Comics conclave at IIT Gandhinagar to showcase pages from Satyajit Ray’s original sketchbook
For fans of visual storytelling and cinema, the next comics conclave at IIT Gandhinagar is going to be a memorable occasion since they will also get the opportunity to explore the lesser-known artistic side of the great filmmaker Satyajit Ray. The institute will display some chosen and curated images from the original Satyajit Ray sketchbook as part of the ‘An Exhibition of Low Art’ event, which is scheduled for January 21–22, 2023. Sandeep Ray, a renowned filmmaker and Satyajit Ray’s son, and Pinaki De, a comics scholar, designer, and associate professor at Raja Peary Mohan College, University of Calcutta, will support this effort. A few copies of the pages from his original sketchbook will be included in this, which have been chosen especially for this IIT Gandhinagar event and demonstrate his approach to the sequential visual story and how it complemented his cinematic language. It is well known that Satyajit Ray loved comic books, and many people would enviously covet his personal collection, which is currently preserved at his home. There isn’t much evidence of his active involvement with the form, despite his persistent interest in sequential graphic storytelling, which has been discussed in numerous interviews over the years. The sole public proof consists of four comic strips that he created for the Sandesh magazine covers.
Delhi Nursery Admission 2023 first merit list releasing today
Directorate of Education, Delhi will release Delhi Nursery Admission 2023 first merit list on January 20, 2023. The first merit list for nursery admissions will be available on the notice board of the respective schools. As per the schedule, the first list of selected children by the private and unaided schools (including waiting list) (along with marks allotted under points system) will be displayed today, January 20. The resolution of queries of parents, if any regarding allotment of points to their wards for the first list can be sent through written, email or verbal interaction from January 21 to January 30, 2023. Schools will have a well documents mechanism of responding to parent’s queries, either through email or through letters maintain details in a register. All the schools must ensure that the criterion wise break up of points of all applicant children are displayed on their website also. After the first list has been released and the queries have been resolved, the second list will also be released for the selected children. The second list will be available on February 6, 2023. For more related details candidates can check the official site of Directorate of Education, Delhi.
PM Modi to distribute 71,000 appointment letters in ‘Rozgar Mela’
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will use video conferencing to address the about 71,000 newly hired employees in various government departments and organisations. It is a component of the ‘Rozgar Mela’ initiative, which he introduced last year with the goal of hiring 10 lakh people. According to the PMO, it is a step towards fulfilling Modi’s pledge to give employment creation first priority. The ‘Rozgar Mela’ is anticipated to serve as a catalyst for increased job creation and give young people worthwhile possibilities for empowerment and involvement in national development, it was said. The new hires, chosen from across click here the nation, will work in a variety of central government positions, including those as junior engineers, loco pilots, technicians, inspectors, sub-inspectors, constables, stenographers, junior accountants, grameen dak sevak, Income Tax inspectors, teachers, nurses, and doctors, among others. During the seminar, the experience of recently hired officials in learning from the “Karmayogi Prarambh” module will also be discussed. According to the statement, the module serves as an online orientation training for all new hires in different government ministries.
Education Institutions to Organise Special Programmes on G20 Themes UGC
Schools and higher education institutions across the country will organise special programmes on G20 themes under the ambit of India’s Presidency starting from this month until September, according to the UGC. All the events should be amplified through local and social media platforms of the institutions. Reports with photographs and videos may be uploaded on the UGC portal. With the expectation that India’s G20 Presidency should touch every student across the country, an innovative outreach programme, ‘University Connect’ has also been proposed in which the read more institutions can involve their students in a range of events on G20 themes spread across the year. UGC chairman professor M. Jagadesh Kumar said that the programme aims to project the youth as cultural ambassadors who can build long-lasting relationships with the G20 fraternity. This will be an opportunity to young Indians in bringing new ideas and perspectives to G20-related topics, he said. The UGC in a letter also requested the universities to initiate an action plan and undertake suitable activities and ensure dissemination of the issues under the ambit of India’s G20 Presidency across different locales, Kumar added. According to the UGC, pre-scheduled events of institutions like convocation, annual days, sporting events, should be branded as G20 events.
IIT read more Guwahati to Establish Commercial Drone Flying School at Campus
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (AMTRON), and Hobbytech Solutions (RCH), on January 18, 2023 to work together on strengthening and expanding drone based training, research and development, manufacturing for varied sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, wildlife conservation and health care, among others. Speaking during the MoU signing event Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “The three organizations will work in tandem to actively engage in the research and development activities and the esteemed members of IIT Guwahati Drone Centre and Technology Incubation Hub will be integral parts in this endeavor for the greater good of the region.” The scope of operations under the new collaboration will includes establishment of a Commercial Drone Flying School at IIT Guwahati more info campus. The Commercial Drone Flying School will offer commercial drone flying fresher courses and other related advisory and consultancy services such as renewing their drone flying license, secure necessary commercial drone permits and help prepare students for drone flying tests. Along with this, the school will also connect the students with organizations that need professional drone flyers.
Developing school buildings first objective of Delhi government Manish Sisodia
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said the first and foremost objective of the Delhi government was to develop school buildings followed by providing quality training to teachers to improve the classroom experience. Speaking at a conference — ‘Let’s Re-Learn to Assess’ organised by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and Delhi Teachers University, Sisodia said the education system will realise its greatest potential only through assessment reform. “It is only through assessment reform that we can help our education system realise its greatest potential. It is the pillar on which the future get more info of quality education stands. “Together with the support of Cambridge University Press and Assessments, DBSE which is working on new assessment reforms in Delhi schools will set new milestones,” Sisodia said. The conference also held a special session with Tim Oates who is the Group Director of assessment, research and development at Cambridge University Press and Assessment, discussing evolution of strategies closely linked with successful assessment models worldwide. The assessment trends traversing around central and state boards in India in relation to policy design and strategic implementation were also discussed during the session. “Assessment is a process of getting inside the young person’s mind and knowing what they know and understanding what they can do and why they do it. It’s really high-quality questions which reveal how somebody is thinking.
