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The first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ends successfully
The first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ended successfully with a landmark agreement on mutual recognition of educational qualifications between the two countries and a record 15 other MoUs between universities and research institutions on joint initiatives and partnerships. The two-day summit was held in New Delhi and coincided with the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.
The summit was organized by the French Embassy in India and co-hosted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. More than 350 people from nearly 80 Indian Institutions and 70 French Institutions along with key enterprises participated in the Summit which also received the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Campus France and Confederation of Indian Industry.
Addressing the participants at the closing session, the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar congratulated both the Governments for extending cooperation in finalization of agreement on mutual recognition of academic qualifications. This agreement will go a long way in boosting the educational relationship between the two countries, will encourage mobility of students from both the countries by facilitating possibilities for them to continue their studies in the other country and would also promote excellence in higher education through cooperation, university and research exchanges, the HRD Minister explained.
The Knowledge Summit is the First Franco-Indian Summit for university, scientific and technology cooperation with the broader objective to design a roadmap of Franco-India cooperation for the next five years, in collaboration with companies. This two day event offered a common moment for a common goal; increase student mobility, enlarge Research & Development collaborations and link campuses to companies by focusing on employability.
Course Curriculum
Editorial News
- 1 march
- Held on arrival: on Karti Chidambaram’s arrest
- E-way bills redux: next step for GST Council
- No discrimination: on health insurance in India
- Xi unlimited: on Xi Jinping’s presidential term
- Going grey: on Pakistan and the FATF watch list
- 4 march
- Law fugitive tycoons will definitely hate
- BJP’s conquest of India’s Northeast
- Avoid trade wars: on America’s decision to impose tariffs
- Fear of forfeiture: on the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill
- Transition trouble: on the emergency in Ethiopia
- 5 march
- Close contests: In Nagaland and Meghalaya, BJP becomes key player in local politics
- Red fort stormed: Modi wave rises again, this time in Tripura and across north-east
- Italian elections: As tangled as spaghetti
- Highest bidder right choice under IBC
- It’s time to reimagine South Asia: On India-China-Pakistan cooperation
- 6 march
- Mayawati is testing BSP’s alliance options by supporting the SP in UP by-elections
- High noon: dealing with above-normal temperatures. Governments must ensure local-level interventions to deal with heat stress
- Oestrogen armies: How the world will be a better place when its war rooms are run by women
- North-East calling: BJP read the pulse of north-east voters well but needs to deliver now
- 7 march
- Populist wave: on the Italian elections
- Sharp correction: on stock market volatility
- The third way: Is still a pipe dream, given the realities that limit regional parties
- Rolling over? India should conduct ties with China from a position of strength
- Protect stone to keep flesh and blood safe
- 8 march
- Sri Lanka must act firmly on anti-Muslim violence
- Rooftop energy: on boosting solar power
- Seize the opportunity: Washington must utilise Korean thaw and Pyongyang’s overtures to end nuclear crisis
- Politics of statues: Rash of statue vandalism indicates our obsession with the past, at the expense of the present
- No witch hunt of our bankers, please
- 9 march
- Friends with benefits: on AP’s ‘special category’ status
- Chance for peace: on US and North Korea’s relations
- Chinks in NDA: From 2014 BJP was NDA and NDA was BJP. Now Naidu chooses to differ
- Intelligent design: Pritzker winner BV Doshi’s architecture has always been made to India’s measure
- Govt to blame for Lokayukta lapse
- 10 march
- Trade goes on: on U.S and free trade
- Death with dignity: on SC’s verdict on euthanasia and living wills
- Deterring fugitives
- Patient’s choice: Living will elevates passive euthanasia
- Small mercies: Finally, Supreme Court has acknowledged Hadiya’s right
- 11 march
- Saving Ghouta
- Half measures
- Hardline groups in Sri Lanka are playing on unfounded fears
- Reshaping Indo-Pacific
- 12 march
- A welcome quietus: on Hadiya case verdict
- Macron in Delhi: Russia appears to be cooling towards India, can France replace it?
- Trade war spectre: India should keep a low profile, let economic heavyweights slug it out
- IMF warning
- The story of Karachi
- 13 march
- Indo-French harmony: on President Macron’s visit to India
- Not by fear alone: on GST e-way billing
- TTV Dhinakaran’s new political party will be yet another jolt for TN’s ruling-AIADMK govt
- No limits for Xi: Fake news is often a handmaiden of autocracy’s march, India should watch out
- Bitter harvest: Maharashtra’s restive farmers represent a larger crisis that must be addressed
- 14 march
- Maharashtra kisan rally: A model protest
- Fire in the woods: on Theni forest fire tragedy
- Naresh Agarwal brings with him a richness of embarrassment to BJP
- Farce replays: No one attacked Mangaluru pubgoers. So what was that video we all watched?
- PDP intolerance: Haseeb Drabu’s sacking by CM Mehbooba Mufti reflects Kashmir’s myopic politics
- 15 march
- The power of two: on SP-BSP winning U.P. byelections
- Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)
- Heartland strike: UP and Bihar bypolls suggest BJP’s Hindi belt honeymoon is over
- SC grants respite: UIDAI, central and state governments, and companies must reveal all their plans for Aadhaar
- NRAI needs to insulate youngsters from distractions and nurture them
- 16 march
- Credit tangle: on LoU ban
- Rex Tillerson sacking: Rexit and beyond
- Majesty of law: Given the importance of the Ayodhya case, it should be referred to a larger SC bench
- Missing middle: Gorakhpur and Phulpur defeats call for introspection by BJP
- Don’t cut corners on India’s defence needs
- 17 march
- Andhra triangle: on TDP exiting NDA
- Attack on former Russian spy: A perfect attack?
