Education News in India

Asian American students perform better than all other ethnic groups when .. 1/Apr/2013
US researchers Nicole Else-Quest, Concetta Mineo and Ashley Higgins studied 367 White, African American, Latino/Latina, and Asian American 10th grade male and female students in math and science. The study results indicated that while male and female adolescents earned similar grades in math and science, ..
Ma'din Academy to launch special rehabilitation project for Gulf returnees 1/Apr/2013
Ma'din Academy, an educational and charity entity, has decided to launch special rehabilitation project for Gulf returnees, in the wake of expected homecoming of expatriates from Saudi Arabia with the implementation of new labour policy. Package included training programmes, counseling sessions, career ..
Germany invited doctors and engineers from southern Europe to look for .. 1/Apr/2013
The head of Germany's employment agency invited doctors and engineers from southern Europe to look for work in the continent's largest economy, in an interview published. "The German labour market will eventually require the arrival of 2,00,000 new foreign workers every year to meet the demand for ..
Vitamin D supplements can help obese children and teens control their .. 30/Mar/2013
Being obese puts individuals at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease in which individuals have too much sugar in their blood. University of Missouri researchers studied 35 pre-diabetic obese children and adolescents who were undergoing treatment in the MU Adolescent ..
American professional body of engineers oppose H-1B visas expansion 30/Mar/2013
Claiming that H-1B visas lead to outsourcing of US jobs, an American professional body of engineers has opposed the move of expanding the most popular working visa among IT professionals. "The H-1B programme shouldn't be used to facilitate the transfer of high-paying jobs to other countries. If ..
Agri-scientists develop a new variety of Plum having uniform sweetness and .. 30/Mar/2013
The new fruit variety has been developed by a team of experts at Khalsa College Amritsar (KCA)'s Agriculture Department, which says it is fit to be cultivated in home gardens. The experts who have developed the variety and will be known as `Manaka (name given for it being sweet like Resin), will be ..
Global research academy on metabolic surgery to raise awareness about .. 30/Mar/2013
A global research academy on metabolic surgery will be soon set up here to raise awareness about diabetes surgery in Asia and also to craft an agenda for healthcare policies, a diabetes expert said. With India presently home to 62 million diabetics, the number is expected to increase to over 80 million ..
Mindfulness training can significantly improve reading comprehension .. 30/Mar/2013
Just two weeks of mindfulness training can significantly improve your reading comprehension, working memory capacity and ability to focus, a new study has found. Psychologists define mindfulness as a state of non-distraction characterised by full engagement with our current task or situation. <br ..
Education Ministers to deliberate over centralised testing body .. 30/Mar/2013
Education Ministers next week are slated to deliberate on the feasibility of having a centralised testing body responsible for conducting JEE, AIEEE, NET, CAT, CMAT, GATE under it and providing candidates an opportunity to sit for a test more than once in a year. The 'national agency for testing' will ..
Punjab government gives its nod forsetting up of vocational training .. 30/Mar/2013
Punjab government on Friday gave its nod to the setting up of vocational training centres at all 'Adarsh schools' of the state to provide quality technical training to youths. A decision to this effect was taken in the eighth meeting of the Punjab education development board held under the ..

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