Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri.
Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri. While Mr Bista extended his heartiest congratulations to Dr Eklabya Sharma on social media, Dr Ghosh today met Dr Sharma at his Siliguri residence.
Dr Sharma, originally from St Mary’s in Kurseong, had previously served as the deputy director general at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu. He was also the head and the founding scientist incharge of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim, Darjeeling MP Mr Bista said.
Dr Sharma is the chairperson of Science Advisory Committee of GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and a fellow of Indian National Science Academy. He had joined as the vice chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies, previously known as TERI University, Delhi. Currently, he is serving as the Strategic Advisor and Distinguished Senior Fellow in Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore
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NEW DELHI:London-based Coventry University has announced the "Coventry-India Research Awards" to support young Indians to study at the university.
These PhD scholarships are aimed at high achieving Indian graduates who are seeking a career in research. Members of Coventry University's senior leadership team are visiting a range of institutions across India this month to establish new research partnerships and extend opportunities for students.
A team of 10 senior academics, led by Professor Richard Dashwood, deputy vice-chancellor for research, and Dr David Pilsbury, deputy vice-chancellor for international development, will meet representatives from 38 organisations in 13 cities across India including universities, companies and government bodies.
The university is looking to apply innovative new approaches to the development of joint research centres, doctoral training centres and PhD programmes with Indian universities.
The visit will also explore new models in the delivery of joint degrees with Indian universities and also student recruitment opportunities.
Coventry University already has significant partnerships with institutions in almost 40 countries around the world.
Among the institutions visited by the university representatives are Nirma University and National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Christ University and Institute for Social and Economic Change in Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Centre for Policy Research, TERI University, and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Delhi.
Some of the University centres inviting applications for PhD are the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Centre for Advances in Behavioural Science, Centre for the Built and Natural Environment.
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