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