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PUDUCHERRY health and Instagram’s ment programmes for the and a formal decision to
Pondicherry college guide for building healthy residents.” In 2009, the this effect was taken at a

upgraded digital habits.” college’s alumni associa- recent meeting presided
tion had similarly adopted
over by chief minister
Under the collabora-
puducherry, july 1. The tion agreement, Facebook Bholakhali village in North Manohar Lal Khattar.
decks have been cleared will also support CBSE in 24-Parganas district after Directing officers to
for upgradation of the its first-ever initiative to cyclone Aila hit the state 11 upgrade anganwadis run-
state-run Pondicherry introduce augmented real- years ago. ning within premises of
Engineering College ity (AR) into the board’s primary schools into smart
(estb.1980) into a prescribed curriculum. A GOA learning preschools, the
technological university three-week training pro- Internshala portal chief minister said their
with a Bill passed by the gramme to be conducted curriculums should be
assembly having received in batches for teachers panaji, july 10. Goa’s designed using animation
presidential assent. The and students, will cover director of education and audio-visuals to help
new varsity will be a fundamentals of AR and Vandana Rao, urged children enhance their
teaching, research and ways to utilise Facebook’s school managements in cognitive capabilities.
affiliating university software, Spark AR Studio the state to register their
which will also facilitate to generate augmented students in the Internshala UTTARAKHAND
and promote technology reality experiences, the portal, a private internship Greenfield NIT
incubation and product official added. programme offered dehradun, july 2. The
innovation, says a gazette under the National Union HRD ministry has
notification. WEST BENGAL Skill Development sanctioned Rs.909.85
Under the specially en- St. Xavier’s Amphan Corporation’s Samagra crore for construction of
acted Puducherry Techno- Shiksha scheme, to ensure a permanent campus of
logical University Act, the initiative learning continuity with the National Institute of
Lt. Governor of the Union KolKata, july 8. West practical exposure. Technology in Sumari
territory will be chancel- Bengal’s top-ranked According to Rao, village in Uttarakhand’s
lor of the university and private autonomous students will become Pauri district.
secretary to the territo- St. Xavier’s College, acquainted with business Of the total amount
rial government (higher Kolkata is set to adopt corporations from the sanctioned, Rs.831.04
education) pro chancellor a village damaged by comfort of their homes. crore has been earmarked
ex officio. the devastating cyclone “There are over 4 million for building a permanent
Amphan which swept students and 100,000-plus campus at Sumari village
DELHI the state on May 20. The companies that regularly and Rs.78.81 crore for up-
CBSE-Facebook process of choosing one use the platform. After grading facilities, including
partnership village in the Kakdwip- successful completion of hostels and laboratories
Namkhana belt of the
internship on the Intern-
at its temporary campus
new delhi, july 5. The state’s South 24 Parganas shala portal, students in Srinagar, Pauri, says an
Delhi-based Central Board district is underway. A can earn a stipend and a official communique.
of Secondary Education high-level team led by the certificate of merit,” says a “Construction of a
(CBSE) and Facebook principal Dominic Savio government circular. permanent NIT campus
for Education — a global had visited several villages at Sumari will not only
initiative of the popular for the purpose. HARYANA give a boost to quality
social media platform — Addressing media per- Preschools promotion education in the state but
have signed a partnership sonnel, Savio said: “Once also strengthen the local
agreement to launch the adoption process is project economy. The state gov-
augmented reality, digital streamlined with the help chandigarh, july 15. The ernment will bear the cost
safety and online well- of the local administra- state government is set to of building a road near
being curriculums for tion and police, the college inaugurate 1,000 play- the institute and facilitate
secondary students and will undertake a holistic way preschools to provide power and water supply,”
teachers. development programme quality education and says chief minister Triven-
Addressing the media, to spread education and learning to children in the dra Singh Rawat.
a senior CBSE official said: initiate social welfare 3-6 years age group. This
“The curriculum will cover initiatives, career develop- initiative was proposed in Paromita Sengupta with bureau
safety, privacy, mental ment and skill enhance- the Union budget 2020-21 inputs

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