Education News in India

HRD ministry hopes to pass as many education bills as possible in the .. 5/Nov/2012
The government expects that a number of pending legislations pertaining to HRD ministry will be passed during the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament despite possible opposition from some Congress MPs. "We have 20 bills pending, 11 on higher education and nine on school education. I don't think it ..
National education policy in the past has been out of step with the times 5/Nov/2012
The university system was not producing "well-educated" graduates to meet needs of Indian companies, giving an opportunity to firms to enter the sector in the "guise" of training, Minister of State for Higher Education Shashi Tharoor said. He also said that the national education ..
MIT study finds brains ability to shut off bad habits 5/Nov/2012
Our brain has the ability to 'switch off' bad habits whenever required, according to a new MIT study. The study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology neuroscientists has found that a small region of the brain's prefrontal cortex, where most thought and planning occurs, is responsible for ..
Smartphone tends to stretch working hours 5/Nov/2012
Smartphones may help you surf the internet, listen to music and snap pictures, however, they also stretch your working day by two hours, a new study has found. The study suggests that by giving users round the clock access to emails, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to ..
HRD Minister expresses dismay at uneven quality of higher education in the .. 3/Nov/2012
Union minister Shashi Tharoor rued that the quality of higher education in the country was "extremely uneven" and prescribed specialised training by institutions to its recruits as one of the solutions to bridge the gap. Speaking at the 2nd convocation of the Max Institute of Medical Excellence ..
Meghalaya government signs MoU with Kolkata-based KPC Medical College 3/Nov/2012
The Meghalaya government signed an MoU with the Kolkata-based KPC Medical College to run the first private medical institute in PPP mode aimed at improving healthcare in the state. The 500-bedded medical college, which would be set up at the sprawling campus of the present R P Chest T B Hospital in the ..
Bangladesh expresses desire to strengthen ties with Kerala in education .. 3/Nov/2012
Kerala's friendly ties with Bangladesh will be further strengthened in shipping, health, education, tourism and cultural sectors, a Bangaldesh envoy said. Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq A Karim said, "Bangladesh desires to have strong ties with Kerala in coastal shipping, Health, Education, ..
Malayalam University inaugurated 3/Nov/2012
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the much awaited 'Malayalam University' at Thunjanparambu, the land of Malayalam Patriarch Thunjath Ramanujam Ezhuthachan, in Tirur. Speaking on the occasion, Chandy said the government would move ahead with the intention of making Malayalam language ..
Science and technology play a crucial role in the process of development 3/Nov/2012
Union DONER minister Paban Singh Ghatowar said, universities and institutes of higher learning have the responsibility of developing science and technology tools and strategies for the country's development. "Science and technology play a crucial role in the process of development. Hence universities ..
India signs MOU with Chinese university in Shanghai for establishing a .. 2/Nov/2012
India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a leading Chinese university in Shanghai for establishing a Hindi Language Chair at the varsity. The MoU was signed by Indian envoy to China S Jaishankar and Shanghai International Studies University Executive Vice President Feng Qinghua on October 29 ..

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