Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Dr Dibakar Roy Chowdhary, Professor of Physics at Mahindra University (erstwhile Mahindra Ecole Centrale) has been conferred with the prestigious SERB Science and Technology Award for Research (SERB-STAR), instituted by the SERB, Government of India, to recognize and reward outstanding performance of Principal Investigators (PIs) of SERB Projects. SERB-STAR support will include a fellowship of Rs. 15, 000 per month, a research grant of Rs. 10 lakh per annum, and Rs. 1 lakh per annum as overhead charges for a period of three years. Dr Yajulu Medury, Vice Chancellor at Mahindra University, extended his congratulations to the professor for this prestigious achievement. Prof. Roy Chowdhury is a Ph.D from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany (2008). Post which he worked as a scientist at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (2008 - 2009), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), USA (2009 - 2013), and at the Australian Nat
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI/SRV): Business World recently organized the Future of Management Education Conclave 2023 at the Park Hotel, New Delhi. The event saw participation by several notable dignitaries who shared their insights on the matter under several contextual situations. One of the themes for discussion was "Bridging the Industry-Academia Gap," which was moderated by Dr Jitendra Das, Director General, FORE School of Management. The panelists for this session included Dr Radha Thevannoor, Director & Registrar, SCSM Group of Educational Institutes; Dr Himadri Das, Director General, IMI; Nasir Shaikh, Group CEO Lexicon Group of Institutes, Multifit & Edutrack; and Prof. S Sreenivasa Murthy, Director, Institute Of Public Enterprise (IPE). Dr Jitendra Das started the session by addressing the importance of having a discussion on the theme. He stated, "The industry-academia interaction in the B-school domain is very crucial. Earlier on, the recruiters
MANILA - The new head of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) is already taking steps to ensure that the procurement processes in the government are more transparent, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Wednesday. In a Palace press briefing, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman reiterated her appeal to give PS-DBM Executive Director Dennis Santiago a chance to reform the procurement arm amid mounting calls for its abolition. While she defers to the wisdom of Congress on the PS-DBM's fate, she said Santiago is not only a known procurement practitioner but also took part in crafting Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA). Pangandaman cited Santiago's order to suspend the procurement of non-common use supplies and equipment (non-CSEs) as among immediate efforts done to improve procurement processes within the PS-DBM. To ensure transparency, she said the PS-DBM could also conduct "livestreaming&quo
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI/Mediawire): With the pandemic-led digital transformation, many companies have issues when it comes to training their new recruits. The boost in digitalization has companies spending a lot of time and money to train existing and new employees. With rapidly changing technology and a lack of training expertise, they are now outsourcing the learning and development (L&D) process to third-party companies. Talking about the need for specialized onboarding training programs in organizations, Kashyap Dalal, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, of Simplilearn, says, "The goal for all companies today is to accelerate the process of getting their New Hires productive and job-ready. Fresh graduates come with theoretical knowledge and the right aptitude for the roles; however, it requires a rigorous program to help them acquire the specific hands-on skills and knowledge of tools and processes which would get them job-ready. This is where we come in, with
National Security Adviser and NTF ELCAC vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said it has more than sufficient grounds to show that the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) and groups associated with it are behind crimes and atrocities committed against the Filipino people. In a statement, NTF ELCAC vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. also requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately conduct an investigation following pronouncements of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra that action will be taken against these groups. "In the words of the Justice Secretary himself, action will be taken if the groups associated with the CPP-NPA commit acts of violence, sow terror, and commit acts that will destabilize the public order. Hence, the NTF-ELCAC calls on the DOJ to immediately conduct an investigation on the groups associated with the CPP-NPA because we belie