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HIMACHAL PRADESH ety.” of science, technology, ments which have volun-
Learning gaps Digambar Dalvi, direc- engineering and math teered for the programme
directive tor of the State Directorate (STEM) teaching-learning include Children’s Acad-
emy Association, Asian
statewide.
of Vocational Education
Shimla, december 1. Learn- and Training, presented a Speaking at the valedic- Charitable Society, Pestle
ing gaps of class IX-XII cheque of Rs.1 crore to the tory ceremony of IIT-G, Weed College, Oberoi Edu-
students of government institute’s management. education minister Ranoj cation Trust, Mussoorie
schools will be identified Pegu said: “The purpose of International School
in the first 15 days of the MANIPUR this training programme is Society, Guru Nanak
new academic year based Relocation plea to encourage and moti- Academy Society, Doon
on the previous year’s final vate our schoolchildren International Educational
exam results. Thereafter New delhi, december 4. The to pursue science and Society, and the Cambrian
teachers will focus on Supreme Court came to mathematics in higher Hall Educational Trust.
improving the mathemat- the rescue of 284 students education through better
ics, science, Hindi and hit by ethnic violence in pedagogies.” ODISHA
English learning outcomes Manipur — in which over The teachers were NMIMS Bhubaneswar
of students, said Amarjeet 170 people have been trained in physics, elec-
Sharma, higher education killed and several hun- tronics, coding, robotics, campus
director, in a directive is- dred injured — by grant- artificial intelligence, Bhubaneswar, December 7.
sued to schools statewide. ing them the option of biology and biotechnology, Chief minister Naveen Pat-
“Learning gaps will be attending online classes chemistry and materi- naik laid the foundation of
assessed and remedial at Manipur University or als science, among other Narsee Monjee Institute
measures taken accord- relocating to Silchar to STEM subjects, and to of Management Studies
ingly. The compliance and enroll in Assam University guide students to derive (NMIMS), Bhubaneswar,
action taken report will be or relocating to Shillong to maximum advantage from promoted by the high-
submitted to the secretary enroll in North East Hill the Atal Tinkering Labs ranked Mumbai-based B-
(education) within seven University. programme. school, in the state capital.
days,” said the directive. The apex court was The branch campus is
hearing a plea filed by UTTARAKHAND being set up by Shri Vile
MAHARASHTRA the Manipur University Schools building Parle Kelavani Mandal
ITI for challenged EIMI Welfare Society on initiative Trust at a cost of Rs.300
behalf of the students. The
crore with the state
persons bench comprising Chief Dehradun, december 5. government providing
Latur, december 2. Skills Justice DY Chandrachud The state government has 40 acres of land free-of-
development minister and Justices JB Pardiwala partnered with prominent charge for the project. Un-
Mangal Prabhat Lodha in- and Manoj Misra directed private school manage- der a MoU signed between
augurated Maharashtra’s that the name of a nodal ments to establish schools the Odisha government
first Industrial Training officer, appointed by the for students from low- and the trust, the institute
Institute (ITI) for chal- Manipur University, be income households. will reserve 30 percent
lenged persons. The ITI posted on its website. The “A memorandum of seats for meritorious stu-
christened Samvedna will officer will be entrusted understanding was signed dents from the state.
admit students from the with the duty to ensure re- with some private school “In the past few
academic year beginning location of students within managements which have decades, business man-
June 2024. two weeks of applying. established institutions agement, as a profession
Speaking on the occa- in the state. Within two of choice, has increased
sion, Lodha said: “Prime ASSAM years, these private school manifold. With this initia-
minister Narendra Modi IIT-G teacher training managements will build tive, Odisha has steered its
gave a new identity to day and residential schools higher education ecosys-
persons with disability by programme in different towns of Ut- tem towards a new era of
coining the term ‘Divyang’ Guwahati, december 5. One tarakhand at an estimated progress,” said the chief
which changed people’s thousand government cost of Rs.680 crore,” minister, speaking on the
outlook towards them. school teachers attended a said Banshidhar Tiwari, occasion.
This ITI will help persons six-day residential training Director General of School
with disability to become programme at IIT-Guwa- Education. Paromita Sengupta with bureau
part of mainstream soci- hati to improve the quality Private school manage- inputs

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