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Ganganyaan mission: PM Modi reveals names of 4 Indian astronaut-designates

February 27, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after ISRO Chairman S. Somanath said India is planning to send its crewed mission to the Moon by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday revealed the names of four astronaut-designates selected for the prestigious Gaganyaan mission. Gaganyaan is India’s crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the formative […]

Education

Adani University, Vjoist sign MOU to collaborate on academics and research

February 22, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Delhi, 22 February 2024: In a development aimed at fostering academic excellence and innovation, Adani University has partnered with Vjoist Innovation to offer unparalleled educational and research opportunities. The memorandum of understanding was inked by Prof. Dr. Ravi P Singh, Provost, Adani University, and Dr. Tasos Vasiliadis, Founder and CEO, JOIST Innovation Park, Greece. Vjoist Innovation, […]

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Education: ED bars Byju’s CEO Raveendran from foreign travels

February 22, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: From being a high-achiever in 2022, what a great fall he has suffered now. Founded in 2011 by Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath, education technology behemoth Byju’s claimed to have over 150 million registered students in April 2023, and became a decacorn with a valuation of over USD 10 billion. Then […]

Education

Adani Institute of Digital Technology Management holds 1st convocation

February 22, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad, 22 February 2024: The Adani Institute of Digital Technology Management (AIDTM) conducted its first convocation on Saturday. The 2021-23 batch included students from two AICTE-approved PGDM programmes – Big Data Analytics and Technology Management. A total of 20 students successfully completed their programmes: 16 from PGDM (Big Data Analytics) and 4 from PGDM (Technology […]

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Fintech: ADB approves $23 mn loan to boost education, research in Gujarat

February 22, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday said it has approved a USD 23 million loan to enhance access to quality financial technology (fintech) education, research, and innovation at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in India and establish an International Fintech Institute (IFI) there. GIFT is a state-owned enterprise […]

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Technology: DPI could drive India’s $8 trillion economy by 2030, says NASSCOM

February 21, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s rapid digital revolution and its multiplier effect on the overall economic growth is a game-changer and its matured Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) are expected to drive a USD 8 trillion economy by 2030. Matured DPIs like the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the Aadhar Number have already impacted 1.3 […]

Education

Euthanasia: Former Dutch PM Agt, and his wife end their lives ‘hand-in-hand’

February 14, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the rarest of the rare cases of mutual love and respect, former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife Eugenie, both 93, chose to end their lives by legal duo euthanasia—assisted or mercy death—on February 5, after over 70 years of marriage. The couple passed away in […]

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UPI: India built the world’s best digital economy, says Nobel Laureate Spence

February 13, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Emphasizing that the world is experiencing a “kind of regime change in the global economy,” Nobel Laureate economist A. Michael Spence has hailed India for building the planet’s best digital economy and financial architecture. Noting that India is a major economy with the highest potential growth rate right now, he […]

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Technology: In the AI era, Microsoft to skill 20 lakh Indians by 2025

February 7, 2024 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Microsoft Corporation will skill two million Indians by 2025, its CEO Satya Nadella announced on Wednesday. Speaking at “Microsoft CEO Connection,” a thought leadership event held in Mumbai for the top leadership of the Indian technology sector, he emphasized that the current era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be as […]

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IIMA Launches Two-Year Degree MBA Programme in Blended Mode

February 2, 2024 Vinayak Barot

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), a premier global management institute, announced the launch of its new two-year Online MBA programme – a degree-granting post-graduate programme designed for working professionals and entrepreneurs who seek to strike a balance between the pressures of their work life and their professional aspirations. The Online MBA programme is […]