A date with Vice-President

All smiles:Vice-President Hamid Ansari interacting with cadets after the inauguration of the NCC Republic Day Parade Camp at Garrison Ground in New Delhi on Tuesday.- Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

 

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT

Innovation Scholars In-Residence at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Description: To provide an environment for grassroots innovators to work on a project in hand and take their innovative ideas forward by providing linkages with technical institutions to strengthen their capacity and mentoring to innovate.

Eligibility: All Indian nationals who have a track record of innovation and implementation of innovative ideas.

Application: Online, Email, Post

Prizes & Rewards: Four scholars would be selected under this scheme every year. Deadline:January 15, 2014

Website: http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/ ino_art_writ.html

Ramanujan Research Studentship at Trinity College, Cambridge 2014

Description: Trinity College awards one Ramanujan Research Studentship for students in the field of pure or applied mathematics from India hoping to do research for the PhD degree in Cambridge.

Eligibility: Any university student with First Class Honours degree

Application: Email, Post

Prizes & Rewards: Tution Fee, adequate maintenance allowance. Travel allowance will be provided

Deadline: January 15, 2014

Website: http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php

Writers and Artists in-Residence at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Description: To encourage both upcoming and established writers and artists to explore the opportunities for heightened creativity by staying close to nature in the picturesque and serene surroundings of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Eligibility: All Indian nationals with an established track record in the field of art and literature.

Application: Online, Email, Post

Prizes & Rewards: A maximum of four writers/artists will be selected. The duration of stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be for a period of one month, and can be extended by one more month.

Deadline: January 15, 2014

Website: http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/ ino_art_writ.html

Courtesy: http://www.buddy4study.com

 

 

Selected for award

The Eisai Pharmatechnology and Manufacturing Ltd. of Visakhapatnam was selected for UBM India’s CSR activities award.

The UBM India awards have been instituted to honour the companies which have excelled in pharmaceuticals and contributed to the growth and development of the Indian industry and also the economy, according to a press release.

 

 

Honoured with Universal Excellence Award

Prof. Nandipati Subba Rao from Geology Department of Andhra University has been honoured with ‘Universal Excellence Award 2013’ for professional excellence.

Prof. Rao received the award from Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath at the seventh World Aqua Congress Conference held recently in New Delhi.

Prof. Rao hails from Varagani village of Pedanandipadu mandal of Guntur district and has carried out extensive studies on environmental hydrogeology in different part of Guntur, Krishna, Prakasam, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Anantapur, Srikakulam and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh.

 

INDIAN STUDENT WINS GLOBAL ONLINE CONTEST AWARD

 

A 22-year-old Indian student has won a global online contest of designing a digital postcard explaining how studying in Australia could help them realise their future dream.

IIT-Delhi student Uttam Kumar, who hails from a small village in Harayana, has been declared winner of the ‘Win your Future Unlimited’ contest that attracted around 37,000 entries from 190 countries across the globe.

 

 

“Happy and Prosperous Nation” – School Essay Competition

The Tata group has announced the launch of the eighth edition of Tata Building India School Essay Competition. The theme for this year’s competition is “Happy and Prosperous Nation”.

 

There will be two categories: Junior level for Stds VI to VIII and Senior level for Stds. IX to XII. Participants are required to submit an essay between 500-600 words.The essays are judged on the parameters of relevance to the topic, structure, creativity and communication of the idea, and prizes are awarded for school, city and national level winners.

The essay is written by the student only once but is evaluated at three levels — School, City and National level.

The winners at each level are rewarded and functions are held to felicitate the city level winners and the national level winners. Prizes at the school level include certificates, medals and special Tata Building India merchandise. The city level winners and the runners-up receive prizes like digital cameras and MP3 players. The national level winners receive laptops, a trophy and a certificate.

The crowning moment for the national winners and the runners-up is an intended visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi and interaction with a dignitary.

For more information, please log on to http://www.tatabuildingindia.com , orhttps://www.facebook.com/TataBuildingIndia

 

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