Higher Education in India- Past, Present and Future- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! Higher education in India refers to the college education. Today, the challenges in Higher Education are not only restricted to the power of money and outdated syllabi but also how the system is skewed to favour few people over others. The issues of inadequate representation, lack of concern for disadvantaged communities, and the urban-rural divide continue to affect us across the country. There are several policies that work for inclusion in school education but often ignore the higher education scenario. This podcast episode is aimed at opening your eyes to the current state of higher education in the country.  Our Newscapsule Article of the Month  About The Guest Sahil Sameer-  Sahil Sameer has pursued his MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management Indore and B.Tech in Electronics and Communication from Govt. Model Engineering College Kochi.  Currently, he is involved with the Opengrad Foundation, a non-governmental organization he co

News Capsule for the Month of May 2024

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Article of the month

Kerala 

  • State not to impose power cut says KSEB. 
  • Traffic restrictions were introduced in the town of Aluva for highway work.
  • Jayaram's daughter Malavika ties the knot with Navaneeth in Guruvayur.
  • Schools and colleges are to remain closed in Kerala as the government issues guidelines to tackle heat waves. 
  • 6.5L Aravanna to be destroyed by TDB. 
  • V Sivanandan takes charge as the Cusat registrar. 
  • 85 people were hospitalised in Thrissur due to food poisoning from eating Kuzhimandhi.
  • Police ignore bus driver's complaint against Trivandrum mayor and MLA.
  • A Luxembourg company part-owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman says it is considering legal action against Cyprus, alleging it has lost more than US$7 billion worth of assets as a result of regulators’ failure to approve the divestment of its holdings in Russia’s banking sector.
  • Sabarimala: TDB scraps spot booking, to allow only 80,000 pilgrims per day. 
  • Massive rains slam the coast of Kerala undulating roads across several cities in the state. 
  • Driving test rules revised amidst protests, extension granted for fulfilling vehicle requirements. 

India 

  • Rupali Ganguly actress has joined BJP ahead of elections.
  • Leader KCR was barred from campaigning in the elections for derogatory remarks. 
  • Congress deploys Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi and Rahul Gandhi contests from Rae Bareli.
  • Stop registering voters’ details for beneficiary schemes under the guise of surveys: EC to political parties. 
  • S Jaishankar slams Canada saying freedom of speech does not mean freedom to support separatism.
  • Rape case against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna in sex tapes scandal.
  • Supreme Court grants interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till June 1. 
  • 'Daro mat, bhago mat': PM Modi mocks Rahul Gandhi's move to contest LS polls from Raebareli. 
  • In Telangana, Owaisi urges AIMIM supporters to vote for Congress in several seats. 
  • Rohith Vemula ‘was not a Dalit’, police tell HC in closure report. Brother calls it ‘absurd’. 
  • David Cameroon performs his first foreign visit as the Foreign Secretary. 
  • Sadiq Khan is re-elected as the mayor of London for the third time. 
  • The Conservatives face massive losses in the UK local elections.
  • PM Modi filed a nomination from Varanasi. 
  • Karnataka Asks CBI To Seek Other Nations' Help To Trace Prajwal Revanna through Blue Corner Notice.
  • Congress leader Aravind Singh Lovely joins BJP.
  • CBSE results announced. 
  • Bengaluru Is Consistently Registering a 50% Voter Turnout in all elections. 
  • Russia claims US trying to meddle in Lok Sabha polls: 'Disrespectful to India'.
  • Delhi records the season's hottest day at 52.3 degrees Celsius. 
  • Mimicry artist and comedian Shyam Rangeela who does PM Modi's mimicry barred from filing the nomination from the Varanasi constituency, he claims.
  • PM Narendra Modi cast his vote at the Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad.
  • Kapil Sibal was elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association. 
  • Knife attack in South China hospital leaves 10 dead, several wounded. 
  • HC asks the State to respond to the minor's plea over denial of treatment by govt hospitals.
  • 9 killed, 24 injured after tourist bus catches fire in Haryana's Nuh. 
  • Terrorists Shoot At Jaipur Couple In Anantnag, Police Cordon Off Area. 
  • Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav Hastily Exit Prayagraj Rally Amid Stampede-Like Chaos. 
  • Six phases of the Indian election are over with the last phase on June 1. Exit Polls were announced on June 1.
  • PM Narendra Modi Completes His 45-Hour-Long Meditation At Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari. 
  • Centre asks states to undertake preventive measures as four states report Avian influenza
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  • Prajwal Rewanna reaches India after getting Bail. 
World/International

