NIT Current Affairs, GK & News
SAMARTH scheme implemented by NIT Kurukshetra
On May 14, 2020, NIT implemented the SAMARTH scheme. It was developed by the Department of Higher Education operating under Ministry of Human Resources and Development developed SAMARTH, an e-governance platform. The platform was developed under National Mission of Education in Information and Communication Technology Scheme. It is called the NMEICT Scheme in short. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Digital Education • E-governance • local produce • Ministry of HRD • NIT • Samarth Scheme
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
Ruhdaar: Low Cost Mechanical Ventilator developed by IIT Bombay
Students from IIT Bombay, Islamic University of Science and Technology, NIT Srinagar have come together to invent a low-cost ventilator called “Ruhdaar”. About Ruhdaar The cost of production of one ventilator is Rs 10,000. The design was initiated by the first-year student of IIT Bombay from Kashmir. He began to design the ventilator after learning ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Health and Family Welfare • IIT Bombay • Jammu and Kashmir • NIT • ventilator
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
TIFAC under Ministry of Science and Technology launches Vigyan Jyoti
On March 8, 2020, TIFAC operating under Ministry of Science and Technology launched Vigyan Jyoti. The scheme was announced to celebrate International Women’s Day. Highlights The Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) launched Vigyan Jyoti in order to encourage women to take science as their career. Under the scheme, selected qualified women from more ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Department of Science and Technology (DST) • IIITs • IIT • NIT • STEM • TIFAC • Women Empowerment
Parliament passes NIT, Science Education & Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016
The Parliament has passed the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill was first passed in Lok Sabha in July 2016 and later in Rajya Sabha in August 2016. Now the bill will go for presidential assent as per Article 111 of Constitution. Key Facts The Bill seeks to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Topics: Bills and Amendments • Education • National • NIT • Parliament