Mizoram University and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have partnered to launch science, technology and innovation (STI) hubs in the Aizawl and Serchip districts of Mizoram. Funded by the Indian Department of Science & Technology, these hubs will provide capacity building, skill development, digital literacy, and awareness about nutrition and preventive health to tribal communities. The Mizoram Conclave on C20: Education & Digital Transformation hosted the launch event and discussed "Education under C20/G20 & alignment to National Education Policy 2020" and "Digital Transformation under C20/G20." Hari Babu Kambhampati, the Hon'ble Governor of Mizoram, was the Chief Guest at the event. The STI hubs' integrated Sustainable Livelihoods model is expected to improve social and financial capital through technology transfer, skills training, digital literacy, community empowerment, and capacity building in the Aizawl, Kolasib, Mamit, and Serchhip districts.
In a bid to empower the youth against the perils of single-use plastics, the UNEP Tide Turners Plastic Challenge made significant strides in Assam. The WWF-India, alongside UNEP, orchestrated a pivotal Teachers’ Training Program on December 19th, 2023, at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Silpukhuri.
This initiative, a global endeavor ongoing since 2019, aims to cultivate leadership qualities among the youth to combat the menace of plastic pollution. WWF-India has taken the helm as the knowledge and implementing partner, customizing and executing the program's intricacies across the country.
The training session witnessed the active participation of teachers from 37...
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