Education News in India

Indian, Canadian Univs sign accords for specific initiatives 10/Nov/2010
Taking forward its educational ties with India, Canadian universities today announced funding for a series of India-specific initiatives valued at over 4 million USD which also include a new 'Globalink' Canada-India Graduate Fellowship programme. The fellowship programme will provide up ..
PC Sorcar's school to teach magic too 10/Nov/2010
The foundation stone of a day boarding school being established by magician P C Sorcar (Jr) near here, where students will also be taught the tricks of magic, was laid today. Affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) board, the 'P C Sorcar Foundation for Total Education' will come ..
Winter school on Microbial Biotechnology 10/Nov/2010
The winter shcool on 'Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology: Genomics, Diversity and Gene mining' began here today. The 21-day winter shcool is being held at the Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology divison of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)and is being sponsoredby the ..
India needs to take cognisance of changes in chemical edu: ACT 10/Nov/2010
As the Chemical Education is undergoing major changes in the world, India needs to take cognisance of these changes and adopt them suitably, Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) said. To achieve that, the ACT, along with the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), will jointly host the ..
Panel to examine demand to convert RGNIYD into central varsity 10/Nov/2010
Following demands to convert RGNIYD at Sriperumbudur into a Central Varsity, the HRD Ministry has decided to constitute a committee to examine and make suitable recommendations. The committee headed by vice chairman of UGC Ved Prakash, with members like adjunct professor of University of South Australia ..
New Australian point system to weed out low quality overseas students 10/Nov/2010
Australia is set to announce the amended point system that would focus on high skill levels and employee sponsorship in a bid to toughen the rules of gaining permanent residency for overseas students with low quality qualifications. According to The Australian report, Immigration Minister Chris ..
Winning robots run obstacle course, climb steps 9/Nov/2010
It was quite a challenge for young minds to showcase future unmanned all-terrain vehicles. For three days, 13 teams from engineering colleges across the country showcased their robotic skills by building autonomous off-road unmanned ground vehicles, navigating through rough terrain avoiding natural and ..
Opening the doors to the differently abled 9/Nov/2010
Employing the differently-abled can be more productive for business. That is the goal of a new initiative that aims to reach out to one lakh differently-abled students spread across eight states in the next five years. Non-profit organisation Wadhwani Foundation has entered into a partnership with the ..
Knowledge + clinical skills 9/Nov/2010
There is an acute shortage of qualified and trained human resources in HIV care, treatment and support services in the State. The anti-retroviral treatment (ART) centres and community care centres for HIV patients are facing severe scarcity of doctors trained in HIV medicine. With the National AIDS ..
Obama asks Indian youngsters to get into public service 9/Nov/2010
Stating that he was aware of the "healthy skepticism" about electoral politics in both US and India, US President Barack Obama on Sunday said he nevertheless hoped more Indian youngsters would get into public service because that is what the country needed. Answering a question by a student of ..

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