THE NETHERLANDS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES (NFP)
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are designed to promote capacity building within organisations in 60 developing countries (including India) by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs ..
Librarians organise information and help people find books, magazines, videos, websites and other information. They can therefore be described as information professionals. The traditional concept of the library was a place where one could access paper records or books but it now houses the most advanced electronic ..
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has been conferred with the 'Platinum Technology Award' at a function held in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first time that an Asian University has received this honour. The award was presented by Association Otherways Management and Consulting (OMAC), a Paris based ..
With the cold wave not showing any signs of retreating, the Delhi government has ordered that all public and government schools in the city will remain closed till January 13.
“Due to extreme cold, all public, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) schools in the ..
The state government of Gujarat has announced the 'International Roundtable for Academic Institutions' (IRAI) to be held here on January 10.
The IRAI aims to connect several international academic institutes with various Gujarat universities. The 'roundtable' is designed to bring together renowned ..
Talking in favour of the universities being able to sell their intellectual property to reap profits, Union Minister of Human Resource and Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal has said that academic innovations need to be brought to the market place.
Citing the case of Bayh-Dole Act of the USA which gives ..
The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) has decided to send its fifth year students to the Gujarat High Court to assist the judiciary, Vice Chancellor Bimal Patel said. The university will also send its fourth year students to various lower courts in Ahmedabad.
The decision was taken after Chief ..
Putting up informative stalls and interesting exhibits and models, schools from across the State made their presence felt at the biodiversity expo organised in connection with the first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC) 2010 held here recently.
Green showcase
The IBC and biodiversity expo ..
Twelve rank holders of the Southern Region of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) were handed over the rank certificate by Mayor M. Subramanian at the convocation ceremony on Sunday.
An official release said that the list included all India No. 1 rank holder Prajita Balavinodan ..
The Right to Education (RTE) Act may have come into effect in April 2010, but admissions to nursery sections continue to be complex and tedious this year too.
The State government's delay in issuing the final guidelines to schools on the implementation of the Act and poor awareness among parents about the ..