Delhi on August 18. Alibaba Group will solicit donations, collect and deliver textbooks to schools and colleges across India. Collected material will be distributed to more than 2,500 educational institutions. A book donation ceremony is scheduled for beneficiary schools in Mumbai in end September. In addition to mobilising and coordinating with all partners for the Mission Million Books project, Alibaba Group will donate 50,000 books to the campaign, and Alibaba.com and UC Web will provide online marketing support to maximise impact. Book donations can be made between August 18-September 16, 2016, at the 1,300-plus branches of the Kotak Mahindra Bank, as well as Shoppers Stop, HyperCity, and Crossword stores across major cities in India. Pick-up services from Delhivery are available for donations of 20 books or more. Visit books.alibaba.com for further information. MGAIT’s China linkage The Bangalore-based Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) has signed agreements with China’s privately-promoted Jian Qiao and Nanchang universities for Android apps development education delivery. A batch of third year engineering students and professors from these varsities will undergo rigorous Android apps development programmes in the Manipal Global Academy of IT (MGAIT), Bangalore. “We are keen on giving our students international exposure and on utilising MGAIT’s expertise in Android apps development training. We believe our students will benefit from this collaboration which will enrich their experience,” says Prof. Su of Jian Qiao University. This 30-day global internship programme began on August 1. Earlier, MaGE was appointed an authorised training partner to deliver Android apps development training in India by Google Inc, USA. Avery Dennison scholarships Avery Dennison Foundation, the philanthropic venture of the Glendale (California)-based Avery Dennison Corporation Inc, announced winners of the fifth edition of its ‘InvEnt Spirit of Invention’ scholarships in Bangalore on August 29. This programme recognises and rewards the “spirit of invention” of entrepreneurial and high-achieving undergraduate students in selected higher education institutions in India and China in science, engineering and technology. The ten Indian winners of the fifth InvEnt Spirit of Invention Contest who were awarded Rs.100,000 each towards funding their higher education are Aakriti Agrawal (BITS, Pilani), Alanckrit Jain (BITS, Pilani), Anirudh Tusnial (BITS, Pilani), Anmol Gupta (BITS, Pilani), Anubodh Yadav (St. Stephen’s College, Delhi), Neeraj Gadi (BITS, Pilani), Shravan Patankar and Shreenidhi Vinze (Priya Vidhyarthi Girls College, Pune), Vaibhav Agarwal (BITS, Pilani) and Vinay Gusain (St. Stephen’s College, Delhi). CAF Contest 2016 The Camel Art Foundation (CAF) of the Mumbai-based Kokuyo Camlin Ltd announced the launch of its CAF Contest 2016 on August 22, and invites online entries to participate in the contest. Professional artists and students above 18 years of age are eligible to showcase their talent and work. Entries must be submitted in two categories: professionals and students. Participants can submit two entries using oil, acrylic, drawing and pastels and water media. The last date for submitting online entries is September 30. “From the entries received, 16 national winners will be shortlisted and interviewed over Skype. In the professionals category four cash awards…
