Education News in India

Shiv Nadar Foundation to pump in Rs. 2500 crore in education sector 25/Mar/2013
In a steady expansion from his IT-led business empire to the emerging area of education, billionaire Shiv Nadar in his role as a philanthropist, plans to pump in about Rs. 2,500 crore over the next five years to ramp up his existing ventures that include an engineering college, several schools and a private ..
Rae Bareli to have the first aviation university in the country 26/Mar/2013
The first aviation university in the country will come up at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and its academic session would begin in July next year. This was decided at a meeting Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had with Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal and top officials here. <br ..
Extra chromosome inherited in Downs syndrome impairs learning and memory 26/Mar/2013
Researchers have discovered that the extra chromosome inherited in Down's syndrome impairs learning and memory because it leads to low levels of a brain protein. Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have new evidence that points to a protein called sorting nexin 27, or SNX27. ..
Bilingual biometric-enabled attendance system based on RFID launched by .. 26/Mar/2013
India's IT solution provider Infologic Consultancy Services (ICSPL) has launched a bilingual biometric-enabled attendance system based on radio frequency identification for schools and educational institutions in Saudi Arabia, eliminating the need for manual attendance registers. The new system will ..
Delhi governments move to shut down 2,235 unrecognized public schools in .. 26/Mar/2013
Delhi BJP state President Vijay Goel criticized the state government's reported move to shut down 2,235 unrecognized public schools in the city saying the step will deprive four and a half lakh children of education. "As a result of closure of 2235 schools, four and a half lakh children will be ..
Mass copying detected in a private school during Class X English paper .. 26/Mar/2013
The Punjab School Education Board recommended cancellation of Class X English paper examination after mass copying was detected in a private school here. During a raid by flying squad of PSEB at Modern Janta school at Kalanaur area, it was found that most of the students were indulging in copying, ..
Punjab government rationalising primary and upper primary schools for .. 26/Mar/2013
The Punjab Government has decided to rationalize 818 government primary and upper primary schools in different blocks of the state for effective management and smooth functioning, Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said. He said some of the blocks have primary and upper primary schools in large ..
Cambridge University digitising some of the rarely seen historic papers .. 26/Mar/2013
Cambridge University is working on a major digitisation project that will make some of the rarely seen historic papers associated with Charles Darwin available at a click of the mouse. The project will begin with a correspondence of some 1,400 letters with botanist Joseph Hooker, the closest friend of the ..
Bharathiar University signs MOU with National Taiwan Ocean University in .. 26/Mar/2013
Bharathiar University here has entered into a MOU with National Taiwan Ocean University in different areas, including to set up a School of Distance Education Study Centre of BU there. The MOU was signed by Ocean University President, Ching-Fong Chang and BU Vice-Chancellor, James Pitchai, during the ..
New research finds energy drinks may increase blood pressure 26/Mar/2013
A new research led by an Indian-origin scientist has warned that consuming energy drinks may increase blood pressure and disturb your heart's natural rhythm. US researchers analysed data from seven previously published observational and interventional studies to determine how consuming energy drinks might ..

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