Category: Education

Beyond universal enrolment in schools: Low attendance, high dropouts

By Ashwini Deshpande & Manjistha Banerji Around 3.5 per cent of children between the ages of 11 and 14 years,…

9 years ago

Malala Yousafzai made UN Messenger of Peace

By Arul Louis United Nations, April 11 (IANS) Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate, has broken another age barrier and…

9 years ago

London’s Imperial College proactive on foreign recruitment after Brexit

Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Imperial College of London has become more "proactive" on its "international recruiting" particularly after Brexit, its…

9 years ago

India, Australia to strengthen defence, security partnership

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday decided to deepen their bilateral defence and security partnership and…

9 years ago

HC restrains DPS World Foundation from using name ‘DPS’

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday restrained DPS World Foundation from using the trade name…

9 years ago

Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps free

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal --…

9 years ago

Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps free

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal --…

9 years ago

India, Australia commit to deepen defence, security ties

New Delhi, April (IANS) India and Australia on Monday committed themselves to deepen the bilateral defence and security partnership while…

9 years ago

Andhra to introduce ‘Ammaku Vandanam’ in schools

Amaravati, April 10 (IANS) A unique programme to pay tribute to mothers will be introduced in the government-run schools in…

9 years ago

IIIT Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017, which seeks to declare certain…

9 years ago

Purposeful philanthropy preferable to charity

By Frank F. Islam In February 2017, I went to India from the United State of America to dedicate the…

9 years ago

What stops girls from pursuing science? Low confidence level

New York, April 10 (IANS) More girls think they are bad at maths than boys, even when they are not.…

9 years ago

Student’s mother calls off fast after Yechuri, Vijayan assure action

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) A mother fighting to seek justice for the death of her son, called off her fast…

9 years ago

‘NIRF better in terms of transparency’

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) India's National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is "better" compared to global ranking systems in terms of…

9 years ago

‘Open licensing policy, open educational resource consortium in the pipeline’

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) India is coming up with an open licensing policy and Open Educational Resources (OER) consortium to…

9 years ago

Immense need of value education today: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) There is immense need for value education in contemporary times, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…

9 years ago

Manipur minister assures action in paper leak case

Imphal, April 8 (IANS) Manipur Education Minister Thokchom Radheshyam on Saturday assured that those responsible for leaking the Class 12…

9 years ago

Himachal CM asks IIM students to focus on rural areas

Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh), April 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday asked management students to focus…

9 years ago

Malala to be UN’s ‘Messenger of Peace’

Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is set to become the United Nations' youngest-ever "Messenger of…

9 years ago

Flood threat ends in J&K

Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) With the decrease in cloud cover after four days on Saturday, the flood threat looming over…

9 years ago



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