Education News in India

GDP not enough to measure progress 26/Dec/2011
The key message from a Cambridge University study about a country's happiness is that the UK government, like many around the world, now recognises that economic measures such as GDP do not provide adequate information about a society's progress. Governments need also to evaluate how citizens experience ..
FM lays foundation stone of NIT's new building 26/Dec/2011
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation of a Rs 60 crore building of the prestigious National Institute of Technology (NIT) here. The 13-storeyed building equipped with sophisticated gadgets and modern facilities would be constructed coinciding with the golden jubilee of NIT. ..
Young minds not pursuing maths: PM 26/Dec/2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed concern that young minds with a natural ability for mathematics were not pursuing the disciple at an advanced level, resulting in a "decline in the quality of maths teachers at the school and college level". In his inaugural speech at a function ..
All in your genes? 26/Dec/2011
Tuberculosis (TB) remains in epidemic proportions across the world, especially in India where the spread of the disease has seen alarming levels. In a recent development, academics from the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham are joining forces with peers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), ..
IIM-A's agribusiness management programme ranked world's No 1 26/Dec/2011
Success in the green fields has been doubled up by the success in the classrooms in the state. Besides achieving one of the highest agricultural growths in the country, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) in the state has been ranked as number one for its agribusiness management programme, across five ..
Mobile ban: Daulat Ram College principal announces remedial action 26/Dec/2011
Around one month ago, students of Daulat Ram College of Delhi University protested against the ban on the use mobile phones and laptops in the hostel. Following protests, Indu Bahadur, acting principal of the college, announced immediate remedial action. Bahadur says, "The rule book of the hostel ..
BITSAT 2012 26/Dec/2011
BITS, Pilani issues notification for BITSAT 2012, a computer-based online test for admission to all the Integrated First Degree programmes for 2012-13 . For more details on the test, log on to www.myeducationtimes .com/tests and click on 'Test Drives.'
Doon Public School, Paschim Vihar, celebrates annual day cum prize .. 26/Dec/2011
Doon Public School, Paschim Vihar celebrated its 34annual eve cum prize distribution ceremony. Prof Hukum Singh, Dean (academic) NCERT graced the occasion as chief guest. Manoj Kumar Shokeen, MLA, Mundka, was the special Vedette. The guests of honour were Daljeet Kaur and Prof Krishna Kant Vashistha. Other dignitaries ..
Learning curve 26/Dec/2011
In the last few years, the Indian government has been focusing on several initiatives to ensure that every child has access to school education. In fact, the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which came into effect on April 1, 2010, made India one of the 135 countries to make education a fundamental right for every child ..
Joint Network 26/Dec/2011
It is estimated that by 2020, 70% of all cancer cases will be in low or middle-income countries, and approximately one-fifth of these will be in India, with its (still increasing) population of over a billion. The incidence of cancer in India is approximately 60% lower than North America but mortality from cancer is ..

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