Education News in India

Girls outscore boys in getting post-matric scholarships 22/Apr/2011
Government's move to aid educational activities among minorities through scholarships seems to have gone down well with the fair sex among these communities with girls outscoring boys in getting post-matric scholarships from the Ministry of Minority Affairs. As per the latest figures out of 5.25 lakh post matric ..
Probe exploitation of school students by teachers: HC 22/Apr/2011
The Madras HC directed the Director of Elementary Education to conduct a "full-fledged enquiry" into the alleged exploitation of students by school teachers and issue appropriate instructions and guidelines to all concerned within three months. Disposing a public interest litigation petition by ..
Pvt sector should involve more in panchayati raj institutions 22/Apr/2011
Industry body ASSOCHAM called on the private sector to involve themselves more in panchayati raj institutions for better governance at the grassroot level. "The involvement of the private sector in panchayati raj institutions will help generate a competitive culture and improve efficiency," Associated ..
Strict action if schools deny admission to students: MCD 22/Apr/2011
Facing complaints of denial of admission to students, the MCD said strict action will be taken against the principal of any civic body school if he takes such a step and that he could even be jailed. Mahinder Nagpal, Chairman of MCD Education Committee, said under the Right to Education Act, no child can be ..
Varsity on a mission to save language spoken by three people 21/Apr/2011
An Oxford University team has discovered a language spoken by only three people and is now in a race against time to document the language for posterity. The urgency of the project has been underlined by the recent flooding on the island where the language is spoken. Researchers ..
Soon, your computer will have emotions like you 21/Apr/2011
Imagine a computer that has emotions just like you. This could soon be a reality, as scientists are inching closer to new class of computers which they say can feel "sorry" for their mistakes. Researchers at Tel Aviv University's Blavatnik School of Computer Science are developing ..
IITians innovation to be on display 21/Apr/2011
An alarm that will alert you to bad body posture, a low cost Barille display to help the visually challenged, an industrial robot and many other innovations by IITians will be showcased in an open-house on Saturday. Around 400 projects by 1,000 IIT students will be on display for public, especially school ..
Schools occupied by security personnel in Manipur 21/Apr/2011
Nearly 200 students in interior Bishenpur district of Manipur have not been able to attend classes for the past few years due to occupation of parts of their schools by security personnel. Interacting with a media team from Imphal who visited the schools at Karang in the district, some teachers told the team ..
Demand for new academy for regional languages 21/Apr/2011
Political parties today favoured an academy for regional languages to promote and protect languages spoken in Jharkhand. The demand was made at an all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda, who promised to look into it. Senior BJP leader Dipak Prakash said a Regional ..
Maha govt moves bill to put tab on fleecing of students 21/Apr/2011
The Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of collection of fees) Bill intended to prevent commercialisation of education was introduced in the legislative Assembly. Underlining salient features of the bill, School Education Minister Rajendra Darda said it (bill) aims to improve quality of ..

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