Education News in India

Jamia Milia gets grant of Rs.54.2 crore 12/Aug/2010
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allocated a special grant of Rs.54.2 crore for Jamia Millia Islamia University, an official said here Thursday. â€˜The fund has been allocated for the purpose of upgradation of laboratories, construction of new buildings, extension of old ..
Man bikes across US to raise funds for Indian kids 12/Aug/2010
The 67-year-old American, who worked as a teacher in India for a couple of years, undertaking a 3,831- mile bicycle tour across America to raise education fund for children in India's rural areas. Lauren Brown, who was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, taught Chemistry at the Methodist Rural School in ..
Delhi mulls academy for building sector manpower 12/Aug/2010
In view of growing demand for skilled manpower in building and construction activities, the Delhi Government is mulling setting up of a specialised institution in the city to provide skilled human resources for the sector. The academy will impart training to masons and other workers ..
More seats in the future for PG vascular surgery 12/Aug/2010
More seats in the futureScope for acquiring more PG Medical seats are on the rise with just meager number of vascular surgeons presently in India. While speaking to Dr N Sekar of Apollo Hospital, who is also the president of Vascular Society of India revealed an alarming statistics that with hand few ..
Government proposes to set up National Academic Depository 12/Aug/2010
The Government of India has proposed to set up a national data base of academic qualifications in an electronic format by an identified registered depository, said an official press release on Wednesday. In a written reply to Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. ..
Justify action against 44 deemed varsities: court 11/Aug/2010
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that its recommendation was necessary for the government to take a decision one way or the other in the matter of recognition or de-recognition of a deemed university. Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the UGC, made ..
Educomp picks up majority stake in Vidya Mandir for Rupees 34 crore 11/Aug/2010
Education services provider Educomp Solutions today said it has picked up a majority stake in test preparatory institute Vidya Mandir Classes (VMC) for about Rupees 34 crore. Founded in 1989, the city-based VMC is engaged in preparing students for IIT JEE (Joint Entrance Examination for Indian Institutes ..
92 teams participate in IGNOU quiz contest in Bangalore 11/Aug/2010
A total 92 teams of two members each participated in the first-ever multi-city inter-school general quiz contest hosted by the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) here Tuesday. Sri Kumaranâ€™s Children Home (SKCH) comprising Milind Hegde and Vikas Kashyap bagged the ..
Sibal to lay foundation stone for IIM in Haryana on Sep 3 11/Aug/2010
Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal will lay the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Garnawati village in Rohtak district on September 3. The prestigious institute would be developed over an area of 200 acres at a cost of Rs 800 crore, said Congress MP ..
Mothering earth 11/Aug/2010
Director of the Earth Sciences division, NASA, Dr. Michael Freilich along with his colleagues, Dr. Marc Allen and Dr. Davis McSweeney visited Ahlcon International School, as part of his India tour. Ahlcon International School is part of Global Learning and Observation for the Benefit of the Earth (GLOBE), one of NASA's ..

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