Vodafone Foundation to provide education in 1,000 schools
April 26th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Vodafone Foundation, the charity arm of the telecom giant, Thursday pledged to provide learning solutions in 1,000 schools across India, a move that will benefit 50,000 ... Read more...
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Amrita launches free tution programme (Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) Kerala Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb Tuesday launched an online programme of Amrita University to help students gain better skills so as to secure jobs."Usage of ... Read more...
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Amrita University’s free online tution programme launched
March 27th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) Kerala Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb Tuesday launched Amrita University's Online Gurukul - a free tution - programme here Tuesday, noting it would enhance students' employability ... Read more...
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Cloud-based tablet solution for students launched
January 25th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Wednesday launched the country's first cloud-based tablet solution for school students called 'e-tutor tablet'.This can be used ... Read more...
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Manipal group e-learning platform wins innovative award
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 23 (IANS) Manipal Global Education Services (MGES) of the Manipal group has won the 2011 Golden Peacock innovative product and service award for developing a unique e-learning platform.The ... Read more...
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IGNOU backs e-learning
August 26th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Online education can be a useful tool for those seeking a second degree or an additional value addition course, V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor of ... Read more...
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Crossover cinema must relate to people: Om Puri (Interview)
June 11th, 2011 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) One of the first Indian actors to work in international movies, Om Puri feels crossover cinema has a bright future if made on "relatable issues". ... Read more...
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Over 300 dogs participate in Amritsar show
December 20th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Dec.20 (ANI): Over 300 dogs of 50 different breeds participated in a dog show organised by the Kennel Club of India (KCI) here recently.A. I. Singh Bhinder, the ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s scrap munition disposal a learning experience
November 30th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 30 (IANS) An Indian Army operation - so far its biggest exercise to destroy scrap munitions - is proving to be a great learning platform for defence ... Read more...
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Students out on boats to save Sukhna lake
May 15th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Young enthusiastic students sailed on boats and extracted grass, weeds and silt from Sukhna lake, a Chandigarh landmark that is being suffocated by excessive silting and ... Read more...
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IGNOU, Ericsson sign pact for education using 3G telephony
October 26th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has signed a pact with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson to provide access to educational ... Read more...
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Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology ties up with US firm (Lead)
August 3rd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) US chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp will set up a design technology laboratory on the campus of the Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) and train its students.
"It ... Read more...
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Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology ties up with US firm
August 3rd, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) US chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp will set up a design technology laboratory on the campus of the Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) and train its students. ... Read more...
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IGNOU inks MoU with IBM India to reform IT education
July 12th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi, July 12 (ANI): The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), The Advanced Center for Informatics and Innovative Learning (ACIIL) and IBM India have signed an MoU that would re-invent ... Read more...
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Virtual reality conjures up historic Egyptian temple complex
May 1st, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 1 (IANS) A team of Egyptologists, digital modellers and web designers have been building a 3-D virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian religious site known as Karnak, one of the ... Read more...
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Oracle to introduce ThinkQuest in Andhra Pradesh schools
January 28th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) will roll out its online learning platform 'ThinkQuest' in 500 schools in Andhra Pradesh.OEF and the Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG), a non-profit organisation ... Read more...
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