New Delhi — India’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in February 2026, down from 5% in January, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics. The decline reflects improvements in both urban and rural labor markets. Pic Credit: Pexel Among urban residents aged 15 and above, the unemployment rate decreased slightly from 6.7% to 6.6%. In rural areas, the overall rate remained steady at…
Bengaluru Campus Leads 33rd Foundation Day Celebrations as IIHM Alumni Chart the Future of Hospitality
Bengaluru/India Mar 17th: The Bengaluru campus of the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) became the vibrant epicenter of celebrations for the institution’s 33rd Foundation Day on Saturday. The event was marked by a powerful tribute to the people who define IIHM’s legacy—its global alumni network. Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Sanchari Chowdhury, Director of IIHM Bangalore, remarked, ”Our Bengaluru campus has always been a cradle for innovation and excellence. Seeing our alumni return from across the globe to inspire the current batch…
Integrating Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge, crucial to achieve sustainability aver experts at Amity
Mar 17: Amity School of Economics, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Noida campus is organizing its 9th National Conference on the theme “Integrating Diverse Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Dynamic Advancement of Sustainable Development Goals” from 16th-17th March, 2026. Addressing the students during the Inaugural Session, Ms. Shikha Rai, MLA(Delhi), Bhartiya Janta Party, averred, “Sustainability cannot exist without wisdom and therefore, every citizen needs to be…
National Mission on Libraries Strengthens Digital Access and Upgrades Library Infrastructure Across India
New Delhi, March 17: The National Mission on Libraries (NML) is progressing across multiple components aimed at strengthening library infrastructure, digital access to knowledge, and capacity building of library professionals across India, the government informed in the Lok Sabha. In a written reply, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, said the mission operates through four key components, including the National Virtual Library…
University of Birmingham Future-Proofs its Campus Learning Experience
The University of Birmingham is one of the UK’s largest universities with almost 30,000 students in attendance. As with many established universities, it faced the challenge of how to modernise its diverse estate to meet the contemporary learning-styles that have arisen in recent years. Student expectations around audiovisual technology have changed and the University of Birmingham’s LRAT / Libraries and Learning Resources in-house AV team worked with GVAV, its longstanding integration partner, to upgrade dated equipment over the Summer of 2025. Conceived as a campus-wide initiative to be…
Students showcase path-breaking AI Innovations during AI-Craft 3.1, at Amity
Amity Centre of Artificial Intelligence (ACAI) at Amity University, Noida organized the third edition of the National Level Project , Poster Competition and PhD Symposium in Artificial Intelligence, titled AI–Craft 3.1 (Artificial Intelligence Competition for Research and Future Technologies). AI–Craft 3.1 provided a platform for undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students to present projects, technical posters, and innovative concepts related to artificial intelligence, in the area of machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, large language models, generative AI,…
Education Ministry Holds Interactive Workshop with Union Territories in New Delhi
New Delhi: The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) under the Ministry of Education organised a one-day interactive workshop with representatives from Union Territories on March 13, 2026, at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The workshop brought together senior officials from the Ministry of Education, representatives from various ministries and departments, and officials from all Union Territories to deliberate on key…
The Wistar Institute welcomes James Lovett to its Board of Trustees
Mar 14: The Wistar Institute, a global leader in biomedical research in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, is pleased to welcome James Lovett to its Board of Trustees. Lovett comes to the role with a strong background in the life science industry and a prior 7-year term on Wistar’s Board of Trustees. Lovett served for seven years as CEO of Myonex Inc., a leading global…
Rutgers-New Brunswick Earns Recognition for Its Community Engagement Efforts
Mar, 13: Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s commitment to strengthening communities through sustained partnerships, student engagement and research rooted in public need is drawing national attention for its impact locally and throughout New Jersey. The state university’s oldest and largest campus has received two distinctions. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has reaffirmed Rutgers-New Brunswick’s community engagement classification. In addition, Rutgers-New Brunswick won the 2026 Insight Into Academia Civic Engagement and Community Service Award for its program, Advancing Community…
Brain Circuit Found to Reward Gnawing in Rodents
Mar, 13: Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the constant gnawing of rodents isn’t just a reflex or a consequence of a tough diet. It also triggers a release of dopamine in the brain which acts as a biochemical reward or incentive—through a newly identified neural circuit. Although the circuit was discovered in mice, it could also be at work in other…