IIT student strength to be one lakh by 2020
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The overall students’ strength of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the country will be enhanced to one lakh by 2020, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday….
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Government approves new 62 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday accorded its approval for opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) each in “62 uncovered…
Sisodia meets Jung over mohalla clinics in schools
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Over two weeks after Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung rejected a Delhi government proposal to open mohalla clinics inside school premises, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia met Jung over the issue….
IIT – Kharagpur in top 100 of Employability Ranking
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) IIT – Kharagpur is the only Indian institute to find a place in the top 100 of the latest QS Employability Ranking, the institute said on Wednesday. This is the second…
President condoles death of M.G.K. Menon
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the death of distinguished physicist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief M.G.K. Menon, terming his demise a “great loss for the country”….
Mattoo resigns as advisor to Mehbooba
Jammu, Nov 23 (IANS) Amitabh Mattoo, advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday resigned from his post citing personal reasons. Mattoo told IANS: “There is no political or administrative reason for…
Microsoft, Simplilearn to create cloud professionals in India
Bengaluru, Nov 23 (IANS) Global professional training company Simplilearn on Wednesday collaborated with software giant Microsoft to build a talent pool of over one lakh next generation cloud professionals in India by 2020. As Microsoft’s…
Lenovo India supplies 6,000 ThinkPad Yoga convertibles to Odisha institute
Bengaluru, Nov 23 (IANS) Lenovo India on Wednesday announced that it has supplied 6,000 units of ThinkPad Yoga 460 convertible laptop to Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar to empower students. The convertible…
Skill India Summit: Europe offers know-how for skilling of Indian youths
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Several European stakeholders made their bids and shared views on how to make rural Indian youth more employable and increase their competence, on the second day of EU-India Skill Development…
13th World Robot Olympiad in India for the first time
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The 13th World Robot Olympiad will be held in India for the first time, with over 2,000 students from 54 countries participating to find innovative ways, using robotic technology, to…
Key lies in closing gap between academia, industry
By Indu Kannan ‘Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much’ – Helen Keller Ideally, a robust and functional collaboration should exist between industry and academia. That would augur well for…
India, EU join hands for Skill India
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) In a major push for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Skill India’ mission, skill development experts from across India and Europe joined hands on Monday to find ways in which Europe…
JNU hold ‘Open Day’ for school students
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) An Open Day for school students was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday to give them exposure to the research being conducted at the varsity and to…
No school bags till class II: Upendra Kushwaha
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The CBSE has directed schools affiliated to it to ensure that students do not carry school bags till class II and also to restrict the number of books to be…
22 injured as school van overturns in Madhya Pradesh
Dewas (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 21 (IANS) At least 22 children were injured, including one seriously, when their school van overturned in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Monday. “The accident occurred in the morning when the…
Mauritius President underlines key Indian role in global economy
Jalandhar (Punjab), Nov 21 (IANS) India will continue to play a key role in the global economy and as an economic powerhouse in the South Asian region, Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim said here on Monday….
Students Islamic Organisation seeks action against Najeeb’s assaulters
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Members of the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) of India held a protest march here on Monday demanding action against those who assaulted JNU scholar Najeeb Ahmed prior to his disappearance…
Glion Institute offers Indian students on-campus, online study model
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland, has announced a master programme in a hybrid model which will allow Indian students to study on campus as well as online, the institute…
Missing JNU student’s family meets Akhilesh for help
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) along with the family members of missing student Najeeb Ahmed on Sunday reached out to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking his help against…
No hiatus in leadership of Nalanda University
Nov 19 (IANS) Nalanda University in Bihar on Saturday made it clear that there will be no hiatus in the leadership of the university. “In response to media queries about the leadership of Nalanda University…