China spent $15 bn on poor students’ education
August 9th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China spent nearly 100 billion yuan ($15.7 billion) to support education for poor students, a media report said Thursday.The total amount spent on sponsoring students reached ... Read more...
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Delhi government issues notice to armed forces schools
January 10th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Delhi government issued show cause notice to three armed forces schools in the capital for not specifying the nursery admission criteria for admitting civilian ... Read more...
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Three ‘top performing’ MPs to be honoured by Chennai NGO
May 3rd, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) City based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Prime Point Foundation will honour three members of parliament Saturday for their top performance till date in the 15th Lok ... 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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‘IGNOU at par with international institutions’
January 1st, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is at par with other national and international institutions of higher learning, Vice-Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai said Saturday.Pillai said that ... Read more...
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Special kitchens for Haryana schools
October 10th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 10 (IANS) Government schools in Haryana will now have special kitchens to prepare mid-day meals for students, Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said here Sunday."Instructions have been issued to prepare mid-day ... Read more...
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Sorry kids, we destroyed your schools: Maoists
April 3rd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 3 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have apologised to students in Bihar for damaging their school buildings and affecting their education.
"Hundreds of copies of the apology have been distributed among schoolchildren. ... Read more...
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Topics on war, genocide difficult to teach younger students
September 9th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): A University of Illinois professor who studies and teaches historical instruction has stated that topics about traumatic events such as war and genocide are better left to older ... Read more...
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Australia cracks down on education providers in wake of Indian student attacks
June 13th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 13 (ANI): Australia has forced a nation wide quality crackdown on education and training providers, to shore up the reputation of country's 15.5 billion dollars education export industry, after its ... Read more...
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