Freezing influx, brain drain necessary to develop Goa: CM
July 2nd, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) Goa needs to freeze migration into the state and reverse the brain drain from the state to retain its unique identity as well as develop ... Read more...
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‘Innovation and new technologies will drive markets’
March 6th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) From the significance of liberal arts in education to the challenge of reconciling unemployment and efficiency ; from comparisons between India and China to the issue ... Read more...
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Increase investment in India: Pranab urges diaspora
January 8th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday urged non-resident Indian (NRI) entrepreneures to increase investment in India, saying the the economic engagement of the diaspora was not ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka takes steps to reduce brain drain
December 13th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka is aiming to turn back the brain drain tide by encouraging technologically advanced industries, an official said here Tuesday.
Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman ... Read more...
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Brain drain by foreign students may hit British economy
December 5th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) A rising number of foreign students who return home after studying science, maths and engineering at British universities could hit Britain's manufacturing economy with a brain-drain, ... Read more...
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10,000 PhDs to be absorbed every year: Ashwani Kumar
November 14th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) The Indian government and industry will absorb at least 10,000 PhDs every year and prevent brain drain in an effort to boost research and development (R&D;) ... Read more...
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Universities seek financial autonomy
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 1 (IANS) The vice chancellors of universities in north India Saturday called for financial autonomy for varsities.A two-day meeting of the Association of Indian Universities (north zone) that ... Read more...
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Britain hit by brain drain
August 30th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Britain has been hit by one of the worst brain drains in history, as a million qualified citizens now live in other countries like the US, ... Read more...
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Medvedev shows concern over Russian brain drain
April 26th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the state must create a more attractive working environment to prevent a drain of young talent.Russia's failure to modernise ... Read more...
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Brain drain leading to mediocrity: Pakistani daily
April 11th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) Brain drain "accounts for the growing mediocrity" in Pakistan, a leading daily said Monday.An editorial in the News International Monday said that emigration "has been going ... Read more...
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Australia suffering from women brain drain
April 11th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 11 (IANS) The Australian economy was suffering because women scientists do not receive the same opportunity as their male peers resulting in brain drain, a top scientist has ... Read more...
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Egypt’s future depends on democracy, education and research reform: Experts
February 9th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb.9 (ANI): Egyptian researchers and scientists have said that the country's future depends on democracy, education and research reform, and have added that there is a pool of talent among the ... Read more...
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Vice President Ansari calls for emphasis on education research
August 7th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday expressed concern at the dwindling number of students pursuing academic research in the field of science and technology.Ansari called for ... Read more...
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SS Netcom to set up first global call centre in North East
July 13th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 13 (IANS) SS Netcom, the first IT solution company in India's North Eastern region, is setting up an international call centre in Meghalaya.
"The client (an international IT company) is ready ... Read more...
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Youth protest for employment opportunities in Patna
June 10th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, June 10 (ANI): A large number of youngsters here on Thursday staged a protest to highlight the issue of rampant unemployment in the State.Organised by Inquilabi Naujawan Sabha (Revolutionary Youth ... Read more...
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New Zealand accountancy firms outsourcing work to India
April 10th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Apr 10 (ANI): New Zealand may have 30,000 chartered accountants, but a large number of accountancy firms are outsourcing their work to India.At least two New Zealand accountancy firms, including ... Read more...
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Madonna hopes Malawi school will end ‘brain drain in Africa’
April 7th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 7 (ANI): Queen of Pop Madonna has stated in a blog on the Raising Malawi website that she hopes her new Malawi girls school will put an end to ... Read more...
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Madonna visits Malawi with her family
April 6th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Malawi, Apr 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pop star Madonna visited Malawi with her family to lay the foundation stone for the ‘Raising Malawi Academy for Girls.’ She has already adopted Mercy and ... Read more...
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10,000 more medical post graduate seats in India (Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India will add 10,000 more post graduate seats in medical education within two years, a step aimed at curbing brain drain, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad ... Read more...
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‘Sihi Gaali’ loses out on poor storyline (Kannada Movie Review)
March 14th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Sihi Gaali"; Cast: Sri Murali, Shirin, Thulasi Shivamani, Sharan and others; Director: Lekhan; Producer: Umesh, Balakrishna and Anil; Music Composer: B.R. Shankar; Rating: *Debutant director Lekhan seems to ... Read more...
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‘Indian and Chinese universities could rival Oxford, Cambridge within a generation’
February 3rd, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 3 (ANI): Elite British and American universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Ivy League could be rivalled by educational institutions in India and China within 25 years, the president of ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi interacts with engineering students in Bhopal
January 19th, 2010 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 19 (IANS) Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi interacted with students of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), one of the country's leading engineering colleges, here Monday and ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu neglected industry initially: Economists
January 18th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) For the bulk of the 23 years as West Bengal chief minister, Jyoti Basu led the state to great achievements in agriculture, even as militant trade unionism ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs to do more against terror, stresses Krishna
January 8th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Noting that Pakistan had taken "positive measures" to book the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India Friday asked Islamabad to take "effective steps" against the ... Read more...
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Liberate Indian science from red tape: PM (Roundup)
January 3rd, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Unveiling his vision for making India a 21st century knowledge power, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday called for "liberating" Indian science from red-tape and cronyism ... Read more...
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Women under-represented in India’s scientific development (Highlights of PM’s speech at Indian Science Congress)
January 3rd, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday stressed that Indian origin researchers should be encouraged to work in the country, to convert the brain drain of the past into ... Read more...
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PM points at political involvement, red tape for scientific regress
January 3rd, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthpuram, Jan 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday regretted red tape, political interference and lack of recognition of good work contributed to regression in country's scientific development.Addressing the 97th ... Read more...
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Red tape, political interference regress Indian science: PM (Second Lead)
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday regretted that red tape, political interference and lack of recognition of good work contributed to a regression in Indian science ... Read more...
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Nobel Laureate Ramakrishnan says bureaucracy, politics and red tape hampering India
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Dec 23 (ANI): Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has said that Indian scientists settled abroad wanted to come back to India, but were held back by the country's red tapism.A US citizen ... Read more...
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Highlights of PM’s speech in Kashmir
October 28th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 28 (IANS) The following are the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech here in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday:
-- We have to reverse the brain drain ... Read more...
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PM asks Kashmiri youth to join in building a new Kashmir
October 28th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Anantnag, Oct 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday appealed to the youth of Kashmir to join in building a new Kashmir.Inaugurating the Anantnag-Qazigund rail link here, Dr. ... Read more...
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PM seeks reversal of brain drain in Kashmir
October 28th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Anantnag, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called for a reversal of the brain drain in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure the return of professionals to the state.
"We have ... Read more...
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Israeli formula to prevent brain drain
October 9th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): An Israeli specialist has come up with a new formula that can prove as the sure shot way to woo back America's top scientists, academics and biotech executives ... Read more...
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70,000 Arab graduates migrate for overseas jobs annually
September 6th, 2009 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 6 (IANS) Some 70,000 Arab university graduates migrate annually to foreign countries for jobs, while 54 percent of Arab students studying abroad do not return to their native places, resulting ... Read more...
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I don’t believe in brain drain: Kalam
August 8th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug. 8 (ANI): Former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday refused to buy the argument that there was any brain drain in the country, as a substantial amount ... Read more...
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