Chicago, March 27 (IANS) Taking on Google, Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new 9.7-inch iPad that will be available for schools in the US for just $299 ($329 for consumers). The Augmented Reality (AR)-capable iPad…
Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government after taking note of an alleged order to women hostellers of a central university to…
Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) AISECT, a top organisation in skill development and employment-linked training, has joined hands with the Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) to implement an entrepreneurship and skills development programme to…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore on Tuesday said the biggest challenge for the current education system in India was the large scale drop outs from schools in the early stages. “Even…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed the Rs 53,000 crore “green” Budget for 2018-19, with the maximum share for education and health in allocations and a focus on fighting pollution,…
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government has made it mandatory for all schools in the state to teach Gujarati language to their students, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said on Tuesday. Making the announcement in…
Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) The Punjab government will allow holding of elections to students’ unions in colleges and universities from next year (2019), Chief Minister Amarinder Singh told the state assembly on Tuesday. Student union…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Global software firm SAP SE on Tuesday said it has signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with NITI Aayog for the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship programme of the…
Patna, March 27 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced scholarships for students of government-affiliated madrassas. He also pledged to appoint Urdu teachers in all high schools. “Students of government-affiliated madrassas will be…
London, March 27 (IANS) Joining a music class may help children improve academic performance as researchers have found that such lessons can enhance their cognitive abilities — including language-based reasoning and short-term memory. “Despite indications…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday felicitated 14 primary teachers as ‘model teachers’ for adopting innovative teaching techniques “to deal with existing learning gaps”. The teachers, along with…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Facing a total lock-down, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday proclaimed teachers’ and students’ demands as “completely unreasonable” and appealed them to not obstruct study of non-agitating students. The…
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) on Monday announced that the TiE Grad finalist WCB of BITS Pilani-Hyderabad has won the spot to compete in Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) in the United…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India on Sunday nominated former Director of NCERT, Prof. J.S. Rajput as India’s representative to the Executive Board of Unesco, said an official statement. An eminent educationist with rich experience…
By Umer Rashid Roorkee, March 25 (IANS) India’s many paradoxes – including its large number of people with health problems but a medical infrastructure that draws in a large number of foreigners – also provide…
Ludhiana (Punjab), March 25 (IANS) Hundreds of teachers blocked the busy National Highway No. 1 (NH-1) near Ludhiana on Sunday after the Punjab government failed to give them any assurance on their demand, leaving hundreds…
By Umer Rashid Roorkee, March 25 (IANS) Cleaning the Ganga and training unemployed youth were some of the initiatives taken up at Cognizance, the annual three-day technical festival of IIT Roorkee. Growth Development Programme, Ganga…
Los Angeles, March 25 (IANS) Hollywood celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Nick Offerman, George Clooney, Cynthia Nixon, Laura Dern, Willow and Jaden Smith and David and Jeffrey Katzenberg joined in students to protest against gun violence…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Hundred of thousands of protesters rallied in Washington D.C. on Saturday, calling for stricter control on guns, more secured schools, and an end to gun violence. Carrying signs with slogans including…
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s anti-corruption bureau, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Saturday said it has filed corruption cases against two former Vice Chancellors of two major universities in the state….