Yenepoya among world’s top 400 Varsities featured in the THE Global IMPACT Rankings from INDIA
The Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) from Mangalore, Karnataka is featured for the first time in the global Top 500 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact rankings from India.
Yenepoya is ranked within top 101-200th position globally for Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDG’s) SDG 3 (Good Health and Well Being); SDG 4 (Quality Education); and SDG 5 (Gender Equality) categories, and within Top 201-300th for SDGs 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 6 (Clean water and Sanitation), and is featured within top 301-400 under SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) and within top 301-400 in Overall category (65.5 points out of 100).
From India 26 Universities were featured in this year’s Global Impact Rankings.
The University secured shared 3rd place among Indian Universities that had made into the list of this year global rankings.
The Times Higher Education Impact rankings are the only global performance tables that assess University against the United Nations SDG’s. It has very finely calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas of research, outreach and stewardship among global Universities.
The University was mapped for the progress made against the United Nations SDG’s. This ranking provides an indication on how universities are putting their energies into combating gender inequality, tackling climate change, encouraging peaceful societies and putting measures in place to become more sustainable.
The United Nations SDG’s were established in 2015 in order to tackle some of the biggest global challenges by 2030. The goals focus on a number of issues including improving gender equality, tackling poverty, providing better healthcare, providing quality education for all and encouraging economic growth.
Based on all the 17 goals, the universities have to submit the data on how they were contributing to achieving these goals. With this ranking, the University is now entered the league of global pioneers – who have demonstrated commitment not just to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals through its teaching, research and knowledge transfer, but also to embodying the goals in its own institution’s internal practices, policies and procedures and providing verifiable evidence of activities. The University had provided evidence on how these goals were being incorporated into its governance, and how University was holding self accountability to make a real difference.
This THE Impact Rankings are particularly key in helping students find a university that champions the causes that they care about. These rankings move away from lauding universities only on research output and papers published, instead shine a light on those implementing tangible ways to make a difference in the world and to their students.
The Chancellor of the University, Mr. Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi said we are delighted to be listed among the top global Universities in impact rankings and I dedicate this success to our stakeholders under the leadership of our Pro Chancellor Mr. Farhaad Yenepoya, Vice Chancellor Dr. M. Vijayakumar, and Dr. Arun Bhagwath, Deptuy Director, who have consistently put efforts towards achieving this feat. We will continue to strive hard to contribute towards providing solutions to complex global and local challenges through education, research and by creating leaders who can create a positive impact at their local and regional communities in line with the SDG of UN.
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Nightclub fire: Goa court remands Luthra brothers in police custody for five days
Panaji (PTI): A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, in police custody for five days.
The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze that killed 25, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for five days.
Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing Bhavana Joshi who lost four family members in the tragedy, said that the accused were asking for “special consideration” claiming poor health.
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“We said they should not be given any extra relaxation,” he said, adding that the court has taken cognisance of the fact that this is about the death of “25 people in the form of mass genocide”.
“But since they kept pressing for medical check-up, the court ordered reexamination of their health. It is clear in the medical examination that they don’t require any consideration. The accused sought special considerations in the lock-up like a good mattress, which the court refused,” said Joshi.
A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, arrived at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.
The duo was initially taken to a Primary Health Centre at Siolim for medical examination. They were then taken to the District Hospital at Mapusa.
After their health assessment, the two were brought to the court.
The court directed that the accused be sent for fresh medical examination. Accordingly, the two were again taken to the District Hospital.
Later, they were produced before Judge Sardesai, who ordered the five-day police custody of the accused.
After the fire tragedy at Arpora village, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The brothers were arrested in Delhi on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.
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The duo had fled to Phuket in Thailand early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.
They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.
