East Asian nations need to cooperate on education: India (With Images)
July 5th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 5 (IANS) East Asian countries need to promote educational cooperation, facilitate exchange of qualified people and earmark seats for students from member countries in reputed institutions in ... Read more...
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Land row may trip School of Economics in Bangalore
January 7th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 7 (IANS) Home to prestigious research institutions and a hot destination for engineering and medical education, India's IT hub Bangalore may lose out on having a School ... Read more...
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India-US higher education summit in October
July 19th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Aiming at more collaborations in higher education, India and the US will host a summit in Washington this October.A statement issued after the talks between ... Read more...
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After training, private enterprise sees money in education
April 25th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) With India needing 45,000 more colleges in the next 10 years to serve some 400 million students, education is not only attracting private enterprise ... Read more...
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US varsities taking holistic view of Asian students’ applications
February 5th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The focus is shifting from the entrance test scores to a holistic assessment of the profiles of Indian and Asian students aspiring to pursue higher education in ... Read more...
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RTE doesn’t address quality issues: Gurcharan Das
December 7th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Even as the government prepares to implement the right to education (RTE) act, businessman-turned-author Gurcharan Das said Tuesday the statute does not properly address the issue ... Read more...
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Pearson, Pratham Books ink deal to carry story books to villages
October 26th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Publishing giant Pearson Education (Pearson Longman) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Pratham Books, a non-profit platform, to promote reading among marginalised children in the villages ... Read more...
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Online bookstore launched in Delhi
August 12th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Bibliophiles will have it easy with an online bookstore being launched in the city Thursday.
Pearson Education India launched a bookstore through its online retail partner, VRV Bookshop.Talking ... Read more...
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India, Malaysia sign extradition treaty, to scale up FDI (Round-up)
January 20th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Buoyed by improving ties, India and Malaysia Wednesday signed an extradition treaty and decided to fast-track negotiations to wrap up a free trade area agreement by ... Read more...
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India’s space programmes based on its needs: Outgoing chief
October 31st, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) India does not look at other Asian countries like Japan and China as competitors in the space sector as its programmes are based on its ... Read more...
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India more competitive but failing in health, primary education
September 8th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Sep 8 (IANS) India moved a place up in a global index of economic competitiveness published Tuesday but the authors said its success was blighted by a wealth ... Read more...
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Highlights of President’s Independence Day-eve address
August 14th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The following are the highlights of President Pratibha Patil's Independence Day-eve address to the nation:
* Democracy, inclusive economic development, social empowerment and the value system based ... Read more...
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Manmohan holds talks with Clinton
July 20th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday afternoon, with the Mumbai attacks and their aftermath, the situation in the ... Read more...
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‘India’s share in global potato trade is 0.5 percent’
December 11th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India may be the third largest potato producer in the world but its contribution to global potato trade is merely half a percent, industry officials and experts ... Read more...
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India to help crunch-hit Maldives as ties enter new era
November 11th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Nov 11 (IANS) As Mohamed Nasheed was sworn in as president of the Maldives Tuesday, India assured the new democratic leadership that it will help the Indian Ocean nation in tiding ... Read more...
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Every single child should have access to modern education: PM
August 15th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Speaking on the occasion of 62nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said the benefits of modern knowledge should flow to all sections of society. ... Read more...
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Indians enjoy happy sex lives, but know little till 15
June 29th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Indians lead fulfilling sex lives but get their first formal sex education at a little over 15 years of age as compared to the West ... Read more...
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India’s social sector spending lowest among BRIC nations
June 22nd, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Despite strong growth, India lags far behind other BRIC countries in social sector achievements, spending lowest on education and health, according to a study by the Associated ... Read more...
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