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Education Minister launches “Jaadui Pitara”, learning-teaching material for foundational years

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The Learning-Teaching Material (Jaadui Pitara) for Foundational Stage was launched by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today, February 20, 2023, at 10.30 a.m. in Dr. Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), New Delhi. According to recent updates, viewers can watch the Learning-Teaching Material (Jaadui Pitara) for Foundational Stage live on PMeVIDYA DTH TV Channels and on the NCERT official YouTube channel. “It is an innovative, child-centric learning pedagogy that will prepare young children for the life-long journey of learning and fulfil one of the most vital recommendations of new National Education Policy (NEP),” Pradhan said at the launch” A child-centric, innovative, toy-based learning experience called “Jaadui Pitara” is intended to help students between the ages of 3 and 8 develop their conceptual knowledge. Earlier in a tweet the Minister wrote, “Looking forward to launch and unbox the #JaaduiPitara. It is an innovative, child-centric learning pedagogy that will prepare young children for the life-long journey of learning and fulfil one of the most vital recommendations of NEP. Stay tuned for more!” Looking forward to launch and unbox the #JaaduiPitara. It is an innovative, child-centric learning pedagogy that will prepare young children for the life-long journey of learning and fulfil one of the most vital recommendations of NEP. Stay tuned for more! https://t.co/bEc41SA3i8 — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) February 20, 2023

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Twitter shuts offices in Delhi and Mumbai, employees asked to work from home

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Elon Musk has already closed two of its three offices in India after already firing 90% of its 200 employees there. The employees have been asked to work remotely. Musk also shut the Twitter office in Mumbai in addition to Delhi. The Bengaluru office is still in operation. The majority of the employees in this office are engineers who work at the Twitter US headquarters. Musk seems to have, at least temporarily, diverted his attention away from the Indian market. The Company’s cost-cutting efforts include closing the two offices in India. Since the start of the layoffs, Twitter has struggled with content regulation and general functionality. The CEO had previously suggested that it might take him a full year to bring about operational stability and financial stability for the social media company. According to reports, Twitter has been settling lawsuits brought by a number of service providers and contractors after failing to pay the rent for its headquarters in San Francisco and London. It was also reported a few weeks ago in Singapore when landlords led staff out of the office building. According to media reports, Twitter had to collect money for rent in some locations by selling some of its office assets. Musk has never obscured the fact that his company’s revenues have been dropping, and he has even made indications about a potential bankruptcy.

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PM Modi hails the milestone of 10 crore teleconsultations on the eSanjeevani app

/ Governance Community

The milestone of 10 crore teleconsultations on the eSanjeevani app has been lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister tweeted in response to a tweet from Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare: ““10,00,00,000 tele-consultations is a remarkable feat. I laud all those doctors who are at the forefront of building a strong digital health eco-system in India.” 10,00,00,000 tele-consultations is a remarkable feat. I laud all those doctors who are at the forefront of building a strong digital health eco-system in India. https://t.co/jQaXERtLI9 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2023 The Government of India’s leading technology, eSanjeevani, was created by the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (Mohali). In 155,000 health and wellness facilities nationwide, the telemedicine system eSanjeevani, which connects doctors and patients, has been put into use. The online OPD service made available to the public intends to deliver medical treatment to patients in their homes. The system provides safe, structured video-based clinical consultations between a hospital-based doctor and a patient at home.

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Neal Mohan to be the new CEO of YouTube as Susan Wojcicki steps down 

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After long-time CEO, Susan Wojcicki stepped down on February 16, YouTube will now have Neal Mohan as its CEO. YouTube’s parent company, Google, began its journey in Wojcicki’s garage. Her departure comes at a time when there is a lot of enthusiasm and worry about the potential impact of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which is now integrated with competitor Microsoft’s Bing Search, on how people might search for information online in the future. TikTok and Instagram Reels are two other short-video platforms that compete fiercely with YouTube. “It’s been amazing to work with you over the years. You’ve built YouTube into an extraordinary home for creators and viewers. I’m excited to continue this awesome and important mission. Looking forward to what lies ahead,” Mohan wrote on Twitter, addressing Wojcicki. Thank you, @SusanWojcicki. It's been amazing to work with you over the years. You've built YouTube into an extraordinary home for creators and viewers. I'm excited to continue this awesome and important mission. Looking forward to what lies ahead… https://t.co/Rg5jXv1NGb — Neal Mohan (@nealmohan) February 16, 2023 Neal Mohan, a Stanford graduate who joined Google in 2008, oversees YouTube’s Shorts and Music departments as its chief product officer. Also, he has experience with Microsoft and sits on the boards of 23andMe, a genomics and biotechnology company and the personal styling company, Stitch Fix. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent US think tank. Mohan attended Stanford University for four years to earn a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. In the early 2000s, he enrolled in the university’s Graduate School of Business to pursue an MBA. He spent many years working for the internet advertising company DoubleClick. He became part of the tech giant after it was acquired by Google in 2007, rising to the position of senior vice president of Display and Video Ads. He became part of the tech giant after it was acquired by Google in 2007, rising to the position of senior vice president of Display and Video Ads. Indian-origin Mohan is one of several CEOs leading other major global tech giants, including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen, and Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai.

