The implementation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations 2010 seems to have run into rough weather in Kerala following opposition from certain quarters. The government had approved the UGC regulations on minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and ..
The search engine Google has introduced a new feature that will help students filter the content they are searching for on the basis of ‘reading levels', which means that they can decide whether they want to be offered material that is easy or relatively hard to read and grasp.
The feature has been ..
The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul,” wrote ..
There is little sense in telling that you know a certain language. There are two pertinent questions. What are the skills you have acquired in the language? What is the level of proficiency you have attained in each skill?
There are four basic skills – listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The ..
Students should keep track of the advancements in Communication Engineering and Computer Technology as these domains touch every aspect of human life, Anna University of Technology-Coimbatore Vice-Chancellor K. Karunakaran has said.
The two domains had witnessed phenomenal changes in the recent past and ..
In a bid to reform its labour market, the UAE has introduced a new work permit which will allow foreign workers, including Indians, in the country to switch jobs after two years without facing a six-month ban for leaving their work.
Expatriate workers in the UAE who have received a six-month ban on ..
'When Fatima Alvarado saw the advertisement in a local newspaper in Costa Rica, she was excited. India was beckoning for a course in human resource development and entrepreneurship training and she had to apply fast. But before that she needed to convince her boss at the multinational company.
The boss's ..
Enjoy your childhood, this is the only childhood you have', stresses the nobel laureate in Chemistry for the year 2009, Dr Venkataraman Ramkrishnan.
Talking to students of his alma mater, Convent of Jesus & Mary Girls High School, Dr Venkataraman Ramkrishnan said, "My memories of school have been ..
After making Gujarat 'investor friendly', the government would now focus on developing education sector from the primary to the professional level, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said.
"While the state has achieved investor-friendly status, education is it's next primary field of concern. The state had ..
The six new National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) will offer PhDs to pharmacy students from the next academic session. This is a welcome move considering NIPER Mohali is the only institute currently offering doctoral programmes whereas the industry requirement is huge and unmet. India ..