Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working to turn a toxic industrial waste product into a material, which can be used to treat contaminated water. A team from the university's School of Chemistry, in partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, has found encouraging signs that a ..
As part of its efforts to improve the standard and quality of education, the St. Thomas Mount-cum- Pallavaram Cantonment Board, the second oldest among the 177 Cantonment Boards in the country, has launched the English Language Development Project at its High School in Pallavaram. G. Vijaya Bhaskar, Chief Executive ..
The spotlight on medical and dental courses is widening to accommodate an array of health sciences that are in huge demand these days.
Students are now making these innovative courses their first choices as government, multinationals and NGOs scooping ..
Punjab education minister Sikandar Singh Maluka has said that the government has chalked out a special programme to impart training to over 50,000 out-of-school children in the 6-14 age group to ..
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today urged the states to reach out in dealing with differently abled school children in the country projected to be around 2.44 crore by this year,
Responding to a short notice question in Rajya Sabha, Sibal said the Centre assists differently abled children under various ..
The HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal tabled the Universities for Research and Innovation Bill, 2012 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to set up the universities both in the public as well as the private sectors.
Each university on research and innovation ..
The government has linked one year mandatory rural posting to obtaining MBBS degree for aspiring doctors.
The Health Ministry through a letter has asked the Board of Governors of MCI to make rural posting for doctors mandatory and include it in the MBBS course curriculum.
Health Minister ..
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Vijay Bahuguna has expressed that his Government will encourage setting up of minority educational institutions in the state.
“We will encourage all efforts to promote minority educational institutes ..
Ajit Singh, professor emeritus at University of Cambridge and an alumnus of Punjab University has been offered the Dr. Manmohan Singh chair.
A committee set up by the varsity Vice-chancellor under the chairmanship of R P Bhambah, has recommended ..
University of Madras has banned students writing semester exams bilingually in both English and Tamil in an attempt to enhance students’ communication skills and help them get placed in a company.
Prof G. Thiruvasagam, university vice-chancellor said that this decision was taken after ..