Education News in India

Education with a difference 24/Aug/2009
Deutsche Welle, Germany’s state-run international broadcaster is all set to position itself as a provider of high value educational content on the television as well as on the radio. Signing up with IT@School ViCTERS, the educational channel of the Kerala government’s Department of Education, to allow Indian ..
Technology shows the way 24/Aug/2009
A new survey of India’s school children shows that ‘The Web 2.0 Generation’ are digital natives, who are highly technology savvy, global in terms of aspirations and outlook and increasingly optimistic about India’s economic future. The survey was conducted by IT solutions provider Tata ..
IP Univ looks into Delhi water crisis 24/Aug/2009
The Centre for Disaster Management (CDM) at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) recently conducted a workshop on 'Water Crisis Management' at its newly constructed campus in Dwarka, Sector 16. The campus will be operational within the next six months. The workshop explored the role of ..
Ignou symposium on leveraging ICT 24/Aug/2009
The mounting presence of information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives in the higher education landscape has propelled the relevance of open educational resources (OER), which simplify the search for inputs on a particular subject. Through an OER it is possible to get multiple inputs from various ..
Khalsa College offers new courses 24/Aug/2009
In view of the fact that India is hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games, there is an immediate need for trained professionals in the area of sports management. In order to meet the growing demand for sports managers, Khalsa College, DU, has launched a course in 'Sports Economics and Marketing' for both students and ..
Parent trap 24/Aug/2009
As a parent, you want to provide your child with the best, and hence, it becomes vital to plan every detail of his or her career. However, often, this long-term planning is merely parents attempting to fulfil their unrealised dreams, which can be detrimental to a child's success. Minnu Bhonsle lists some dos and ..
Punjab to revamp collegiate education 24/Aug/2009
To facilitate the spread of quality education in the rural areas, the Punjab Government today decided to open degree colleges in all the rural development blocks within the next two Five Year Plans. A decision to this effect was taken by the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in a meeting held here to ..
ICRISAT to set up international distance learning centre 24/Aug/2009
The joint initiative is aimed at creating opportunities to develop and strengthen regionally relevant education and training programmes. The distance learning unit called University of Florida-ICRISAT International Distance Education Centre (UF-ICRISA T-IDEC) is based at ICRISAT headquarters in Patancheru, Andhra ..
The problem of plenty 24/Aug/2009
The reported decision of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) not to allow any teachers’ training colleges for the 2010-11 sessions in 12 States including Kerala is being viewed here with relief in government circles. Alarmed over the exponential growth of B.Ed. colleges in Kerala, the State ..
When the chips are down 24/Aug/2009
I have never looked at teaching as a profession. It is something I worship and for me it’s like going to a temple,” says Dipak C. Jain, Dean of Kellogg School of Management, turning the pages of his telephone diary where bits of papers, visiting cards and currencies find a place. True to his first ..

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