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The AICTE Smart India Hackathon’s software edition in 2020 will provide students a platform to solve problems faced by ministries, public sector units, non-governmental organisations and industries. It will be held online. The fourth edition of the AICTE’s Smart India Hackathon is going virtual. First held in 2017, the innovation cell of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, or MHRD,organises Smart India Hackathon once a year for students to come up with solutions to problems posed by ministries, public sector units, non-governmental organisations and industries. This year’s is a “software edition” and will be held online. The hackathon’s 2020 edition will have problem statements linked to a range of themes. These include smart communication, smart vehicles, agriculture and rural development, food processing, robotics and drones, clean water, waste management, renewable energy, security and surveillance, healthcare and biomedical devices and others. The finale of Smart India Hack...

What is in a name, its said! Well, after attending this excellent and informative session, we all must say - Everything is in a name! Thank you Dr. Sarika Sawant for the insightful webinar! The Library of St. Francis Institute of Technology organized a Webinar for all faculties from Engineering Colleges for a Webinar on Enhancing Visibility of Research through Academic Social Networks on 6th June, 2020.   Dr. Sarika Sawant is an Assistant Professor with SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Womens’ University since 2004. She has an experience of teaching Cataloguing and Reference Theory and Practical paper, Management practical, Internship & Dissertation guidance. I am a research supervisor of 7 PhD students. She has been very instrumental in implementing latest technologies in the course of the young MLIS students. Her innovative ways of teaching and representing her research results has gained her much popularity in all the webinars she has conducted so far. Research i...

Learning and Information Centre of St. Francis Institute of Technology organized a National Level Webinar on  Awareness Program on e-Resources of NDLI (National Digital Library of India)   for students, librarians and faculty members from Colleges all over the country on May 29, 2020 from 12.00 – 1.30 pm. The webinar commenced with the customary College Anthem imploring God's blessings. The welcome address delivered by the Dean Academics - Dr. Kevin Noronha who gave an insight into St. Francis Institute of Technology. Ms. Chinmayee Bhange, Librarian introduced the Resource Person, Dr. Vignesh Sornamohan, Chief Strategic and Outreach Officer, National Digital Library of India, IIT Kharagpur. Dr. Vignesh Sornamohan first spoke about the beginnings of NDLI – he said it had been launched by Ministry of Education, New Delhi and IIT, Kharagpur is the implementing institution. In his presentation, the Resource Person elaborated upon NDLI and its features, as well as the wide range of...