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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Nagaland varsity signs pact with RIS for research collab
Dimapur: Nagaland University signed an MoU with Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), an autonomous think tank under the ministry of external affairs, becoming one of the 23 Indian universities to sign the agreement, reports Bhadra Gogoi. The University Connect Hub, established under this MoU, aims to facilitate collaborative research, knowledge sharing, and capacity building between NU and RIS. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the international conference on 'Global South and Triangular Cooperation: Emerging Facets' held on June 3 and June 4, a varsity release said on Thursday. Prof Sachin Chaturvedi, DG, RIS, and Prof Jayanta Choudhury head of the department of rural development and planning, NU, signed the MoU on behalf of their institutions. The University Connect Hub will do joint research and resource pooling, organise seminars on global economy, climate change, and development finance, hold faculty exchange programmes, conduct joint publications and research dissemination and exchange of research publications.
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
ICRISAT launches agri co-op centre for Global South
The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) launched Tuesday a new Centre of Excellence for transformation of agriculture in developing countries through South-South cooperation. The new Centre— ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA) — based in Hyderabad, will serve as a catalyst for translating agricultural solutions into scalable impact. At a press meet, RIS Director General Sachin Chaturvedi said this Centre will take India's development experience to other developing nations. It would democratise agricultural knowledge and translate experience into policy. Sharing an example of collaboration between countries, Chaturvedi said Ethiopia and Kenya have approached the RIS, seeking support for institutional framework to have growth of the private seed industry in their countries.
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Nalanda University is in take-off mode, says Vice-Chancellor
Eminent economist Sachin Chaturvedi, who took charge as the Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University in Bihar on Wednesday (May 21, 2025), told The Hindu that the university expects enrolment of about 900 students in the new academic session. The university is in a 'take-off mode', Prof. Chaturvedi said, noting that 99% of the construction work has been completed. Prof. Chaturvedi said the university, which functions under the External Affairs Ministry, is working to expand international connections by drawing students and faculty from across the globe. 'Nalanda will give the message of peace and promote more rigorous research to connect Indian philosophy with the contemporary world,' he said, adding that the institution will bring together researchers, policy-makers and those in the diplomatic community. Prof. Chaturvedi is also Director General at the think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). With the collapse of the 'Washington Consensus', the Global South requires a new philosophy of development drawn from a rich legacy of knowledge. 'We need to revisit that knowledge and my priority would be to bring it back for the Global South with a new development philosophy,' he said. To a question on administrative issues that had created hurdles, the Vice-Chancellor said the Bihar government had given almost 500 acres for the university. Of that land, 100 acres have been allocated for water bodies and 300 acres have been kept aside as forest, he stated. 'The connectivity has improved now. The admission has already touched 540 in various streams as of now. Our expectation is that this year it may go up to 900,' he added. 'The university now is in a take-off mode and this year we are going to widely advertise the space. Now 99% of construction work is over, so we can now focus on quality education,' he said, adding that unlike the South Asian University, supported by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, India is the sole decision-maker in the functioning of Nalanda University.
