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The Indian film industry observed that there is a need to invest in skilling linked to cinema by way of creation of centres of excellence, for every discipline in the area of filmmaking, just as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting admitted that the government has failed to look at skilling as it should have done. The additional secretary of …

Kimberly Dias Hi Kimberly, I am in class 10 and my performance has been dropping since the last academic year. I feel like I am losing my friends and it is all because of a student in my class, who I thought was my friend. She was new to the school and I invited her to join my group. She …

By devoting less time to social networking sites, students with below-average grades could boost their results, says a study. The research showed that while high achieving students were not affected by the amount of time on Facebook, below-average students had significantly lower grades with greater Facebook use. Students taking part in the study spent on average nearly two hours a …

Department of psychology, MES College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar organised a movie screening of ‘The Butterfly Circus’ in collaboration with NGO Sangath. The screening was followed by a brief about Sangath’s work and a panel discussion facilitated by the Sangath team wherein they stressed on the importance of self-acceptance and self-worth and shared a few strategies to handle mental …

Center for Incubation and Business Acceleration (CIBA) in association with the Agnel Institute of Technology and Design Institute’s (AITD) Innovation Council (IIC) conducted an entrepreneurship awareness camp for first year students. The camp covered a range of topics on entrepreneurship and innovation. The topics covered by the various faculties included reason for entrepreneurship, ideation, leadership and communication, business model canvas …

Department of zoology, Ganpat Parsekar College of Education held a herpetofauna night trail around the college campus for students to understand the diversity of nocturnal fauna in the area. The trail was lead by resident of Valpoi village Hanuman Gawas, who works with NGOs to conserve wildlife across the Western Ghats. During the trail students saw a Krait (venomous snake), Ornate …

With an objective to create awareness on corruption-free governance, the vigilance department of M/s Goa Shipyard Limited in collaboration with BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus organised an inter-college elocution contest at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus.  Chief guest and director of BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, professor Raghurama G addressed students and shared his knowledge and experience towards …

Department of electronics and telecommunication engineering, Don Bosco College of Engineering, Farmagudi in association with DBEATS organised a two-day state level inter-collegiate technical festival, TECHNOVA 2019. The aim of the fest was to provide a platform for college students to showcase their talents and innovative skills in a competitive environment. The fest had 16 events. The technical events were line follower, robo sumo, …

Department of sociology at Shree Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao executed a unique assignment for the elective papers of rural sociology where 47 students of second year and third year (Bachelor of Arts) visited the Velip community of Pisurla, Barchem and Canacona to learn about agriculture and work in the village fields. Students these days seem to …

SSA Government College of Arts and Commerce, Pernem in association with Akhil Goa Press Association organised a commemoration ceremony of Late Bharatkar Govind Hegde Dessai. Chief guest for the programme was editor of a Marathi daily, Paresh Prabhu. In his address Prabhu mentioned that the journalistic legacy of fearless and nationalist values of Lokmanya Tilak was carried forward by Hegde. …