Education News in India

Odisha announces teachers pay hike, to bear Rs 72.88 cr extra 21/Dec/2011
Fulfilling a long standing demand of about 25,000 teachers and school employees, Odisha government today announced enhancement of their salaries which would cost Rs 72.88 crore per annum to the state exchequer. "The teachers and employees of 1,587 block grant high schools ..
Now, a 'bio battery' that runs on waste paper 21/Dec/2011
Scientists have developed a "bio battery" which generates energy by digesting waste paper. The eco-friendly battery, created by researchers at electronic giant Sony, uses a special enzyme called cellulose to convert paper into glucose needed to produce electricity. Cellulose will serve as ..
Govt gives nod to set up NCHER 21/Dec/2011
The government today gave its nod for the establishment of NCHER, an overarching body in higher education to oversee universities and technical institutes. The National Commission of Higher Education and Research(NCHER) will subsume all existing regulatory bodies, including UGC, AICTE and Council of ..
Melbourne student tops high school music exam in Tabla 20/Dec/2011
An Australian student, who wowed the examiners with his mastery over traditional Indian classical music, has become the first youngster in the country to top the high school music exam in Tabla playing. Vincent Dodd received the highest grades in the Victoria state after appearing for the Victorian ..
EGS teachers hold parleys with CM, protest continues 20/Dec/2011
The Education Guarantee Scheme(EGS) teachers, who are demanding regularisation of their services, today held parleys with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at Chak Fatehsingh Wala village in Bathinda district. Members of the EGS Teachers Association are demonstrating at Husnar chowk adjacent to the ..
Over 1500 schools in capital do not have fire safety measures 20/Dec/2011
Over 1,500 schools out of the 3,660 in the national capital, which applied for Fire Safety Certificate, do not have prescribed fire safety measures and have been asked to rectify the shortcomings, the Government said today. Minister of State for Home M Ramachandran said as on November 30, 2011 Delhi ..
Technology by Amrita Univ to be used in disaster-prone areas 20/Dec/2011
The wireless technology that has been perfected by Amrita University and being successfully tested at Munnar in Kerala to help forecast natural disasters like landslide would be replicated in similar disaster prone areas in the country, Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to Union government, said today.<br ..
CBSE syllabus in PUC in Karnataka from 2012-13 20/Dec/2011
CBSE syllabus would be introduced in science stream (physics, chemistry, maths, biology) in Pre-University Course (PUC) in Karnataka from the next academic year, Primary and Second Education Minister, Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, said today. First year PUC students (11th standard) would have CBSE syllabus ..
Will Medical services recruitment board be extablished soon? 20/Dec/2011
"The Medical services recruitment board" in spite of TN government’s repeated assurances is yet to be established. It is to appoint 16,000 employees to fill the vacancies in the state medical services. Generally, lot of medical schemes are being implemented by Tamilnadu state government ..
National Civil Defence Corps to teach students to tackle disasters 20/Dec/2011
The Ministry of Home Affairs is planning to raise National Civil Defence Corps for school children to tackle disaster situation, from the next academic year. "We are planning a pilot project along with the National Disaster Management Authority involving 100 schools initially handpicked by us. ..

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