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Union Health Ministry working on ‘One Nation, One Organ Allocation’ policy

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In order to create uniform guidelines for registration, allocation, and other components of the process, the Union Health Ministry is developing a “One Nation, One Organ Allocation” policy in collaboration with the states, according to official sources. Recently, the Supreme Court directed the Health Ministry to investigate and take appropriate measures over some states’ requirements that patients seeking to register in the cadaver transplant registry for organ transplantation submit copies of their domicile certificates. “A uniform policy will help patients in seeking transplant from deceased donors at any hospital in the country giving them a lot of flexibility,” an official source said. The ministry has already recommended states to remove the domicile criterion for registering people who want organs from deceased donors for transplant procedures as part of its efforts to strengthen the policy. Also, it has removed the 65-year-old age limit for people registering to receive organs from deceased donors. The National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has made the required adjustments to the regulations, enabling patients 65 years of age and older to register for organ transplants from deceased donors. “For registering patients requiring organs of deceased donors, earlier the upper age limit was 65 years. With this restriction removed, patients of all age groups can register for deceased donor organs. The changed guidelines have been put on the website of the NOTTO,” an official source said. Additionally, noting that some states have been charging fees ranging from Rs 5,000 to 10,000 for registering such patients, the Union Health Ministry has requested that they not do so, stating that doing so is against the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014’s provisions. This was noted by official sources on Thursday. According to an official, states including Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Kerala have been charging such fees. Organ transplants increased from 4,990 in 2013 to 15,561 in 2022, according to official data. From 2013 to 2022, there has been a total of 9,834 kidney transplants from living donors, up from 3,495 in 2013, and 1,589 transplants from deceased donors which has increased from 542. The total number of liver transplants from living donors has increased from 658 in 2013 to 2,957 in 2022 and from 240 to 761 in 2022 from deceased donor. The total number of heart transplants have increased from 30 in 2013 to 250 in 2022 while lung transplants from 23 to 138. Source: PTI

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AICTE appoints Dr. Abhay Jere as Vice Chairman

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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) appointed Dr. Abhay Jere as vice chairman on February 10. He took charge of the organisation on February 14 at the AICTE headquarters in Delhi. At the government’s Ministry of Human Resources Development, Dr. Abhay Jere served as the Chief Innovation Officer. Dr. Abhay Jere is appointed for a period of three years, or until reaching the age of 65, or until further orders, whichever comes first. A network of Innovation Councils was made possible in large part by Dr. Abhay Jere. Indian Innovation Councils (IICs) have been established under the Ministry of Education in 6500 educational institutions to support the development of local innovation ecosystems in these institutions while fostering the creation of their own startups during research. Recently, he has played a key role in designing an innovative MBA programme in “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” offered by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Dr. Jere, a regular columnist for prominent English and local newspapers, is committed to enlightening Indians about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship. Also, he created the “India First Leadership” Talk Series, which will broadcast on Lok Sabha TV.

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PM Modi joins France President in a video call to announce the launch of a new partnership between Air India and Airbus

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Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran, the Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, Campbell Wilson, the CEO of Air India, and Guillaume Faury, the CEO of Airbus joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video conference on Tuesday to mark the launch of a partnership between Air India and Airbus. A contract between Air India and Airbus calls for the delivery of 250 aircraft, including 40 widebody A350s and 210 single-aisle A320neos to Air India. According to a press release from the PMO, this commercial partnership between these two aviation industry leaders demonstrates the strength of the India-France Strategic Partnership, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. In his address, the PM Modi emphasised how India’s civil aviation market is rapidly expanding and growing. This will boost connection between India and the rest of the world, which would in turn promote tourism and business in the country. In addition to praising the significant presence of French companies in India, the Prime Minister brought up the recent decision by SAFRAN, a French aerospace engine manufacturer, to establish its largest MRO facility there in order to service aircraft engines for both Indian and foreign carriers. The Prime Minister thanked President Macron for helping to advance the relationship between France and India and expressed excitement about working with him during India’s G20 Presidency.