- Policing marriage: Tamil Nadu tweaked the rules to involve parents
- Congress’s best bet: Second fiddle in some states, lead actor in others
- Rhetoric, reality, sorry
- 18 march
- Alliances for 2019: Cart ahead of horse
- Reorganise India’s defence spending
- India and Pakistan must put a lid on the present spat and work to improve ties
- A double feat
- Arrest the slide
- 19 march
- In a plastics world — on safe bottled water
- Dangerous spiral: on India-Pak diplomatic row
- Justice for Ansari: Fast-track all lynching cases, restore a sense of safety to India’s vast cattle economy
- Fake news trap: Science minister should be warning people against dubious online content
- Patchy green
- 20 march
- Towards 2019 — on Congress plenary
- Bending the rules — on nod for Neutrino project
- Cut the flab: Integrated theatre commands are key to modernisation of armed forces
- Yet another cess: Congress’s economic blueprint is a rehash of old ideas and more populism
- Legal barrier
- 21 march
- A non-BJP, non-Congress coalition: Back to Front?
- Accord under strain — on Columbia peace pact
- Serially sorry : Kejriwal may have cut his losses with his apologies but also undercut AAP’s credibility
- Parliament paralysis: Political flashpoints must necessarily find voice in legislatures, but without disrupting them
- Division sums
Notes
- 7 March 2018
- Commerce Ministry to devise strategy on product standards
- Government launches #YesIBleed menstrual hygiene campaign
- India for the first time starts importing LNG from US
- Street Lighting National Programme: 49 lakh LED street lights installed
- HRD Ministry allocates Rs.1000 crore for research in S&T under IMPRINT-II
- 40 Participants attend 46th Know India Programme
- Sukhad Yatra App and Toll-free Emergency number for Highway users launched
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approves India’s membership
- Washington Becomes 1st State to Approve Net-Neutrality Rules
- Forbes Billionaires List 2018: Amazon’s Bezos Richest, Mukesh Ambani Ranked 19
- Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time
- 8 March 2018
- Cabinet approves MoU between India and Hellenic on Renewable Energy Cooperation
- Cabinet approves Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France
- US move to raise import duty on steel may hit India’s steel market: ISA
- Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize
- CCEA approves Rs 1,151 crore Scheme for in-situ management of crop residue to fight air pollution
- Cabinet approves two relief measures for stressed telecom sector
- CCI imposes Rs. 54 crore fine on 3 airlines for unfair business practices
- India-China trade hits record $84.4 billion in 2017
- Washington Becomes First State to Enact Its Own Net Neutrality Rules
- CEAT introduces Safety Grip for the safety of women riders
- 9 March 2018
- I – Metros: Government launches association of all Indian Metro Rail companies
- Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017
- Government launches Udyam Sakhi Portal for Women Entrepreneurs
- Swachh Shakti 2018 celebrated in Lucknow under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
- SUVIDHA: Government launches 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin under Janaushadhi Pariyojana
- NITI Aayog launches Women Entrepreneurship Platform
- India win their 6th consecutive T20I against Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy
- Event named Vision for Future commemorate 70 yrs of Indo Russia ties
- World ATM Congress WATMC 2018 held in Spain, Airports Authority of India showcased its achievements
- Delhi Metro withdraws from two light metro projects in Kerala
- Karur Vysya Bank launches 3 technology services
- IDFC Aadhaar Pay launched
- Vice President Hamid Ansari Attends IORA Summit in Jakarta
- List of Winners of BCCI Annual Award 2017
- 10 March 2018
- RBI to issue new Rs 10 notes soon with high-security features
- India-Belgium signs Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
- 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV)
- Odisha govt launched 181 helpline for distressed women
- Tamil Nadu launches Rs 1,580 crore housing scheme
- Minimum balance penalty needed to offset Jan Dhan account costs: SBI
- Parliament passes bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeks
- INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy
- NTPC commissions 45 MW of Bhadla solar plant
- Iran successfully tests ballistic missile
- Mohan Bhagwat conferred honorary degree of Doctor of Science
- Konkani writer gets Saraswati Samman
- Viola Davis Conferred with Harvard’s Artist of the Year Award 2017
- 11 March 2018
- Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018 Passed in Rajasthan
- Suresh Prabhu Gets Additional Charge Of Civil Aviation Ministry
- India Wins Best Exhibitor Award At ITB- Berlin
- 1st Ever Multi-Nation Naval Exercise At Sea Begins In Andaman
- President Xi Jinping Becomes China’s Leader For Life As Parliament Abolishes Presidential Term-Limit
- India Gate opens its gate to unveil rich culture and heritage of Odisha
- Tejaswin Shankar Smashes National Record In High Ju
- Telangana Launches India’s 1st State-Led Incubator For Women
- Karnataka To Become 2nd State In Country To Unveil Its Own Flag
- ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB And AIIB Joint Declarations Of Financial Partnership
- Amol Palekar receives ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award
- India, France inked 14 pacts
- Parag Agrawal appointed as Twitter’s CTO
- Multilateral Air Force exercise ‘Samvedna’
- Pact to promote solar energy deployment
- Australia lifted Sultan Azlan Shah cup
- Union Government makes passport mandatory for bank loans of Rs. 50 crore and above
- 12 March 2018
- NCRB releases “Citizen Services” Mobile APP
- The first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ends successfully
- PM Modi, French President inaugurate International Solar Alliance
- Macron to inaugurate UP’s largest solar plant in Mirzapur
- India B Beat Karnataka to lift Deodhar Trophy
- Sanitary pad dispenser installed in Rajdhani Express
- India’s first coastal policing academy to start from next month
- Development projects launched in Manipur