  • Indeed Layoffs: Job Portal To Fire About 1,000 Employees. 
  • Russia is capturing its biggest swath of territory since July 2022, as Kyiv desperately awaits US weaponry.
  • Russia destroys Harry Potter's Castle. 
  • House speaker to attend trial as Cohen takes stand again. 
  • Russian troops enter the base housing the US military in Niger. 
  • Shooting in Afghanistan kills 3 foreigners and 1 Afghan; injures 7 others. 
  • Stormy Daniels' ex-attorney clashed with the defence in Thursday's proceedings.
  • Schengen VISA to update its guidelines for Indians. 
  • Canadian police detain alleged assassins of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. 
  • Three men in Canada were charged with assassinating a Sikh separatist. 
  • Georgian Parliament passed a law to censor information drawing more than 50,000 protesters. 
  • A shooting in a suburb of Paris leaves one dead and several injured. 
  • India fully withdraws soldiers from Maldives: Presidential spokesperson. 
  • China’s Xi Jinping is visiting Europe for the first time in five years in France. He kicked off a three-country trip to Europe with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry. 
  • Cyclone Remal updates: 16 dead in India, Bangladesh; power cuts in West Bengal. 
  • 13 killed, 20 injured as apartment building collapses after shelling in Belgorod city, Russia. 
  • Georgia appeals court says it will consider Trump’s effort to disqualify DA Fani Willis from election subversion case.
  • Bodies found in Mexico are confirmed as those of missing American and Australian tourists.
  • Russian President Putin starts his fifth term. 
  • Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump's hush money trial. 
  • Trump's trial- Judge, slamming defence, denies 2nd motion for mistrial
  • President Joe Biden proposed debating Donald Trump twice before the general election — with the first match in June before the start of early voting. 
  • Biden and Trump agree to 2 presidential debates, with the first set for June 27 on CNN.
  • Slovakian PM Robert Fico was shot in the city during a visit. 
  • Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash. 
  • Mohammad Mokhber was appointed Iran's acting President. 
  • Georgian Parliament overrides veto on the bill. 
  • France bans Israel from participating in the world's largest arms exhibition, Eurosatory 2024, which will be held June 17-21 in Paris.
Israel-Palestine
  • Haunted by their colleagues’ deaths, the journalists risked their lives to report from Gaza.
  • Israel prepares to expand its military operation closer to Gaza’s last refuge.
  • On protests in the US, India makes a stinging remark on democracy.
  • Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from the US pier off the coast of Gaza has been delivered to the broader Palestinian population. 
  • Police clear camps at NYU and The New School.
  • President Biden condemned violence and destruction on college campuses while defending the right of pro-Palestinian protesters to demonstrate.
  • Hamas fires missiles at Tel Aviv for the first time in 4 months.
  • The professor had just finished his last class to end a 28-year teaching career at Columbia University. Then police arrested him outside his home.
  • Pro-Palestinian protests have been launched at Harvard, Yale, Columbia and more universities. 
  • Officials confirm additional hostage deaths. 
  • Israel closed down Al Jazeera citing new Media law.
  • Israeli War Cabinet member Gantz says he'll quit government unless it adopts a new war plan by June 8.
  • Netanyahu rejects Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli strikes kill 19 in Rafah. 
  • America salutes serving members of the military on Armed Forces Day.
  • Israeli troops and tanks enter Rafah in a 'precise' operation. 
  • Israel claims it has sealed the regions close to Egypt's border. 
  • "All Eyes on Rafah" trends on Social Media. 
  • President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire deal. 
Technology

  • AstraZeneca Withdraws Covid Vaccine Globally, Cites Commercial Reasons: Report. 
  • China launches moon probe as space race with US heats up. 
  • KSEB to restrict daily power consumption, enforce 10 paise surcharge per unit
  • Kerala approves Trivandrum metro rail project. 
  • NEET UG Paper was held successfully.  
  • India signs 10-year Chabahar Port pact with Iran. 
  • IIT-KGP announced the MBBS course.
  • 'You May Be Held Accountable': State Bank of India Asks X User To Delete Photo Showing Entire Staff on Lunch Break at SBI Branch
Business and Finance

  • GST collection reaches a record high at Rs 2 lakh crore. 
  • Govt slashes prices of 41 medicines. 
  • Sanctions notwithstanding, India's Russian oil imports surge as Moscow pushes more oil overseas.
  • US Dow Jones crossed 40,00 
  • Nirmal Lottery Results NR 378 wins first. 
  • SBI hikes fixed deposit interest rates by up to 75 basis points. 
  • Centre Lifts Ban On Onion Export Ahead Of Voting In Key Maharashtra Regions.
  • Nirmala Sitharaman Discusses Indian Economy, UPI & Employment Issues With UPSC Aspirants. 
  • Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal secures interim medical bail. 
  • Major airlines sue Biden administration over fee disclosure rule.
  • Amit Shah has a stock market prediction for investors ahead of Lok Sabha election results.
  • India, UK reaffirm commitment to FTA, review 2030 Roadmap progress. 

Sports 
  • Real Madrid win. 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid 🇪🇸 and Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪
  • Fans Apply for Team India's Head Coach Job As BCCI Uses Google Forms To Accept Applications for the Position.
  • KKR wins the IPL for the second time defeating SRH in the final. 
  • Dinesh Karthik officially announces retirement from all forms of cricket, pens emotional note. 
  • Premier League club Everton's takeover agreement with prospective owner 777 Partners has expired, the Premier League club said on Saturday, after the U.S. private equity firm failed to complete the acquisition of Farhad Moshiri's majority stake by the Friday deadline.
  • Borussia Dortmund have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall.
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Thanks to Alan Bince for his contribution to the sports section. 

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