Education News in India

Soon, you can boot up your computer in seconds 5/Oct/2010
Tired of using your home computer that takes a long to boot up? Don't worry, it's time to say hello to a new technology which scientists claim will reduce the start-up times drastically. With the 25-year-old BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) technology making way for new start-up ..
Navaratna Varsities: Research, academic excellence to be counted 5/Oct/2010
Excellence in research, academic performance, sound infrastructure and ability to attract foreign students will be some of the key criteria for selection of universities from among the existing ones which will be recognised as 'navaratnas'. These universities will be selected from among ..
Two centres of excellence to be set up in Haryana 5/Oct/2010
Two Centres of Excellence on DNA testing and research and application would be set up in Haryana. While the DNA testing and diagnostic facilities for research and application will be set up at the Centre for Plant Biotechnology , Hisar, a Renewable Energy Test Centre would come up at ..
Brain's 'inner compas' discovered 5/Oct/2010
Scientists have located what they claim is an "inner compas" at the back of the human brain that informs people about the direction they are heading, a key finding that may pave the way for tests to detect dementia. An international team, led by Queensland University, has discovered that a ..
National Fire Service College upgradation on cards 5/Oct/2010
The Union Home Ministry has drawn up an ambitious plan of Rs 205 crore to upgrade the National Fire Service College here, the only institution of its kind in Asia, which has produced scores of fire fighting officers from various parts of the country and abroad, College sources said. ..
Each college to adopt one school: VC Madras University 5/Oct/2010
The University of Madras has called upon affiliated colleges to adopt a school in their neighbourhood with poor infrastructure and facilities and share their resources with it. Speaking at a two-day event to mark World Habitat Day, vice-chancellor G Thiruvasagam said: â€œIf we allow ..
TN to encourage private sector in medical education: Official 5/Oct/2010
Tamil Nadu Government would encourage the private sector to set up medical colleges in the state as there was a huge shortage of doctors, a top Medical Education official said. At present only 35,000 medical graduates passed out of the over 300 medical colleges in the country every year against the ..
Young talent programme in schools 5/Oct/2010
In a bid to give a boost to extracurricular activities in government and government-aided schools in the State, the School Education Department will hold a series of 10 competitions for students. These would be held as part of an initiative titled ‘Young Talent Scheme'. According to a senior ..
PM on same page with the health ministry 4/Oct/2010
The health ministry’s proposed bill for a separate council for medical education has got the nod of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, putting an end to the dispute between the health and the Human Resource and Development (HRD) ministry. The Prime Minister, while addressing the 38th convocation of All ..
Proposal to club BEd with other courses accepted 4/Oct/2010
The proposal to club the BEd course alongwith other graduation courses in science and arts has been given the go-ahead after a vice chancellors’ meet presided by Human Resource and Development Minister (HRD) Kapil Sibal. Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai of the Indira Gandhi National Open ..

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