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Inspire Kids to Study STEM with These Educational Resources

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The Economic Times reported that India experienced a 44 percent increase in STEM jobs from 2016 to 2019. To help increase the number of qualified professionals, IEEE has created the IEEE Pre-University Volunteer STEM Portal. Here are some of the resources and features available on the website. According to the U.S.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Expands to More Countries

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There are now more than 270 IEEE-HKN chapters at universities around the world. There are now 30 chapters outside the United States, including ones recently established at universities in Ecuador, Hungary, and India. New chapters in Ecuador, Hungary, and India Several chapters have been established in recent months.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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The US Department of Energy announced the selections for three consortia that will make up the $125-million US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. Moser Baer India Ltd.;

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UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

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Although China and India remain the world’s largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75% since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50%. The results suggest that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world’s top sulfur dioxide emitter.

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Study: surface ozone in India in 2005 damaged 6M tonnes of crops, enough to feed 94M people in poverty

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Smog in India. New research shows that ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in India in 2005. Surface ozone pollution in India damaged 6 million metric tons (6.7 Surface ozone pollution in India damaged 6 million metric tons (6.7 Credit: Mark Danielson/Flickr.

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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Urban areas in South-East Asia (including India) saw the largest regional increases, with a 27% increase in average population-weighted PM 2.5 —lead author Veronica Southerland, George Washington University. Louis, the University of Washington, Dalhousie University, and the University of California.

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Jaishankar urges Singapore’s business community to invest in India’s semiconductor manufacturing sector – ET Auto

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed Singapore’s business community about the strides taken by India in the field of manufacture of semiconductors and appealed to them to invest in this key sector in the country.