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<p><em>By Spenta Jassawala and Ananya Srivastava</em></p><p>At 23, Tanay Narendra Bothara is unlike most others of his age. He loves to challenge himself and push boundaries. A student of design at Vivekanand Institute of Technology's Padmabhushan Vasatdada Patil College of Architecture, Pune, Bothara has recently won a gold for Nippon's Asia Young Designer Award 2019 under the architectural category. Beating over 8,400 applicants and competing with finalists from 15 countries in the finals, his project Children Uprooted looks at transforming war-ridden spaces in Syria. The theme for this year's award ceremony held in Singapore was Forward: Challenging Design Boundaries.</p><p><strong>The Inspiration</strong><br>
Bothara is the first Indian to receive the award. Talking about what inspired Children Uprooted, he says that it stemmed from a video he saw on the plight of the children affected by the civil unrest in Syria. "The video made me think about how my skill in art and architecture could help bring a smile to a child's face," he says.</p><p>Bothara, who received a cash prize of US $10,000, has donated the award money for the education of Syrian children. His plan for the competition was to create something that evoked emotions and memories. His goal throughout the competition was to have a good experience; the results did not matter much. So, when he won the prestigious award he was simply overwhelmed. "I am just the face of the award, but my parents are the soul of it," he says.</p><p><strong>The Plan</strong><br>
When asked what sets him apart from other applicants, he gives the entire credit to the uniqueness and universatility of his project. "The design looked at the adaptive reuse of the basements in abandoned buildings to create an underground play network. The concept can be implemented in any war zone. This element evoked a lot of interest among the judges in the finals," says Bothara.</p><p><strong>The Challenges</strong><br>
Talking about his experience while working on the project, he says, "Pushing myself beyond my comfort zone was the biggest challenge." Giving a few words of advice to design aspirants, he tells them to be honest and take one step at a time. "Follow your true passion. Aim to give your best in everything you do. Sooner or later, you will find your true calling and that will be most rewarding."</p><p><strong>New on the block<br>
AICTE LAUNCHES CLEAN AND SMART CAMPUS AWARD</strong><br>
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Delhi, has recently launched the clean and smart campus award for encouraging cleanliness and promoting the use of technology in its approved institute. AICTE aims to recognise the efforts of its stakeholders, primarily students, to embrace technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), robotics, cloud, and automation to remodel the existing campus into a smart campus. These smart campuses can help in optimising the use of energy and water consumption, effective waste management, sustainable transport and air pollution within the campus precincts.</p><p><strong>LMI PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES FOR PAPERLESS DIGITAL EXAMINATIONS</strong><br>
In order to curb question paper leakages and candidate impersonations, Singapore-based Edtech company LittleMore Innovation (LMI) Labs has partnered with universities in south India such as Manipal University, IIIT-Bangalore and REVA University to enable end-to-end paperless examinations through their newly invented device DigiTaal. LMI with its partners has conducted 1.5 million paperless tests so far.</p><div class="itgimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F201907%2FPg-6-Aspire-July-2019-1-x443.jpg%3Fc.WgjupN5xs6NuDGjOZIou3EQvrGj.j4%3Fsize%3D750:*" alt="" height="443" width="770" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>
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</div></p><p><strong>JD INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY HOSTS FASHION AWARDS 2019</strong><br>
JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, recently organised the Fashion Awards 2019. Over 600 students of the institute showcased their projects across diverse disciplines such as fashion designing, interior designing, jewellery designing and textile designing. The exhibits, based on the theme of Switch, were inspired by concepts such as sound sensors in the garments, designs for specially-abled people, and a focus on dying crafts such as Rogan, the art of painting.</p><p><strong>YOUNG INDIA FELLOWSHIP 2019 CONVOCATION AT ASHOKA UNIVERSITY</strong><br>
