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Source: Maharashtra Times (Marathi) dated August 21, 2019

Source: Maharashtra Times (Mumbai) dated August 21, 2019

Chandrayaan 2 Today Status LIVE: Chandrayaan-2 will go for its next lunar bound orbit manoeuvre today, which is scheduled between 12:30-13:30 hrs. The spacecraft entered the moon's orbit on Tuesday, August 20. Read the full article at: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/chandrayaan-2-live-updates-moon-orbit-isro-5918980/  (Accessed on August 21, 2019)

The question is if linking social media to Aadhaar is breach of privacy. Upholding Aadhaar earlier, the SC had disallowed its use by private firms, stating it was contrary to right to privacy Read the entire article at: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/linking-aadhaar-to-social-media-sc-to-hear-facebook-plea-5922092/  (Accessed on August 21, 2019)

Come November, farmers who get canal water for irrigating their fields in a Telangana district – most likely in Karimnagar district – may have a chance to try out something new to improve productivity of the winter rice crop. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/firm-incubated-at-iit-kanpur-harnesses-tech-for-irrigation-management/article29189441.ece  (Accessed on August 21, 2019)

To read the full article, please visit: https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/csir-ugc-net-cutoff-for-june-2019-released-check-subject-wise-cutoff-here/story-CpyqDlG8b637INatNhNm1K.html  (Accessed on August 21, 2019)

In June 2017, the UGC had issued a notification to regulate distance learning courses offered across the country that required institutes to seek the regulator’s recognition for these courses After it was dropped from the University Grants Commission (UGC)’s list of approved distance education institutes, the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) of the University of Mumbai (MU) said it was hopeful of making it in the fresh list, which expected in a week. In June 2017, the UGC had issued a notification to regulate distance learning courses offered across the country that required institutes to seek the regulator’s recognition for these courses. IDOL did not figure in UGC’s first list of recognised institutes, issued in August 2018, as MU’s National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading had expired. IDOL also failed to show up in two consecutive updated UGC lists after that — one in January this year and another in the last week of June. IDOL had to stop ...

AICTE has identified nine areas — artificial intelligence, internet of things, machine learning, data science, robotics — for inclusion in BTech programmes Artificial intelligence, robotics and data science should be included in BTech programmes to draw students to conventional courses, the vice-chairman of the technical education regulator said. “An engineering institute can mention in the certificate that the student has graduated in mechanical engineering with specialisation in artificial intelligence or robotics. The institutes should offer the new topics as electives,” M.P. Poonia, the vice-chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), said on the sidelines of a conclave on “Impact of disruptive technologies on higher education” on Saturday. Asked about the increase in number of vacant seats over the past couple of years, Poonia said colleges must revamp their curriculum in keeping with the demands of the job market. “A student takes admission to a p...