14 exhibits to represent state at Nat’l level of Inspire Award

RANCHI: The 2023 state-level Inspire Award Project Competition was held at Amar Shaheed Thakur Vishwanath Shahdev District School on Friday under the aegis of the ministry of science and technology, and in collaboration with the state nodal officer and joint director of regional education.

Out of 132 candidates selected for the state-level competition, 123 individuals from 24 districts participated in the event. Fourteen exhibits were chosen to represent the state at the national level. Over 1,400 students took part in the district-level competition, of which 132 students were chosen for the state-level competition.

The exhibited projects encompassed a wide array of daily life-related models, including devices to prevent deaths from road accidents due to delayed ambulance services, measures to prevent coal theft, a double-decker chulha (stove), a wall painting machine, mini mobile towers for safety, a door with a backside slider to cover the gap between the floor and the door, an emergency escape window ladder, smart expiration date reminders for food items, mind-controlled wheelchairs and automatic in and out reports of students in a class.

The competition's ultimate goal is to inspire one million original ideas and innovations with scientific and societal applications fostering a culture of creativity and innovative thought among school children.

Nodal officer of Inspire Award, Aparna Tiwari, said, “The funds for the Inspire Award were disbursed in December, marking the initiation of the programme where students contribute their ideas. Once the jury selects an idea, students receive Rs 10,000 for creating each model. The Indian government introduced the Inspire Award standard to nurture creativity in students. The selected students will now have the opportunity to compete at the national level.”

In the current 2022-23 session, Jharkhand has achieved the sixth position nationwide in terms of idea submissions under the Inspire Award standard.

A total of 40,833 students from Jharkhand submitted their ideas this year. Despite this achievement, the state falls slightly short of the set target, as the education department aimed for 45,000 registrations.

NEP: State could offer internships to UG students

The state government plans to open its departments to undergraduate students for internships under the New Education Policy. The higher and technical education department is in talks with other departments to explore internship opportunities. The department will take the proposal to the cabinet, issue guidelines, and utilize the AICTE internship portal. Several departments, including law, school education, and water conservation, have already been identified for internship experiments. The implementation of NEP has made internships mandatory for all courses, and the AICTE portal provides virtual internship opportunities.

3 from state recommended for Arjuna Award, 1 for Dronacharya

Three players and a coach from Madhya Pradesh have been nominated for the Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Prachi Yadav, and Sushila Chanu have been nominated for the Arjuna Award, while hockey coach Shivendra Singh has been recommended for the Dronacharya Award. Tomar was the most successful Indian athlete at the Asian Games, winning multiple medals and setting a world record. Yadav has qualified for the Paris Paralympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to secure a quota. Chanu, originally from Manipur, was a captain of the Indian junior women's hockey team. These players are from sports academies in Gwalior, MP. Former sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed her happiness and support for the state's athletes.

Tajangi PHC gets national level recognition

Tajangi PHC in Visakhapatnam, India, received a quality certificate from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare NHM. The certificate was issued by the Additional Secretary and Mission Director of NHM S Changson and sent to the doctors at Tajangi PHC by the State Medical Health and Family Welfare principle secretary MT Krishna Babu. The certificate recognizes the PHC's medical services and compliance with National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS). This recognition qualifies the hospital for central government funds for the next three years.