Bhubaneswar: Climate change, soil erosion, exploitation of tribals, women’s safety were among several issues raised by stakeholders from diverse fields during a two-day brainstorming programme here on Saturday. The convention, organised by Rural Voice, a digital news platform, Socratus Foundation, a Bengaluru-based think tank, Livelihood Alternatives, a social enterprise seeking to create an enabling eco-system,…
Bhubaneswar: As the severe impact of climate change is being felt globally, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) and India Meterological Department (IMD) on Saturday agreed to collaborate in the field of meteorology and climate modelling for use in climate smart agriculture. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between…
Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), responsible for bus services in the capital city will expand its fleet by introducing 200 electric buses within the next two months, Arun Bothra, additional director general of Police (Crime) and managing director, CRUT, said. CRUT is presently operating 50 electric buses in the city and aims to…
Bhubaneswar: The concern over tribal languages getting decimated dominated the proceedings of the two-day All India Tribal Writers’ Meet, which concluded at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here on Thursday, with experts calling for a clear cut language policy aimed at preservation and promotion of tribal dialects. Out of more than 6,000 languages spoken in the…
Bhubaneswar: Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of engineering and technology of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, onTuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Power Company Limited for knowledge sharing and technical exchange in the area oftechnology and smart grid. According to the agreement, both parties would collaborate in mentoring and…
Bhubaneswar: A two-member team of the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, visited Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University on August 1 and 2 to interact with the researchers. SOA had recently signed a technology licensing agreement with NRDC while transferring three potential pharmaceutical technologies. The simple, economical and innovative pharmaceutical formulations…
Bhubaneswar: Seventeen international students of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here, who graduated in different disciplines, were awarded their degree certificates at a Graduation Ceremony held on Friday. The students, belonging to Syria, Ethiopia, Bhutan and Nepal, graduated in disciplines of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Science and Information Technology and Electrical…
Bhubaneswar: The emerging and strategic areas of mechanical engineering featured in the three-day international conference on recent advances in Mechanical Engineering Research and Development (ICRAMERD), which concluded at Siksha and Anusandhan (SOA) on Saturday. Scientists and professionals from various fields participated in the conference organised by the Mechanical Engineering department of the Institute of Technical…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University was presented the best private-run multi-disciplinary university award for 2023 atthe second Education Leaders’ Conclave and Awards programme at Hyderabad on Thursday. SOA’s founder president Prof (Dr) Manojranjan Nayak was also honoured with iconic leadership award for 2023 in the same function. Both the awards were received…
Bhubaneswar: A multi-disciplinary Deemed to be University, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), is looking for global collaborations to take up inter-disciplinary research in diverse fields, its Vice-Chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda said on Monday. “We are collaborating with foreign and national universities while strengthening our innovation eco-system. SOA has already signed 112 MoUs with foreign and…