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Odisha plans to upgrade 147 hospitals and set up 4 new medical colleges

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According to a senior health department official, the Odisha government will set up a cutting-edge cancer care institute, upgrade 147 hospitals, and set up four new medical colleges as part of the “Ama Hospital” programme. Speaking at the two-day collectors conference that started on Tuesday, Health and Family Welfare Secretary Shalini Pandit made this statement. Kalahandi, Talcher, Jajpur, and Kandhamal are the proposed locations for the new medical colleges, according to Pandit, who also noted that the state government has approved Rs 750 crore under the “Ama Hospital” programme. Pandit stated that the government was developing dedicated cancer and cardiac care hospitals in Jharsuguda in a PPP mode and that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had set a motto of “every life is precious.” Seven new medical colleges, according to her, have opened in the last several years, and four more are in the planning stages. Capital Hospital Bhubaneswar has been transformed into a Post Graduate Institute. She added that the establishment of the Odisha University of Health Sciences is already underway and that PPP projects for inexpensive healthcare have been planned in four areas, including Angul, Barbil, Jharsuguda, and Bhadrak, to create up hospitals providing specialist care. The health secretary also mentioned the establishment of the “Bagchi Srishankar Cancer Hospital” in the state capital, which will have 750 beds and all modern amenities. On the NISER campus, Tata Memorial Center is working with the Government of Odisha and the Department of Atomic Energy to build a second 200-bed state-of-the-art cancer hospital. Pandit added that Odisha is the first and only state in the nation to impose a requirement that all patients receive free treatment in all public health facilities. In all government healthcare facilities, from primary health centres to medical college hospitals, the free services include free medications, diagnostics, OPD, IPD, surgery, and ICU.

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DU invites applications from aspiring entrepreneurs, offers incubation

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The Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC) at Delhi University is accepting applications from individuals with startup ideas that have “commercial viability” in order to assist them in seeing their ideas through to execution. The deadline for applications is March 13. “Anybody from the university or in fact outside the university with a promising idea can apply,” said CIC Director Shobha Bagai. Four startups will be admitted and assisted by the university. Bagai stated that no financial assistance or stipend would be provided. “We are trying to help these young minds. We are starting startups which have certain ideas but are at the very very basic stage… they need working space and they need a certain mentor to take them to the next step,” she said.  Bagai stated that the CIC advertised the offer because it wanted to formalise the initiative. “Mentors will be from our faculty and people from outside.” According to Bagai, the institution would provide coworking space and mentoring support for 3+3 months as part of the effort. For the purpose of turning their idea into a product, the promoters must possess the technical know-how for prototyping. A committee led by faculty from CIC will evaluate applications based on a set of parameters. “We have already asked them to fill up a form. In that form, they have to give all the details, whether they are receiving any kind of funding and at what stage is their product. We have asked them about the flow chart about their plans,” Bagai said. The Cluster Innovation Centre, or CIC as it is more commonly known, was created to identify and capture innovations from industry clusters, village clusters, slum clusters, and educational clusters. “Under Cluster Innovation Centre, we used to design an incubation centre funded by the Ministry of Education. There were some successful startups under the DIC. “During the COVID, these things came to a standstill. We are now restarting that. We are focusing on start-ups,” the director said.

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Zomato exits from 225 cities, reports losses of Rs 346 crore

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Zomato has stated that, as a result of poor performance, company has stopped offering its services in 225 smaller cities. The food delivery tech company also experienced losses of Rs 346.6 crore during its Q3 financial report, mostly as a result of the decline in its food delivery business. The company reportedly noted, “The unexpected slowdown in demand has affected the growth of food delivery profits,” in its Q3 report. “Nevertheless, we believe that we are well positioned to achieve our profitability target,” it added.  Although it is unclear which cities have been impacted by this decision, the company is attempting to increase its profitability. In the three months from October to December, Zomato’s revenue increased by 75% to Rs 1948 crore, according to the latest report. But losses also rose five-fold. The report also states that only 0.3% of the total order value came from the 225 small cities. As a strategy to grow its business, Zomato just restarted its Gold Membership subscription. According to reports, the company’s membership programme already has more than 900,000 subscribers. The company is confident that the return of this service will improve user engagement and app usage. Additionally, the CEO of Zomato, Deepinder Goyal, announced on LinkedIn that various positions, including chief of staff to the CEO, growth manager, generalist, software development engineer, and product owner, are open for hiring. However, he emphasised a strict requirement for these positions, stressing that there will be no work-life balance and that employees will need to be prepared to work day in and day out for the company, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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