Education News in India

The crusade for a waste-free Ooty 6/Feb/2012
“There is only one earth. We are depleting it without giving back anything. It is time we started protecting it,” says Harshita Mehta. A third-year student of the Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), she does not stop with mere talk.<br ..
Reasoning gets more focus in new GMAT 6/Feb/2012
The GRE changed in 2011 with an overhaul in content and structure, making the test more reasoning- based. Close on its heels comes the GMAT (admission test to majority of global MBA programmes) change with the addition of a new section, aptly called ‘integrated reasoning'. This new section replaces ..
Programme in tourism and cargo management 6/Feb/2012
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), an autonomous organisation of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, is one of the premier institutes in the country offering education, training, research and consultancy in the field of tourism, travel and allied sectors. IITTM is a founder member of ..
Management, the Gandhian way 6/Feb/2012
With experts proclaiming that Indian management is at a crossroads, the newer Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are looking to creating a niche for themselves as well setting benchmarks for global institutions. Speaking to The Hindu Education Plus during a visit to Coimbatore, M.J. Xavier, Director of IIM-Ranchi, ..
UGC's faculty recharge programme for basic sciences 6/Feb/2012
The University Grants Commission (UGC), under its scheme `Strengthening of Basic Science Research' co-ordinated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and UGC Empowered Committee, has launched the `UGC-Faculty Recharge Programme' as an innovative means of providing high quality faculty with proven flair ..
ISB Takes Charge 6/Feb/2012
The Indian School of Business (ISB) hosted a symposium ‘Building SME Linkages in SEZs’ recently at its Hyderabad campus. The symposium brought together, policy and decision makers from both the centre and the states, public and private SEZ developers, industry, civil society and academia.<br ..
Learning Curve 6/Feb/2012
British Council Kolkata recently organised a workshop for corporate and business houses on Training and Networking. It was facilitated by Philippa Baker – head corporate training for British Council, India and her colleagues Laurence Smith and Sam Valentine. The workshop was attended by various ..
Formal launch of New India Institute 6/Feb/2012
This year, King's College London marked India's Republic Day with the formal launch of its prestigious new India Institute, which opened its doors to students in September 2011. The institute is part of a recent initiative by the college to create a set of global institutes , which will focus on contemporary ..
Why risk regulation is the new mantra for business organisation? 6/Feb/2012
The reason why risk regulation is becoming increasingly important in business organisations is because the quest for regulation is expected to grow in the near future. As an illustration, one may think of how risks related to food, drugs, infectious diseases, climate change and financial crises have steadily been ..
A 'practical' experience by a researcher 6/Feb/2012
I have been pursuing my research in material chemistry for the last three years at Central College, Bangalore University . I am working under the guidance of Prof P Vishnu Kamath and we work on the structure of layered materials. A typical example of layered material is graphite where the layers of carbon are stacked ..

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