President Kovind pitches for University Social Responsibility on lines of CSR at CUJ convocation

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday emphasised on starting University Social Responsibility (USR) in universities on the line of industries’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the maiden convocation of Central University Jharkhand (CUJ). Addressing the convocation at CUJ’s newly constructed campus at Ranchi’s Cheri-Manatu, President Kovind said, “At a governors’ […]

IIT Hyderabad looking to expand tie-up with Japan International Cooperation Agency

Under the second phase of collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is proposing an increased collaboration with the Japanese industry and academia besides research laboratories. Major emphasis is being placed on exchange of Ph.D. students, Joint Masters and Ph.D. programs, IIT Hyderabad […]

World Health Organisation joins TikTok to tackle fake news on Coronavirus

The recent Coronavirus outbreak has triggered a flurry of posts containing fake news on various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. While governments, health organisations and the social media platforms are trying to tackle this issue by disseminating facts about the pandemic and taking down posts containing misinformation, there […]