whole program was workshop based- at first … Read more
Category: India This Week
Congress presidential polls: Voting begins in Kharge vs Tharoor contest
Voting began on Monday in the Congress presidential polls as senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the post of AICC chief. Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot. Voting began at 10 am at … Read more
Equities, Gold Recover, Housing Gets Lucrative Again
Investments are aimed at maximum returns and do yield those when chosen wisely. While there are numerous options available today, gold, equities, and residential real estate have withstood the test of time. Gold remained a favourite investment for Indian households due to its liquidity and investment size flexibility. Equities are … Read more
Five Delhi govt schools among top 10 in country, Sisodia praises principal training programme
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said five Delhi government schools had ranked among top 10 government schools in India, a feat made possible by training principals at leading institutes. Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, said the Delhi government had made training programmes for principals so that … Read more
USAID and UNICEF present new television series Duur Se Namaste.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF formally launched the Doordarshan and YouTube series titled Duur Se Namaste (“Greetings from a distance!”) at an event held today in New Delhi. Duur Se Namaste, a fictional Hindi series developed in an entertainment-education format, highlights the challenges of a post-pandemic world … Read more
Over 1500 people participate in IIT Guwahati’s annual Guwahati Half Marathon
Stepping into its 24th year of unflappable technical celebration, Techniche – IIT Guwahati, in association with UNICEF Assam, organized the Guwahati Half Marathon, a running event organized to promote a better social and human interaction amongst the residents in and around Guwahati. One of the largest events of its kind to be … Read more
India’s daily Covid-19 rises for 2nd consecutive day amid Omicron scare
The daily Covid-19 tally of India increased for the second consecutive day on Thursday as the country reported 9,765 new cases in the last 24 hours, On Wednesday, there were 8,954 cases of infections, a jump of 1,964 cases than Tuesday’s, when it had logged 6,990 cases. It was the … Read more
India Lost Consecutive Matches In the Biggest Tournament Of T20 World Cup
The T20 world cup isn’t going well for team India. After losing against Pakistan, India lost its second match against New Zealand. A curt Kohli said in the post-match presentation ceremony said “We need to be brutal here. I don’t think we were brave enough with the bat or ball. … Read more
PM To Hold Meeting with 50 DM Regarding Vaccination
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a virtual meeting with 40 district magistrates of the nation where the Covid-19 vaccination coverage has been sluggish so far.Presence of a number of chief ministers are also expected to attend the meeting. A press statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said.“Immediately upon … Read more
India Administered 100 crore Vaccine Doses
India has administered more than 100 crore vaccines. Around 75 per cent of the eligible Indian population has been administered at least the first dose and around 31 per cent has received both the doses of the vaccine. According to the Union Health Ministry data.It took just 85 days for … Read more