Education News in India 2011 : Page 407

There is still resistance to special education' 8/Feb/2011
For close to three decades Dr. Jayanthi Narayan has been an embodiment of the country's efforts to reach out to the special children, those with learning, intellectual disabilities and mental retardation. She is one of the pioneering special education teachers instrumental in bringing greater awareness in ..
Expanding the role of physical education 9/Feb/2011
Nothing like a quick game of kho kho, volley ball or football when it comes to relaxing after a class on trigonometry or Newton's Laws. Almost all students look forward to that one or two physical education classes in their weekly time-table. However, with most schools giving preference to students' ..
Centre on Studies in Guru Granth Sahib to be set up GNDU 8/Feb/2011
The Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) will establish a Centre on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib with the cost of over Rs 47.05 crore. This Centre will be fully funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on the Long Term Basis, Vice-Chancellor Ajaib Singh ..
NE Pioneer of girl child education passes away 8/Feb/2011
The pioneer of girl child education in north eastern region, 100-year-old Salesian nun Sr Margaret Greppi died here. Sr Margaret, who worked in the field of education for the past 75 years, passed away at St John's Hospital at about 3.40 am due to old age ailments, St Mary's English High School (Maligaon) ..
Sibal launches National Knowledge Network 7/Feb/2011
The Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal has launched the logo and website for the National Knowledge Network (NKN). Sibal said, “The NKN is a significant step towards ushering a knowledge revolution in the country and poses a challenge to the ways we think and ..
School for the underprivileged 7/Feb/2011
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone for the Satya Bharti School Program in Murshidabad on February 5. The schools are being set up by Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Bharti Group. Under this initiative the Foundation will provide free ..
Congress for setting up of Navodaya schools 8/Feb/2011
The Congress on Monday made a strong plea in the Assembly for the establishment of Navodaya schools in the State. Participating in the debate on the interim budget, S. Peter Alphonse, Congress whip, said that till recently Tamil Nadu and West Bengal were the two States which did not agree to opening ..
Expo offers advice on education in U.K. 8/Feb/2011
If one aspires to study in one of the universities in the U.K., he/she has to know that finding a job there might not be easy, at least in the initial months. Going there solely depending on the earnings, to fund the stay, from such a job is not advisable. This was the one of the pieces of advice offered to students at ..
IIT-B vying for overseas campus 8/Feb/2011
India's premier educational institution, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay may soon set up a campus in New York. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has invited IIT-B to submit a proposal to set up a campus in the Big Apple for applied science courses. A ..
Educated India can surpass China: PC 8/Feb/2011
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said with the government giving importance to education of youths, the country would "overtake China in economic development shortly". Participating at the 38th annual day celebrations of Parivallar Matriculation School at Singampunari here, he said the ..

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