News from the world of education - August 17, 2021
The Hindu
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The University of Sheffield invites applications for a three-year B.Sc. Medical Microbiology course starting in September 2022. The course offers a broad understanding of microbiology with an emphasis on topics of medical relevance Those with a minimum aggregate of 75% and 75-80% in key subjects in Standard XII including Biology and a second science. IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification. Visit or contact biosciences-ug@sheffield.ac.uk for further details.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.