Ukraine: UNESCO’s response to children’s education needs
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 4 million people have fled the country – two million of them, are children. As the UN agency mandated to …
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Ontario signs a $13.2 billion deal with Canada to cut its child-care fees in half by year-end
Toronto/CMEDIA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford alongside other political leaders appeared together and formally announced this morning at a YMCA childcare center in Brampton, Ont. about …
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Ontario taking action to provide equity support, resources to Francophone students
Francophone Students. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Toronto/CMEDIA: Committed to strengthening French-language education in the province, the Ontario government is providing $500,000 through its Priorities and Partnerships Funding (PPF) COVID-19 Equity …
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Ontario extends College and University Tuition freeze by another year through 2022-2023
Toronto/CMEDIA: The current tuition freeze for colleges and universities is being extended by the Ontario government by an additional year, through 2022-2023, providing financial relief with increased access to affordable …
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‘This book grew out of many years of trying to impress our friends with meals’: Nobel laureate Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday signed a few copies of his book Cooking to Save Your Life at South City Starmark here. He was accompanied by Cheyyene Olivier, …
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UN prioritizing least developed countries in plans, investments, and action
CMEDIA: The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the …
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2 out of 8 winners in AICTE Lilavati awards conferred to Salem’s Sona College of Technology, Thiagarajar Polytechnic College teams
#AICTE, #Salem, #Sona, #LilavatiAward, #Thiagarajar, #Innovation, #Empowerment IBNS/New Delhi: Two of the eight teams chosen by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as Winners for the 2nd edition of Lilavati Awards aimed at celebrating women’s …
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Dr. Jonaki Mukherjee’s book ‘Unvanquished: The Fight Beyond Justice’ describes ten real-life stories of Women struggles
IBNS: “Unvanquished: The fight beyond Justice,” tells ten real-life stories of the struggles of women of diverse ages and backgrounds. A common thread that binds the stories in this collection …
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Launch of Aruna Arya Gupta’s book The Heart Has Its Answers in Kolkata, India
#ArunaAryaGupta, #TheHeartHasItsAnswers Kolkata/IBNS: Author Aruna Arya Gupta’s book The Heart Has Its Answers was launched in presence of eminent personalities here last week. The book has been edited by Rita Bhimani …
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Canada financially helps young students in their pursuit of higher education and their career
Toronto/CMEDIA: A meeting took place today between Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion, and Dr. Deborah Saucier, President of Vancouver Island University (VIU), as well as …
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