Chanakya Niti and the Indus Waters Treaty
Dhanikaḥ śrotriyo rājā nadī vaidyastu pañcamaḥ |pañca yatra na vidyante na tatra divasaṃ vaset ||”—
Vidya
News, articles and Essays on ancient Indian Texts
Chanakya Niti – Chapter 1
The brilliance of Chanakya Niti lies in its sharp observations and realistic approach to life. Chanakya does not idealize the world; instead, he urges people to understand human nature, recognize deceit, protect their interests, and act with discretion. His teachings often blend practicality with moral clarity, making them suitable for both personal and professional growth.
Navigating India’s Skill Landscape
The rise in the number of candidates undergoing skill development through the Government’s flagship programmes has underlined the thrust to ‘Skill India’. The across-the-board progress in skilling has manifested in India’s rising position in WorldSkills Competitions, held every two years.
IIFT Tops Worldwide in LinkedIn Global MBA Ranking 2024 in Networking, Holds 51st Position Among Top 100 Programmes
India’s premier business school under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) globally ranked No. 1 in Networking and 51 in LinkedIn’s Top 100 MBA Programmes in the world.
WorldSkills 2024: 60-Member Contingent of Team India Reaches Lyon, France
These skilled individuals will compete across 52 skill categories for India against the best from over 70 countries. The international competition is set to commence from September 10-15, 2024, at Euroexpo Lyon France, which will witness over 1,400 competitors and 1,300 experts. This grand event, often considered the Olympic Games of skilling, is expected to attract over 2.5 lakh participants.
Extension of Last date to Submit Applications (Fresh & Renewal) Under National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme
Through the ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ implemented by the Department of School Education & Literacy, scholarships are awarded to meritorious students from economically weaker sections to arrest their drop-out after elementary level i.e. class VIII and encourage them to complete their school education upto higher secondary level i.e. Class XII is onboarded on NSP.
National Exit Test (NExT) for Ayush to be Effective from 2021-2022 Batch: Union Minister of Ayush Shri Prataprao Jadhav
Union Minister of State for Ayush (Independent Charge) Shri Prataprao Jadhav today announced that the National Exit Test (NExT) for Ayush will be effective from 2021-2022 batch onwards. The Minister was addressing media during the press conference held at New Delhi on 5th August 2024.
Country’s First Skill India International Centre Launched in Bhubaneswar
These partnering organisations will work with NSDC and SDI for aggregating demand from overseas markets. “This centre will have services such as mobilisation, counselling, skill training, pre-departure orientation, foreign language training, placement and immigration and post-placement support,” said an official statement from the ministry.
IIT-Madras Gets World’s First on-Campus Gas Turbine Testing Facility
Efforts to build fuel-efficient and less polluting next-generation gas turbines are expected to get a major boost with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and the American multinational firm, General Electric (GE), establishing a state-of-the-art expanded gas turbine combustor testing facility at the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) at IIT-Madras.
Petascale Supercomputer “PARAM Ganga” Established at IIT Roorkee Under National Supercomputing Mission
The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) which is being steered jointly by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeiTY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and implemented by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has progressed significantly. The four major pillars of the NSM, namely, Infrastructure, Applications, R&D, HRD, have been functioning efficiently to realize the goal of developing indigenous supercomputing eco system of the nation.