Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 29 : The Women Welfare Organisation at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) organised a five-day training programme on Childhood Testing, Assessment and Management at the Chetna Training Centre from January 16 to 22.

On January 27, the Nai Subah organisation awarded certificates to all participating teachers upon successful completion of the program.
The President of the BLW Women Welfare Organisation, Monika Srivastava, presented appreciation certificates to all trainers. On this occasion, uniforms were distributed to all teachers and staff working at the Chetna Training Centre, and sweets were distributed to the trainees.
Present on the occasion were the Vice President of the Women Welfare Organisation, Gauri Srivastava, Gurmeet Kaur, Treasurer, Shweta Srivastava, Secretary Ritika Singh, Shikha Jain, Anju Gupta, Rakhi Gupta, Hansa and Anuja Khare.
The objective of this training program was to provide teachers with an in-depth understanding of child development, introduce advanced assessment and management techniques, and empower them to better understand children's educational and mental needs.
In another incident, Banaras Hindu University's Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding in the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, is set to host the 'International Conference on Climate Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Development, Innovations and Solutions' (ICCRA2026) from February 5 to 7 this year.
This conference aims to attract global attention to highlight the challenges posed by climate change and explore innovations, technologies and policy solutions in agriculture.
The convenor of conference and Head Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Shravan Kumar Singh and the Organising Secretary J. Jorben said that around more than 500 participants including leading Scientist, Academicians, Policy makers, Industries Experts, Research Scholars and progressive Farmers from 23 states of India and other countries like USA, Mexico, Philippines, Serbia, Nepal, etc. are expected to attend.
The deliberation will cover topics such as climate-smart agriculture, Sustainable crop production, Genomics and Breeding innovations, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning applications in farming, Natural Resource Management and Agriculture entrepreneurship.