Over 290 Young India Fellows of Ashoka University, Sonipat, received their postgraduate diplomas during the convocation. The Young India Fellowship (YIF) is a multidisciplinary programme in liberal studies that aims to foster critical thinkers who are intellectually curious, self-aware and impactful through their work. The curriculum is designed to understand team-building, develop critical thinking and gain problem-solving skills by combining academic work with work experience. The courses include literature, gender studies, history, art appreciation, statistics, mathematical thinking, psychology and management. YIF scholars have received 100 per cent placement in 2019 at organisations such as McKinsey & Co, Airtel, Deloitte, Michael Page, Genpact, TCS, Zomato, Swiggy, Dr Reddy's Labs, Lemon Tree Hotels, NIIT, BYJU's, IndiaMart, TechnoServe among others. Students have also been placed at non-for-profit firms such as Teach for India, Pradan, IPE Global Limited, Dr Reddy's Foundation and Sahapedia.</p><div class="itgimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F201907%2FPg-8-Aspire-July-2019-2-x443.jpg%3FDAMomYTEY0iSF_9NYUAC_mYSEbswZ4Bd%3Fsize%3D750:*" alt="" height="443" width="770" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>
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</div></p><p><strong>PRATHAM BOOKS FOUNDATION AND CISCO TO PROVIDE 100 STEM-THEMED MOBILE LIBRARY KITS</strong><br>
Pratham Books Foundation in partnership with Cisco has announced it will support over 100 government schools across Gurgaon with mobile STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) libraries. Each library kit would include more than 100 books in English and Hindi providing young minds with an experiential learning platform. They also hope to encourage reading habit in children. As part of the partnership with Cisco, Pratham Books has developed 85 unique titles over a time span of three years, in nine different Indian languages. Some of the books include Math at the Mela, An Introduction to Skip Counting, Password Please, Introduction to Cybersecurity, Explaining the Importance of Passwords to keep Data Safe and Who Drives the Driverless Car?</p><p><strong>COLGATE PALMOLIVE INDIA LAUNCHES KIS MISSION</strong><br>
Colgate-Palmolive India has launched the Keep India Smiling (KIS) mission for providing oral health education, free dental check-ups, better water accessibilty, women empowerment and livelihood programmes. Colgate in collaboration with ShikshaDaan Foundation, a non-profit organisation, and Buddy4Study, a platform for scholarships, is also offering scholarships across fields of education and sports.</p><div class="itgimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F201907%2FPg-8-Aspire-July-2019-1-x443.jpg%3FjXT8AoK1bzmACXeBjQ7Q2UkANXpfAEZG%3Fsize%3D750:*" alt="" height="443" width="770" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>
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</div></p><p><strong>IIT MADRAS ORGANISES CARBON ZERO CHALLENGE CONTEST</strong><br>
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras along with Virtusa Corporation organised the second edition of carbon zero challenge, an All-India Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest, on campus. The objective was to identify and curate practical, innovative, and indigenous solutions with a sound business case to solve energy and environmental problems in India. In total, 24 teams were selected. The shortlisted teams will receive training and mentoring in addition to financial support of up to `5 lakh over a period of six months to build their prototypes and evolve their business models.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Manpreet Kaur</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Jul 18, 2019</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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<p><em>By Spenta Jassawala and Ananya Srivastava</em></p><p>At 23, Tanay Narendra Bothara is unlike most others of his age. He loves to challenge himself and push boundaries. A student of design at Vivekanand Institute of Technology's Padmabhushan Vasatdada Patil College of Architecture, Pune, Bothara has recently won a gold for Nippon's Asia Young Designer Award 2019 under the architectural category. Beating over 8,400 applicants and competing with finalists from 15 countries in the finals, his project Children Uprooted looks at transforming war-ridden spaces in Syria. The theme for this year's award ceremony held in Singapore was Forward: Challenging Design Boundaries.</p><p><strong>The Inspiration</strong><br>
Bothara is the first Indian to receive the award. Talking about what inspired Children Uprooted, he says that it stemmed from a video he saw on the plight of the children affected by the civil unrest in Syria. "The video made me think about how my skill in art and architecture could help bring a smile to a child's face," he says.</p><p>Bothara, who received a cash prize of US $10,000, has donated the award money for the education of Syrian children. His plan for the competition was to create something that evoked emotions and memories. His goal throughout the competition was to have a good experience; the results did not matter much. So, when he won the prestigious award he was simply overwhelmed. "I am just the face of the award, but my parents are the soul of it," he says.</p><p><strong>The Plan</strong><br>
