Education News in India

Where have all the good teachers gone now? 17/Sep/2011
Does September 5 ring a bell? If it does, you are probably a rare exception. It was Teacher's Day and the highlight for many was an e-mail doing the rounds asking people to drink a particular brand of whisky in remembrance of the teachers we've had in our lives. No prizes for guessing the name of the brand. <br ..
Whither Childrens' literature? 17/Sep/2011
It is said that literature reflects the life and times of the period during which it is written and children's literature is no exception. In fact, this genre may be safely called the barometer of its times as the child's mind sees the world as it is, unlike the adult mind which is corrupted by social niceties and ..
Orissa govt decides to lift sine die in VSS Medical College 19/Sep/2011
Orissa govt decided to lift sine die declared in VSS medical college at Burla in the interest of students, who planned to continue their stir demanding action against anti-social elements who created nuisance in their campus recently. "In the interest of academic career of students and in ..
Over 800 students take part in Gandhi Art and Writing Contest 19/Sep/2011
More than 800 students from middle and high schools in New Jersey participated in an essay and art competition on Mahatma Gandhi. This is the eighth year of the "Mahatma Gandhi Art and Writing Contest", an event to propagate the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi on peace, non violence and racial harmony ..
Pune to host second edition of Indian Students' Parliament 18/Sep/2011
The second edition of Indian Students Parliament also known as 'Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad' (BCS) will be held in Pune on January 10 next year. The eminent dignitaries, including business tycoons like Anand Mahindra and Azim Premji, Infosys mentor N R Narayan Murthy, Jindal Steel and Power Chairman and ..
UE Lifesciences plans expansion drive in India 18/Sep/2011
US-based medical device-maker UE Lifesciences Inc today said it is embarking on an expansion drive in India and hopes to install its breast cancer screening machines in about 500 clinics across the country over the next three years. 'We plan to install our 'no-touch breastscan' machines in 500 ..
Bengal to get innovation complex for pharma, clean energy 18/Sep/2011
West Bengal will soon become a hub for research on drugs and clean energy technologies in the country, with the National Innovation Council and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research mooting the establishment of a 'cluster innovation centre' at Baruipur, near Kolkata. The Council of ..
20 students from J&K visit Southern Naval Command 18/Sep/2011
Twenty boys from Jammu and Kashmir, escorted by their teachers, visited the Southern Naval Command here today as part of an exercise to expose them to the persity, progress and strength of their country. The boys, aged between 10-12, are on an all India tour under the aegis of the Indian Army, a ..
Scientists develop non-dairy based calcium-rich food 18/Sep/2011
Are you a vegetarian and don't like milk? Then ensure that your daily platter includes food like finger millet dosa, soybean chutney, sesame ladoo or rasgulla they all help supplement calcium deficiency, suggest Indian scientists. A joint study by University of Pune and Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir ..
Students get engineering degrees without taking practicals ! 17/Sep/2011
The Comptroller and Auditor General's report revealed that 563 students, who studied BE (Mechanical Engineering) at Anna University's college of engineering, Guindy, from 2006-10 passed the course without taking up thermal engineering practical examination as the steam laboratory required for the subject was not ..

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