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<ul><li>The ranking is done in six categories.</li><li>In the first category, IISc Bangalore and IIT Kharagpur have bagged the fourth and fifth ranks respectively. Seven IITs have figured in the top 10 list under the category. </li><li><keyword id="6398497" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Institute-of-Chemical-Technology">Institute of Chemical Technology</keyword>, Maharashtra, has been ranked at the top among state-funded universities, followed by <keyword id="49466" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Panjab-University">Panjab University</keyword> and Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. </li><li>Among state-funded autonomous institutes, College of Engineering, Pune, has bagged first rank followed by PES College of Engineering, Karnataka and Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu. </li></ul> Madras, Bombay and Delhi IITs have bagged the top three positions among centrally-funded institutes of national importance in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovations Achievements (ARIIA), announced on Tuesday. ARIIA is an initiative of the Ministry of Education to systematically rank higher education institutions and universities on indicators related to innovation. The ranking is done in six categories -- centrally-funded institutes of national importance, state-funded universities, state-funded autonomous institutions, deemed universities, private institutions, and women only higher educational institutions. In the first category, IISc Bangalore and IIT Kharagpur have bagged the fourth and fifth ranks respectively. Seven IITs have figured in the top 10 list under the category. Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra, has been ranked at the top among state-funded universities, followed by Panjab University and Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. Among state-funded autonomous institutes, College of Engineering, Pune, has bagged first rank followed by PES College of Engineering, Karnataka and Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu. Kalinga <keyword id="9780158" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="institute-of-industrial-technology">Institute of Industrial Technology</keyword>, Odisha has been ranked at the top among private universities, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology, both in Tamil Nadu. Speaking at the occasion, Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' mentioned that the ranking is named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "Under his leadership, India took many leaps in the field of Innovation. ARIIA gives us a reflection of our efforts and provides us with a reason to celebrate our achievements. A National Research Foundation (NRF) will be set up for invigorating innovation and research under recently released Nation Education Policy (NEP)," he said. The minister said this year, the category of women only higher educational institutions was introduced to encourage women and bringing gender parity in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship. Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women bagged the top prize in the category. Releasing the ranking, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said, "Innovation has always been key defining feature of human progress. India has its own illustrious history of innovations spanning at least 20 centuries right from the invention of 'zero' and the decimal system. India was known as the 'vishwa guru'. We must regain that intellectual leadership, we must again emerge as a global hub of learning and innovation." "We have highly talented youths brimming with new ideas, with a passion for implementation and willingness to forge a new path. The youth will define our country's future. They need encouragement, facilitation and recognition, they must be given needed guidance and freedom to explore new frontiers," Naidu added.

IIT Madras, IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi are the top three centrally-funded institutes

Chennai, June 23 () Tamil Nadu should focus more on encouraging agro based industries as sustainable agricultural practices in a post COVID-19 era to enhance farmers' income, an expert at the Madras Institute of Development Studies has suggested. Besides, employment opportunities for non-agriculture households should also be a focus area, Prof L Venkatachalam of MIDS said. There was great potential for developing agro based industrial units such as food processing. For instance, tender coconut water, if processed scientifically, can be exported to other states and countries. Coir and coconut husk based industry can be developed in the coconut belt of Tamil Nadu owing to the export potential and considerable demand for coir and coconut husk, especially in the Gulf countries, Venkatachalam told . Though agricultural production and productivity are relatively high in Tamil Nadu, the value added in the sector has not yet been realised to its full potential. More concentration is needed in that area so that more employment and income can be generated. "Since COVID-19 is going to stay with us in future too, we have a good opportunity to establish units to produce the traditional medicine on a commercial scale by encouraging farmers to cultivate the Siddha plants and herbs and provide them as inputs to such industrial units," he said. This initiative will increase employment and income in the industry and agriculture sectors, apart from bringing substantial earnings to the country on the export front, he added. According to official sources, agriculture is still the largest source of livelihood in Tamil Nadu and about two- thirds of the rural households depend on agriculture. As part of an initiative to rev up the agriculture sector, Chief Minister K Palaniswami had constituted a high- level committee headed by former RBI Governor C Rangarajan to assess the overall immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different sectors of the state's economy. The committee is expected to submit its recommendations on policy measures that can put the state back on the growth trajectory. Though there is no estimate on the quantum of losses suffered by farmers due to the lockdown, distress sale of vegetables, fruits and flowers was reported from across the state. Initially, some distraught farmers hit by input and output supply chain disruption, dumped their perishable produce on the roads. Some farmers could not harvest the crops dueto sudden labour shortage imposed by the lockdown in the last week of March onwards. Responding to the crisis, the state government announced a slew of immediate measures such as a three-month moratorium for repayment of instalments for crop loans, opening of cold storage facilities, deployment of mobile vegetable and fruit carts and the E-Thottam or E-farm services of the Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops. COR SA APR RAVINDRANATH APR RAVINDRANATH