When asked what sets him apart from other applicants, he gives the entire credit to the uniqueness and universatility of his project. "The design looked at the adaptive reuse of the basements in abandoned buildings to create an underground play network. The concept can be implemented in any war zone. This element evoked a lot of interest among the judges in the finals," says Bothara.</p><p><strong>The Challenges</strong><br>
Talking about his experience while working on the project, he says, "Pushing myself beyond my comfort zone was the biggest challenge." Giving a few words of advice to design aspirants, he tells them to be honest and take one step at a time. "Follow your true passion. Aim to give your best in everything you do. Sooner or later, you will find your true calling and that will be most rewarding."</p><p><strong>New on the block<br>
AICTE LAUNCHES CLEAN AND SMART CAMPUS AWARD</strong><br>
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Delhi, has recently launched the clean and smart campus award for encouraging cleanliness and promoting the use of technology in its approved institute. AICTE aims to recognise the efforts of its stakeholders, primarily students, to embrace technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), robotics, cloud, and automation to remodel the existing campus into a smart campus. These smart campuses can help in optimising the use of energy and water consumption, effective waste management, sustainable transport and air pollution within the campus precincts.</p><p><strong>LMI PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES FOR PAPERLESS DIGITAL EXAMINATIONS</strong><br>
In order to curb question paper leakages and candidate impersonations, Singapore-based Edtech company LittleMore Innovation (LMI) Labs has partnered with universities in south India such as Manipal University, IIIT-Bangalore and REVA University to enable end-to-end paperless examinations through their newly invented device DigiTaal. LMI with its partners has conducted 1.5 million paperless tests so far.</p><div class="itgimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  height="443"  title=""  width="770"  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F201907%2FPg-6-Aspire-July-2019-1-x443.jpg%3Fc.WgjupN5xs6NuDGjOZIou3EQvrGj.j4%3Fsize%3D750:*" loading="lazy" /></div>
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</div></p><p><strong>JD INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY HOSTS FASHION AWARDS 2019</strong><br>
JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, recently organised the Fashion Awards 2019. Over 600 students of the institute showcased their projects across diverse disciplines such as fashion designing, interior designing, jewellery designing and textile designing. The exhibits, based on the theme of Switch, were inspired by concepts such as sound sensors in the garments, designs for specially-abled people, and a focus on dying crafts such as Rogan, the art of painting.</p><p><strong>YOUNG INDIA FELLOWSHIP 2019 CONVOCATION AT ASHOKA UNIVERSITY</strong><br>
Over 290 Young India Fellows of Ashoka University, Sonipat, received their postgraduate diplomas during the convocation. The Young India Fellowship (YIF) is a multidisciplinary programme in liberal studies that aims to foster critical thinkers who are intellectually curious, self-aware and impactful through their work. The curriculum is designed to understand team-building, develop critical thinking and gain problem-solving skills by combining academic work with work experience. The courses include literature, gender studies, history, art appreciation, statistics, mathematical thinking, psychology and management. YIF scholars have received 100 per cent placement in 2019 at organisations such as McKinsey & Co, Airtel, Deloitte, Michael Page, Genpact, TCS, Zomato, Swiggy, Dr Reddy's Labs, Lemon Tree Hotels, NIIT, BYJU's, IndiaMart, TechnoServe among others. Students have also been placed at non-for-profit firms such as Teach for India, Pradan, IPE Global Limited, Dr Reddy's Foundation and Sahapedia.</p><div class="itgimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  height="443"  title=""  width="770"  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F201907%2FPg-8-Aspire-July-2019-2-x443.jpg%3FDAMomYTEY0iSF_9NYUAC_mYSEbswZ4Bd%3Fsize%3D750:*" loading="lazy" /></div>
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</div></p><p><strong>PRATHAM BOOKS FOUNDATION AND CISCO TO PROVIDE 100 STEM-THEMED MOBILE LIBRARY KITS</strong><br>
Pratham Books Foundation in partnership with Cisco has announced it will support over 100 government schools across Gurgaon with mobile STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) libraries. Each library kit would include more than 100 books in English and Hindi providing young minds with an experiential learning platform. They also hope to encourage reading habit in children. As part of the partnership with Cisco, Pratham Books has developed 85 unique titles over a time span of three years, in nine different Indian languages. Some of the books include Math at the Mela, An Introduction to Skip Counting, Password Please, Introduction to Cybersecurity, Explaining the Importance of Passwords to keep Data Safe and Who Drives the Driverless Car?</p><p><strong>COLGATE PALMOLIVE INDIA LAUNCHES KIS MISSION</strong><br>
