Imagine a pair of AI-powered spectacles that is designed specifically to guide the visually impaired, or a simple locket with SOS and tracking features empowering personal security in today’s world. These aren’t gadgets from a sci-fi novel; they became a reality at Velocity 2025.
What happens when two iconic worlds collide? What unfolds when a clever bookworm meets a humble dreamer and they face the same tests of heart and mind? Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar recently answered these questions with its cultural programme, The Mind Factory.
A free-for-all lecture was presented online via Google Meet. Samrat Bisai, professor at Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education, Rahara, was the primary speaker and academic analyst who spoke on ‘Gamification in classroom: Navigating within and beyond’.
Universities are not simply stores of information or vocational training centres, but dynamic environments where creativity is fostered, curiosity is appreciated, and novel opportunities emerge.
As the digital revolution redefines how India learns, a vital question is emerging in homes, classrooms, and policy circles alike: Is online education empowering students or silently exhausting them?
In 2015, the United Nations outlined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at eradicating poverty, protecting our planet, and ensuring equality for all. These goals address a wide range of global challenges, including climate change, the biodiversity crisis, and pressing health issues like antibiotic resistance and cancer. Biological scientists play a crucial role in tackling these challenges and can also benefit from the diverse career opportunities available to them.
Dr Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex (SurTech), a JIS Group Educational Initiative and Idea-O-Meter successfully hosted the ‘Academia and Industrial Summit 2024’ on 8 November at the SurTech Campus at Dumdum, Kolkata, to bridge the gap between academia and industry, creating invaluable opportunities for SurTech students.
Bhaber Pathshala (or Bhabshala) was started in 2022 in a place called Mohishdhal Moujar, just 10 km away from Shantiniketan station with probably the same peripheral vision of spreading the essential mediums of art and activities. Four people and their need to create communities started this space. Arnab Sengupta, Meenu Baske, Pritam Chakraborty, and Anjan Das started the initiative to teach the local Santali kids.
Technology integration has become indispensable for keeping students engaged and optimising their learning process. Immersive learning, in particular, has revolutionised how students can engage with academic content.
In a conversation with The Statesman, B M Satish, dean, School of Engineering at Mohan Babu University talks about how crucial it is to prepare students to take on leadership roles in the fields of automation, green technology and how their role as engineers would evolve.
