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The latest coronavirus variant has spread to about a dozen countries—including India, the U.S., and the U.K.—while scientists scramble to figure out if the strain is more deadly or transmissible.
The trajectory of the second wave of COVID-19 may be on a decline but the government needs to brace itself for any future waves. A sound database, regular updates on health portals and transparency in research and findings should be the key components of the strategy. Besides improving the health infrastructure there is an urgent need to station more health professionals in the grassroots zone.
On June 21, India made a record by vaccinating around 80 lakh people against Covid-19 in a day.
Rocket Lab by Supreme Incubator is a start-up summer programme aimed at engaging high school students or pre-college students in high energy, high risk and dynamic world of building a start-up. The initiative aims to enhance and build a strong foundation for students by inculcating entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial skills. RocketLab is a unique programme where the students will get a chance to build a start-up in five weeks working alongside global peers. It will be a virtual camp starting from mid-June 2021 where the students would spend the time talking to potential customers, building logos & websites; will be pitching to global investors and brainstorming with peers from around the world.
The 1947 Partition Archive, an organisation working into digging various details of partition of India by recording, compiling oral stories of the witnesses of partition, the largest displacement in South Asia,...
This is not a problem that has arisen out of COVID though - According to a recent Global Gender Gap Report 2021 by the World Economic Forum, India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries globally, making it the third-worst performer in South Asia, with Pakistan and Afghanistan trailing and Bangladesh being at the top.
Data for the fiscal 2020-21 showed that there was a fall in the net payrolls for three age categories — under 18, 18-21 and 22-25, on a year-on-year basis as compared to the relatively older age groups. These three younger age groups saw a contraction in payroll additions by 19 per cent, 15.6 per cent and 4.2 per cent, respectively.
Those aged 25 and under were among the most impacted, with many of those who lost their jobs during the pandemic's deadliest months unable to find work. In contrast, payroll additions increased in the age groups 26-28, 29-35, and over 35.
Ashoka University invites current undergraduate students from across India to experience the university’s academic offerings through the Visiting Indian Student Programme (VISP). The six-week long online programme will commence on July 5 and conclude on August 13.
Given the successful five years of the Chief Minister’s Good Governance Associates (CMGGA) Programme, the Government of Haryana has announced a call for applications for the sixth cohort of programme commencing July 26, 2021. Deadline for filling the application is June 7th 2021.
Experts from Pune Platform for Covid-19 Response (PPCR) have submitted a set of recommendations to the district administration as the city’s limited unlocking came into effect this week, post the second wave of Covid-19.
Remember Make in India? On Feb. 13, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared: “we want the share of manufacturing in our GDP to go up to 25% in the near future.” The programme’s stated goal was to hit this target by 2022 and to generate 100 million manufacturing jobs in India.
Various alumni associations have been involved in verifying the leads for oxygen cylinders, hospital beds and necessary medicines. However, a few alumni groups are also helping others find a job as many industries have become unstable amid covid, while some are using technology to meet the challenges proposed by the second wave of coronavirus outbreak.
PATNA: Experts at a webinar organised jointly by the International Growth Centre of London School of Economics and Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) on Friday said an effective state with strong and inclusive institutions was a primary requisite for sustaining economic growth.
A possible delay in the conduct of Class 12 examinations to be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education this year may not impact private universities – reliant on their own entrance tests – but leave a lasting impact on most public varsities which often depend on marks obtained in boards alone.