Colgate-Palmolive India has launched the Keep India Smiling (KIS) mission for providing oral health education, free dental check-ups, better water accessibilty, women empowerment and livelihood programmes. Colgate in collaboration with ShikshaDaan Foundation, a non-profit organisation, and Buddy4Study, a platform for scholarships, is also offering scholarships across fields of education and sports.</p><div class="itgimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  height="443"  title=""  width="770"  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F201907%2FPg-8-Aspire-July-2019-1-x443.jpg%3FjXT8AoK1bzmACXeBjQ7Q2UkANXpfAEZG%3Fsize%3D750:*" loading="lazy" /></div>
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</div></p><p><strong>IIT MADRAS ORGANISES CARBON ZERO CHALLENGE CONTEST</strong><br>
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras along with Virtusa Corporation organised the second edition of carbon zero challenge, an All-India Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest, on campus. The objective was to identify and curate practical, innovative, and indigenous solutions with a sound business case to solve energy and environmental problems in India. In total, 24 teams were selected. The shortlisted teams will receive training and mentoring in addition to financial support of up to `5 lakh over a period of six months to build their prototypes and evolve their business models.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Manpreet Kaur</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Jul 18, 2019</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Al Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui after two FIRs were filed on a UGC complaint. A court granted four days of police custody.


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Donald Trump warned Iran’s supreme leader should be very worried as US-Iran nuclear talks are set to resume on Friday in Oman amid rising tensions, military pressure and sharp disagreements over missiles and sanctions.

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China, in a readout of the call, said the two presidents talked about upcoming major international summits hosted by both countries and the possibility of meeting in person. However, Beijing’s statement did not mention Trump’s expected April visit.

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Addressing the Lok Sabha, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has successfully safeguarded sensitive sectors in US trade deal.  

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In this Special Report, India Today’s Mir Fareed provides exclusive details on a major counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. Security forces, including the Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF, successfully eliminated two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were hiding in a natural cave within a dense forested terrain. Mir Fareed noted, ‘Finally, their luck ran out as security forces used IEDs to blow up the entrance. And with that, they were eliminated.’ One of the deceased has been identified as a top commander, Abu Mavia. The operation involved sophisticated drone surveillance and sharpshooters to pin down the terrorists who had previously evaded capture. The report highlights the evolving tactics of security agencies in tackling infiltrators using the treacherous forest reaches of Jammu. The area is currently being sanitised as per standard operating procedures following the recovery of weapons.

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This news report covers the intense political confrontation in Parliament where Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi reportedly called BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu a 'traitor'. The incident occurred near the Makar Dwar as suspended MPs were protesting. The transcript highlights that Bittu, once a close associate of Gandhi, was heckled by Congress members following the remark. Additionally, the bulletin features a statement regarding the suspension of eight Congress MPs for the remainder of the session due to 'unruly behaviour'. Dilip Saikia, who was in the chair during the ruckus, stated that the members violated parliamentary decorum and rules. The report notes that the Congress party views those who defect to the other side through a specific 'prism', leading to the sharp exchange. The drama unfolded as Priyanka Gandhi also met with the suspended legislators to discuss the adjournment of the House.

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