In Goa, people flock to Lord Ganesh, ignore shutdown
September 20th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) Lord Ganesh emerged the hero while the all-India shutdown called by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Left was virtual a zero here, as ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands march in Chile for better schools
August 29th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Aug 29 (IANS/EFE) Tens of thousands of students and their supporters packed the streets of this capital Tuesday for a march to demand improvements to Chile's poorly funded public ... Read more...
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‘Reservation under RTE Act aimed at social inclusion’
August 7th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Batting for the Right to Education (RTE), a top government official Monday said the 25 percent reservation of seats in schools for the economically deprived was ... Read more...
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Shutdown evokes mixed response in Meghalaya
May 31st, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 31 (IANS) The nation-wide shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Thursday to protest against the recent steep hike in petrol prices evoked ... Read more...
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Great education debate: will it create a revolution or social friction?
April 15th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The beginning of a revolution in education or a cloud on the autonomy of private institutions and a financial burden on the middle class?The ... Read more...
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Thane shutdown to protest missing BJP corporator
March 4th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), March 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena Sunday enforced a shutdown in Thane city to protest the failure to locate a woman BJP corporator ... Read more...
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UP celebrates Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) India's 63rd Republic Day was celebrated with the usual gaiety in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, with Governor B.L. Joshi taking the salute at a colourful parade in ... Read more...
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Once again, nursery admissions no child’s play for parents (With Images)
January 6th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) It's that time of the year when thousands of anxious parents stand in serpentine queues outside popular schools in Delhi, just to pick up a ... Read more...
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Unaided private schools seek amendments in RTE
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22, (IANS) Representatives of 'budget private schools' -- unaided private institutions which often cater to weaker sections of society -- from eight states Thursday formed an alliance ... Read more...
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Indian higher education leadership programme with Yale University
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) A first of its kind programme for leaders of Indian higher education at Yale University has been highlighted as an example of dynamic and innovative cooperation ... Read more...
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US stocks rally after disastrous week
September 27th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) US stocks rallied Monday after the blue-chip Dow suffered its worst weekly decline in almost three years, as investors expected eurozone policy makers to take ... Read more...
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‘Food processing industry needs to form consortium for R&D;’
June 30th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A group of government and private institutions should join hands to provide research and development inputs to food processing enterprises as most firms in the ... Read more...
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Delhi blood banks to get advanced testing technique soon
June 14th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Delhi government will soon introduce the nucleic acid testing (NAT), an advanced method of testing blood to detect the AIDS virus, in ... Read more...
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IIT, IIM faculty is not world-class, says Jairam Ramesh
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday said Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), the country's top educational institutions, are surviving only ... Read more...
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Bangladesh floats $682 million mutual fund
May 5th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) The Bangladesh Fund, an open-ended mutual fund worth $682.5 million, came into operation Thursday with regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving its registered trust deed ... Read more...
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Budget hike won’t help education sector: Sibal
March 10th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The 24 percent hike in the outlay for education announced in the union budget will not help the sector because what is needed is a ... Read more...
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Canadian varsity to set up first India Chair (Lead)
January 18th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 18 (IANS) Canada's Carleton University will soon have an India Chair to promote research and understanding about the emerging South Asian giant.The Ottawa-based university will sign a memorandum ... Read more...
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Canada to have first full-fledged India Chair
January 18th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 18 (IANS) Canada's Carleton University will soon have an India Chair to promote research and understanding about the emerging South Asian giant.The Ottawa-based university signed a memorandum of ... Read more...
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Government allays fears over education bill
December 22nd, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Allaying fears of private educational institutions over the proposed Education Tribunal Bill, Higher Education Secretary Vibha Puri Das Wednesday clarified that the legislation does not aim to ... Read more...
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Apex court questions states over deemed varsities (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to all the states asking them how they would accommodate students of 44 private deemed universities if these were to be ... Read more...
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Apex court questions states over students’ fate
December 14th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to all the states asking them how they would accommodate students of 44 private deemed universities if they were to be ... Read more...
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Himachal enacts law to regulate private varsities
December 9th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Thursday enacted a law to regulate private universities to maintain quality and standards, becoming the first Indian state to do so.Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said ... Read more...
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Students plan protest during PM’s Hyderabad University visit
October 18th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Tight security arrangements are in place for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the University of Hyderabad here Tuesday as a section of the students and faculty ... Read more...
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High court asks centre, CCB to file reply on seats allotment in AIEEE
September 24th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the human resource development (HRD) ministry and chairman of the Central Counselling Board (CCB) to file their replies within a week ... Read more...
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India plans to create 150 mn skilled workforce by 2022
September 20th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The National Skill Development Corporation, a joint venture between the government and industrial associations, targets to create 150 million skilled workforce in India by 2022 for ... Read more...
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ABVP protests commercialisation of education in Ahmedabad
September 16th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Sep.16 (ANI): Students took out a massive protest march here on Thursday against commercialisation of education.Organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), student wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ... Read more...
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Court notices to government, CBSE on seat allotment system
September 15th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and the Chairman of the Central ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel for consultations on educational tribunals bill
August 20th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As the human resource development ministry seeks to establish education tribunals across the country, a parliamentary panel has urged wider consultations with all stakeholders before parliament debates ... Read more...
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You should not exist, court tells teacher education regulator (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) for its failure to regulate private colleges imparting teacher training courses and said it had ... Read more...
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You should not exist, court tells teacher education regulator
July 21st, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) for its failure to regulate private colleges imparting teacher training courses and said it had ... Read more...
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India signs loan agreements worth $300 mn with World Bank
July 14th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India Wednesday signed loan agreements worth $300 million with the World Bank for meeting the shortage of faculty and upgrade standards of research and development in engineering ... Read more...
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Students to get free access to e-books
June 9th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) College students across India will now get free access to e-journals and e-books from all over the world with the human resource development ministry subscribing to them.
Over ... Read more...
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Biodiversity can be core competency for development: Kalam
June 5th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Saturday appealed to the central government to partner with public-private institutions to create national biodiversity zones across the nation to ensure all-round ... Read more...
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‘60 Minutes’ showcases ‘The SEED School’
May 24th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) SEED is the first urban public school in the United States of America. Raj Vinnakota and Eric Adler established it in 1998. Raj Vinnakota said they ... Read more...
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Young Muslim women fume at Deoband diktat
May 17th, 2010 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Many young Muslim women have reacted sharply to the Deoband seminary's fiat on women and men working together in offices, saying it's high time clerics ... Read more...
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