Education News in India

Govt plans to lay 5 lakh km broadband network 13/Sep/2011
The government plans to set up 5 lakh km long broadband network as part of its infotech infrastructure, Minister of State for IT and Communications Milind Deora said. "At the telecom level, we are trying to bring about a new revolution by laying 5 lakh km optic fibre (OFC) broadband network ..
Protest against varsity on indifferent attitude 13/Sep/2011
Charging Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) authorities with adopting an "indifferent" attitude towards Scheduled Castes and Backward classes, a Ph.d scholar with Geography Department began an indefinite fast in front of the Vice Chancellor office here. Rohtash Kumar, who is ..
Oceansat-2 ground station inaugurated in Hyderabad 13/Sep/2011
A state-of-the-art Oceansat-2 ground station (data reception and processing system) was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Vilasrao Deshmukh at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (Incois) here. The Department of Space ..
E-learning programme launched in Karnataka 13/Sep/2011
In an effort to make education more engaging and inclusive, the Karnataka government's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and software giant Intel India today launched the e-learning pilot 'Computers On Wheels' programme in five districts of the state. The programme, which includes digital instruction ..
CBSE instructs to follow common syllabus for Tamil 12/Sep/2011
CBSE schools seem to have waited even longer than other schools of boards as its board issued a circular recently on September 6 asking its schools to follow the Tamil reader based on the common syllabus for Classes 9 and 10. Although, CBSE schools had the liberty to choose any textbook for subjects till ..
Chinese scientists develop methodologies for mapping Moon 12/Sep/2011
Chinese scientists have claimed to develop methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, including creating an accurate 3D models of lunar surface. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) said that its surveying experts had successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, ..
Tibetans keen to learn English, catch up with 'smart' Indians 12/Sep/2011
Hoping to catch up with their "smart" Indian counterparts, students in Tibetan schools and universities, including those based in villages, are increasingly seeking enrolment in English-learning courses for better jobs prospects in future in mainland China and abroad. Their ..
IFFT head says jobs market looks cloudy this year 12/Sep/2011
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Director KT Chacko is apprehensive about deepening slowdown in the Western markets even though requests from the domestic companies for campus interviews at the institute have risen so far this year. The looming slowdown may prevent companies from expansion ..
Student bodies opposed to Private Universities Bill 12/Sep/2011
The passage of Private Universities Bill by the Maharashtra legislature last month has evoked adverse reaction from students' associations. During a recent conference at Mumbai University, students as well the associations opposed the bill saying it was passed in a "hurry" ..
Fresh JEE for SC, ST students in Tripura 12/Sep/2011
An all party meeting resolved to conduct a fresh Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates for admission to the vacant seats of the Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC), official sources said. Two seats for SCs and 27 seats for STs remained vacant ..

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