Education News in India

Role of peace education stressed 5/Dec/2010
The importance of imparting peace education to combat the increasing incidents of conflict, violence and unrest all over the world was underscored by speakers at the inauguration of a workshop in Madras Christian College on Friday. The two-day national workshop for curriculum development on peace ..
Abacus method likely in all Chennai Schools 4/Dec/2010
Moments after a teacher posed questions to a group of Class I students of Chennai School, Saidapet, mathematically precise answers from all the young minds reverberated in scientific unison. The group was the first to undergo training programme in Abacus method initiated by the Chennai Corporation on ..
IITian gets Rs 70L job offer from Facebook 4/Dec/2010
Facebook, the social networking website, which recently logged its 500 millionth active citizen, made an offer of about Rs 70 lakh for a posting in the United States, which has created a buzz on all IIT campuses where annual placements are on. No other company, domestic or foreign, in the past three days ..
Sarva Shikha Abhiyan main vehicle for education - Sibal 4/Dec/2010
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) will be the main vehicle for implementation of the Right to Education Act, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said. "The revised SSA programme is the main vehicle for implementation of the RTE Act," he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The act, which was ..
Govt targets 50 cr skilled manpower in 10 yrs 4/Dec/2010
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the country targets to create 50 crore skilled manpower by 2020 to become an economic superpower. "We are focussing at skill development to get demographic dividend from our huge young population. In the next 10 years a 50 crore skilled workforce will be ..
Instigation of National Text Book Council proposed 4/Dec/2010
Answering the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari told that a committee of Central Advisory Board of Education on "Regulatory Mechanism for Textbooks and Parallel Textbooks taught in schools outside Government system" has recommended the establishment of a ..
US adds just 39k new jobs in Nov; jobless rate jumps to 9.8% 4/Dec/2010
In fresh signs of sluggish labour market, the US economy generated fewer than expected new jobs in November at 39,000 while the jobless rate surged to 9.8 per cent last month. Official data released today comes as a disappointment since analysts were expecting the American economy to create about 155,000 jobs in ..
Employment figures show a rise in Jul-Sept quarter 4/Dec/2010
Employment in the country rose by 4.35 lakh during the July-September quarter this year, said a survey carried out by the Government. The survey, which covered eight selected sectors, said the maximum increase in employment was observed in textile sector including apparel where jobs generated were 2.45 lakh. <br ..
Sibal to make fresh attempt to pass Educational Bill in RS 6/Dec/2010
After facing some embarrassing moments in the Rajya Sabha last time, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal will make another attempt to pass a bill that aims at setting up tribunals to address problems related to higher education in the current session. The Educational Tribunal Bill, which is key to the passage of ..
Chhattisgarh to open schools in Maoist strongholds 6/Dec/2010
Chhattisgarhwill open three residential schools for boys in areas worst hit by Maoist violence, a statement said on Sunday. "The government will construct three ashram (residential) schools for boys with 50-seat capacity each in Dantewada district with Rs.94.42 lakh (over $208,000) on ..

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