"TN should focus more on agro based industries in post-COVID era"

Chennai, Apr 2 (): City-based Tractors and FarmEquipment (TAFE) Ltd on Thursday announced a free tractorrental scheme for a period of 90 days, in an attempt tohelp sustain the livelihoods of farmers in Tamil Nadu duringthe lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.The scheme to be available across Tamil Nadu wouldoffer 4,400 tractors on a free of cost rental basis to smalland marginalised farmers.TAFE said it is well equipped in implementing thescheme using the JFarm Services digital, platform on Uzhavanmobile application and also through toll-free helpline 1800-4200-100, a press release said here."The Rabi season is crucial to sustain the livelihoodsof the farmers. At this crucial juncture, TAFE seeks to do itsbest to support small and marginal farmers of the state totide over the crisis caused by COVID19 by offering free rentalservices of Massey Ferguson and Eicher tractors," TAFEmanaging director Mallika Srinivasan said.TAFE said it has requested the administrative supportof the department of agriculture and the district levelofficials to ensure that the marginalised farmers were able toavail the offer.Agriculture department, principal secretary, GagandeepSingh Bedi said, "my compliments to TAFE for coming out withthe free of cost tractor rental offer to support the small andmarginal farmers of Tamil Nadu..." VIJ

TAFE Ltd to offer free tractor rental for marginalised farmers in TN

<ul><li><keyword id="7922114" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="littlemore-innovation-labs">LittleMore Innovation Labs</keyword> is using writing device ‘DigiTaal’ for <keyword id="1057986" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="paperless-exams">paperless exams</keyword>. </li><li>The company has conducted over 1.5 million paperless exams, saving millions of paper sheets. </li><li>It has clients like Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Bangalore, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), and <keyword id="6457752" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manipal-University">Manipal University</keyword>.</li></ul>LittleMore Innovation Labs is trying to push digitisation into the Indian education system with paperless exams. It has designed a unique device <a href="http://www.littlemoreinnovation.com/">‘DigiTaal’</a> — which can record as it’s written with. The Chennai-based startup claims to be the only company across the globe to provide this solution. It believes that it can bring in efficiency and transparency, as the device can record every stroke of the pen. ‘Zero data loss’ The entire process of writing and evaluation will not use paper. This solution can be extended to objective and descriptive exams as well. Their device works in sync with PEXA software ecosystem which can streamline the entire process of examination. The device records all the semester exams and tracks all the impressions on the DigiTaal while writing answers. “We conducted over 1.5 million paperless exams with zero loss of data. In the process, we helped save 20 million sheets of paper,” Srikanth Ganesan, Founder, LittleMore Innovation Labs <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/voting-has-gone-paperless-exams-should-too-srikanth-ganeshan/1658938/">told </a>Financial Express. As of now, the company has managed to rope in clients like Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), <keyword id="6357382" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu-agricultural-university">Tamil Nadu Agricultural University</keyword>, Manipal University, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (<keyword id="6421225" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="nimhans">NIMHANS</keyword>) and REVA University among others. The startup is seeking government support towards its initiative. Apart from saving trees, digital exams also aims to increase efficiency. It can hasten the process of evaluation while cutting down the hassle of revaluation. According to a report by the Forest Ministry, India’s forest cover decreased by 29,000 sq-km over a span of 30 years. Such lands are being used to construct manufacturing plants for paper, fabrics etc. The World Bank data shows that carbon dioxide emission hit 1.7 metric tonnes per capita in 2014. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/iisc-is-now-the-worlds-second-best-research-institute-qs-university-rankings/articleshow/69858619.cms">IISc is now the world's second best research institute: QS University Rankings</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/iim-calcutta-to-exchange-students-with-universities-in-france-and-canada/articleshow/70380009.cms">IIM Calcutta to exchange students with universities in France and Canada</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ugc-declared-23-indian-institutions-as-fake-universities-and-they-have-been-fake-for-over-a-decade-now/articleshow/70356542.cms">UGC declared 23 Indian institutions as fake universities — and they have been ‘fake’ for over a decade now</a>

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