Education News in India

NCPUL could have powers to certify Urdu courses 4/Oct/2011
The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) could be vested with statutory powers to register, examine and certify learners upto pre-degree level. The Council with one lakh students under it could award certificates in language and vocational courses equivalent to boards to make the ..
Children celebrate Oct 2 as 'Be The Change Day' in 14 cities 4/Oct/2011
Several schoolchildren today celebrated Gandhi Jayanti, as 'Be the Change Day' as part of an international contest which aims to inspire school going children to be the drivers of change in the 21st century. The event was held in 14 cities simultaneously, including Indore, Mumbai, ..
Obesity or stem cell research could win Nobel-10/4/2011 4/Oct/2011
Two scientists who unlocked mysteries linked to obesity or a professor who figured out how to make stem cells without human embryos are among potential candidates for the 2011 Nobel Prize in medicine. Canadian-born Douglas Coleman and American Jeffrey Friedman have won several prizes seen as ..
Jamia Millia Islamia VC inaugurats hostel 3/Oct/2011
Najeeb Jung, vice-chancellor , Jamia Millia Islamia, recently inaugurated a new hostel, named after Fazlur Rahman Khan. Fazlur Rahman Khan who was born in Dhaka on April 3, 1929, was an architect and a structural engineer. He worked in the US and was a key figure behind the Second Chicago School of ..
Growing up is fun 3/Oct/2011
When things go wrong, parents still love their children and want them to be safe. With a message of encouraging communication in the family, Manjiri Gokhale Joshi, a former journalist who now heads project management at Primal Pictures in London, recently launched her book Crushes, Careers and Cellphones at Alchon ..
Floral designing is fast emerging as an exciting career 3/Oct/2011
Gone are the days when floral designing was considered only a hobby. A surging per capita income and progressive lifestyles has led to a phenomenal increase in florists and the floral designing market in India. With corporate and job cultures improving, floral designing is fast emerging as an exciting and challenging ..
Nehru World School, Ghaziabad installs first 3D Lab for students 3/Oct/2011
Nehru World School, Ghaziabad set up the first Interactive 3D Lab to give a new dimension to the teaching and learning process. The new system uses 3D effects to enhance classroom learning. Activities like interactive quizzes, 3D experiments have been added. A theatrical approach is used to enhance teaching content by ..
No wasted effort 3/Oct/2011
A group of students from University of Alberta, Canada, were assigned the task to reclaim the former site of a waste treatment plant. Tirna Ray reports As part of a capstone course for land reclamation students, a group of students from University of Alberta, Canada , has come up with a classic country ..
HPU to set up centre for Gandhian studies 3/Oct/2011
To learn about the Gandhian philosophy, his teachings and promote research works on Gandhi, a centre for Gandhian studies would be established at the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), announced VC of HPU A D N Bajpai, while he was delivering a special lecture organized for the first time in the campus by the ..
Convergence of sciences inevitable: VC 3/Oct/2011
Convergence of various branches of studies was inevitable to get new leads to path-breaking knowledge, said Rajan Gurukkal, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University. He was laying the foundation stone of the Rs.2.44-crore academic complex for the Institute for Intensive Research in Basic Sciences ..

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