India should spend USD one billion per year for 20 years to train teachers
Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday suggested that India should allocate USD one billion per year for two decades to train primary and secondary school teachers.
Sona College to drive government’s S&T initiatives in 2 Salem blocks
Salem: The Union department of Science and Technology has awarded Sona College of Technology with a project to empower marginalized farmers, women, and unemployed youth from the Omalur and Kadayampatti blocks in Salem district.
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 empowerment came from two Salem-based institutions -- Sona College of Technology and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College – in ‘Women Innovators’, and ‘Literacy and Life Skills’ category respectively.