New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Holistic learning is the need of the hour in our present education system, and young students should use digital technology to learn more about science and about the country, Minister…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Thirty-seven students narrowly escaped a tragedy when a bus in which they were travelling caught fire here on Tuesday, officials said. The private bus caught fire while heading from Delhi…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Amid reports of attacks on Indian students in Milan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said she was personally monitoring the situation and asked the students not to worry….
Kochi, Oct 31 (IANS) Kerala led from the front to contain the incidence of diarrhoeal diseases — the second largest killer of children below five in rural areas — largely due to women’s education and…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Over one-fourth of 201 districts where India fails in education, health and nutrition fronts are located in Uttar Pradesh alone, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday urged students not to worry as she was personally monitoring the situation following reports of attacks on Indian students in Milan. “Attack on…
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) here has agreed to revoke the rustication of 14 female students, its director said on Tuesday. However, it is not unconditional, the director…
Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) More than a dozen students were injured in a late night brawl at the Kannauj Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The fight broke out between two groups…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Striking students of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Monday accused the administration of giving misleading statements on students’ union election at the university, saying there is no reason why…
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, aspiring to enter the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), was arrested for cheating in the civil services main exam with Bluetooth equipment, a police officer said…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) A court here on Monday asked nine students to file response on CBI’s plea seeking consent for their lie detection test in connection with the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru…
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) A relay hunger strike launched by agitating students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) here continued for the second day on Monday over demands of “immediate and unconditional…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Innovating on the age-old concept of using earthenware to keep the water cool, two students of IIT Roorkee have built ‘Evacool’, an air cooler which uses the same fundamentals of…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 29 (IANS) The Odisha government on Sunday said it will implement School Safety Policy designed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to include lessons on disaster preparedness in school textbooks. “School Safety…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) Two popular pillars of education in India and elsewhere in Asia — “high-stakes” tests and private tuitions — have been denounced by Unesco as harmful to students…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) organised its second annual ‘Open Day’ on Friday with the institute throwing its gates open for the students from 12 city schools and welcoming them…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Permanent campuses for six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) will be built by March 31, 2020, the Union Human Resource Development Ministry said on Friday. The Union Cabinet had…
Gurugram, Oct 27 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said along with economic growth and development, the country will have to focus on protecting the environment. While as a nation, “we have…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) Odisha Chief Secretary A.P. Padhi on Friday reviewed the progress made vis-a-vis projects entailing an expenditure of Rs 900 crore under the Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development Corporation (OMBADC). These projects…
Bengaluru, Oct 27 (IANS) Google on Friday launched a day-long Mobile Developer Fest here to train young students in the latest mobile technologies. The event, which aims to train two million developers in the country,…