Education News in India

PM intends to seek greater business ties with Germany 10/Apr/2013
Ahead of his visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he intends to seek greater business ties with Germany as India continues to take steps to boost domestic investments, attract foreign capital and spur the economy back to its long-term growth potential of eight per cent. Singh, who left for Berlin on ..
Science Express Biodiversity Special Train starts its journey from .. 10/Apr/2013
With a view to creating awareness amongs masses about exceptional biodiversity of the country, a "Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train" started its journey from Safdarjung Railway Station here. Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, Environnment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan and Delhi ..
Teens who spend a lot of time watching TV are more likely to be overweight 10/Apr/2013
US researchers measured height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of the teens aged between 13 and 15 and then tracked their use of television, computers, video games and mobile screens for two weeks. "It may seem obvious that if you're sitting at home, watching a lot of TV, you're not getting a lot ..
Over six million new domain names were registered in the October-December .. 10/Apr/2013
Over six million new domain names were registered in the October-December period of 2012, taking the total number of registered domain names to 252 million worldwide, says a report. "...more than six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2012, bringing the total ..
Major changes affected in bureaucratic appointments across department 10/Apr/2013
Senior IAS officers Amarjit Singh and Amitava Bhattacharyya were today appointed as Secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) respectively. Both Singh and Bhattacharyya are Gujarat cadre officers of 1982 and 1980 batch respectively. ..
Senators arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers 10/Apr/2013
Senators finalizing a massive immigration bill are arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers, Senate aides and industry officials say, with disputes flaring over how best to punish companies that train workers in the US only to ship them overseas. Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who ..
Certain genetic traits may predispose people to being more or less active 10/Apr/2013
Couch potatoes may be genetically predisposed to being lazy, according to a new study. Certain genetic traits may predispose people to being more or less motivated to exercise and remain active, found the study by University of Missouri. Frank Booth, a professor in the MU College of ..
White protein in egg can lower blood pressure as per a study 10/Apr/2013
Egg white protein can lower your blood pressure as effectively as low doses of medication, according to a new study. "We have evidence from the laboratory that a substance in egg white - it's a peptide, one of the building blocks of proteins - reduces ..
AICTE stops first year admissions of ITM College of Engineering from next .. 10/Apr/2013
The apex body of technical education, AICTE, took action against Kamptee-based ITM College of Engineering, and stopped its first year admissions from next academic session. However, Nagpur University, which had blindly granted affiliation to the college, is yet to take any action against the college. ..
Directorate of education issues circular prohibiting schools from issuing .. 10/Apr/2013
Private and aided schools can forget about taking a shortcut to success at the Class X results by forcing academically weak students to seek admissions post Class IX in government schools. The directorate of education has issued a circular prohibiting schools from issuing transfer certificates after Class IX. <br ..

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