Education News in India

24,000 crore funds granted for RTE implementation 26/Feb/2010
New Delhi: The Right to Education (RTE) Act was although announced boisterously by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry but the lack of funds to support the generous plan was making the government think over its modus operandi. But now, with the announcement of the 13th Finance Commission ..
Arms, loudspeakers banned near CBSE exam centres 26/Feb/2010
New Delhi: The Delhi police have ordered the public not to use loudspeakers, carry arms, ammunitions, or hold processions near any schools where the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will hold its board examinations beginning the first week of March. As per the order issued to the media, ..
Government to spend 16% more on school education 26/Feb/2010
New Delhi: The Union Budget for the next fiscal has pegged an outlay of Rs.31,036 crore for school education, an increase of Rs.4,236 crore from 2009-10, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. "I propose to increase the plan allocation for school education from Rs.26,800 crore in 2009-10 to Rs...
Showcause notices to 44 deemed universties, Centre 26/Feb/2010
New Delhi: The Centre told the SC that it has decided to issue showcause notices to varsities as to why they should not be stripped of their "deemed" status after offering them opportunity to be heard. In an additional affidavit, the Union HRD Ministry also said it had independent powers to ..
IGNOU students to get train travel concession 25/Feb/2010
New Delhi: On-campus students of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will get concessional fares for train travel anywhere in the country, Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai announced Wednesday. "The railway board has agreed to give train travel concession with immediate effect to face-to-face ..
Allocate more money for children - NGO 25/Feb/2010
New Delhi: With the Union Budget round the corner, child rights Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Child Rights and You (CRY) recently said that more funds should be allocated for sectors like health and education, which affect children directly. "Children who live and grow in poverty are deprived ..
Punjab to provide 70 acres for Indian business school 25/Feb/2010
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet recently approved in principle transfer of 70 acres of land in the Knowledge City in Mohali town adjoining Chandigarh for setting up Indian School of Business (ISB) in the state. The land, located in Sector 81 of Mohali, 15 km from here, will be given to the ISB management ..
BITS to encourage knowledge of Indian languages 25/Feb/2010
Pune: BITS Private Limited, a professional translation company, launched their Read and Write your Mother Tongue programme in all official Indian languages. This programme seeks to revive the active use of Indian languages in our day to day lives by teaching individuals to read and write their mother tongue and in turn ..
DSE inks MoU with Oracle Education Foundation 25/Feb/2010
Puducherry: The Directorate of School Education (DSE), Puducherry, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oracle Education Foundation here. Director of School Education Dr S Sundaravadivelu and Mr Krishna Sistla, Regional Director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Oracle Education Initiatives signed ..
Physical activity at school keeps child fit 25/Feb/2010
London: A structured physical activity programme at school can improve children's fitness and decrease body fat, confirms a new study. Researchers in Switzerland studied 540, seven and 11-year-olds in 15 schools. Over nine months, pupils randomly allocated to an intervention group underwent a physical ..

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