IIIT Current Affairs, GK & News
Chhattisgarh Rojgar Mission
The Chhattisgarh Government is to launch an employment mission called the Rojgar Mission. The mission aims to create 15 lakh job opportunities in the state in the next five years. Key Features The mission will leverage experts from IITs, IIITs, IIMs. It is to be headed by the Chief Minister of the state. The others ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Chhattisgarh • Chhattisgarh Rojgar Mission • Chief Minister • CMIE • IIIT • IIM • IIT • Unemployment
Amendments to Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme (PMRF)
The Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development recently announced various amendments to Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme. Highlights Under the scheme, a dedicated division called “Research and Innovation Division” was created to boost research. The division is to be headed by director who coordinates research work of several institutions under the Ministry of HRD. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Budget 2018-19 • IIIT • IISc Bangalore • IIT • Indian Institute of Science (IISc) • NIT • Prime Minister Research Fellowship • Union Budget
National Super Computing Mission: Three More Super Computers to be installed
The National Super Computer Mission was launched by the GoI in 2015. Today India has 5 Super Computers that are ranked within top 500 list of Super Computers in the World Top 5 Super Computers in India The Super Computer (Pratyush) at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology India is ranked 39th, National Centre for Medium ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: IIIT • IIT • India Meteorological Department • national supercomputing mission • NIT • Super Computer • Weather forecasting
Cabinet approves to give status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs
On February 5, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Tecnology). All the 5 IIITs are to operate in PPP mode. Highlights The Cabinet approved the Information Technology Laws (Amendment) bill, 2020. According to the bill, five IIITs along with 15 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Education Sector • Higher education • IIIT • IIIT (Amendment) Bill • IIIT-PPP Bill • institute of National Importance • Ministry of Human Resource and Development • PPP • PPP Model • Union Cabinet
IIIT Hyderabad create first ever Indian Brain Atlas
Researchers at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), Hyderabad, have created the first-ever Indian Brain Atlas referred to as IBA 100. The research has been published in a peer-reviewed journal– Neurology India. The Indian human brain atlas construction was undertaken by team of IIITH researchers was led by Jayanthi Sivaswamy from Centre for Visual Information ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Hyderabad • IBA 100 • IIIT • Indian Brain Atlas • International Institute of Information Technology • Science & Technology
Cabinet approves Introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament. The amendment Bill has provision for the inclusion of Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kurnool along with the other IITs in the Principal Act. With this, IIITDM Kurnool will become ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Topics: Cabinet • Current Affairs - 2017 • Education • IIIT • IIITDM • National