Fantasy play may boost kids’ creative thinking
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Children who engage in fantasy play are likely to score higher in creative thinking, a study has found. The study found that it is possible that children who enjoy fantasy play…
Education
Impairment in brain areas may cause math disability in kids
New York, Sep 16 (IANS) Children differ substantially in their mathematical abilities. But, some may remain persistently bad at addition or subtraction as a result of abnormalities in the brain areas supporting procedural memory, a…
Bengal government, Tata Metaliks inks agreement for skill development
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Thursday signed an agreement with Tata Metaliks Limited for a skill development centre to train 1,200 youth annually in West Midnapore district. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee…
Periodic inspection of school buildings mandatory: Delhi HC
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered mandatory periodic inspection of all buildings and premises of government and private schools in the national capital to ensure the safety of students….
Bengal declares TET result
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) Around 60,000 people would get jobs as the West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Wednesday published results of Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) for recruitment of primary teachers and that of…
NSUI to approach HC over ‘rigged’ DUSU polls
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Wednesday said it will approach the Delhi High Court to “expose the corruption behind the electoral process of Delhi University”. The…
SC orders status quo on medical counselling in MP
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo in admission to undergraduate medical courses in private medical institutes in Madhya Pradesh on a plea of contempt of court filed by…
We are careless about Hindi, says Ashok Vajpeyi on Hindi Diwas
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The condition of Hindi is miserable in the country and there is carelessness about the language, noted poet Ashok Vajpeyi lamented at an event held here to mark Hindi Diwas…
JNU rape: Arrested PhD researcher sent to judicial custody
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) doctoral researcher arrested here on charge of raping a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage was remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local…
Rape case filed against JNU PhD scholar
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A case of rape has been registered against a JNU PhD scholar for allegedly raping a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, police said on Wednesday. A senior police…
SC orders status quo on medical counselling in MP
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo in admission to undergraduate medical courses in private medical institutes in Madhya Pradesh on a contempt plea by the state government. The…
India to miss target for universal upper-secondary education by 50 Years
By Silvio Grocchetti and Charlie Moloney India will not have universal upper secondary education (covering the age group 14-17 years and 9th to 12th standard) till 2085, over half a century late, according to the…
NSUI complains of malpractice in DUSU election, approaches grievance cell
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Monday complained of opacity and malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) during the recently concluded Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, in…
Summit to improve academic research on India in Australia
Sydney, Sep 12 (IANS) With the aim to improve academic research and policy work on India in Australia, a day long summit is being organised at the University of Sydney, aiming to bring together distinguished…
Indian scientists recycle fish bio-waste into green energy
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) A team of researchers at Jadavpur University here has developed a biodegradable energy harvester from raw fish scales that could in future replace pacemaker devices for the heart. The energy harvester…
Heavy Facebook users more likely to argue with parents
London, Sep 12 (IANS) Children who spend a lot of time on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are less happy with their appearance and they are more likely to quarrel with their…
Swades Foundation inks MoU to better education system in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) The Swades Foundation, an NGO, and the Maharashtra government have signed a MoU to bring qualitative and quantitative improvement in primary and secondary school education in Raigad district, an official said…
Cabinet nod to setting up Higher Education Financing Agency
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) To give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)….
JNU crackdown reason for ABVP’s defeat, say students
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A day after the Left alliance of All India Students Association (AISA) and Students Federation of India (SFI) swept the JNU students union election, students gave the February 9 incident…
Vijaya Bank adopts girls to ensure education
Agartala, Sep 11 (IANS) Public-sector Vijaya Bank, which posted a profit of Rs 1,547 crore in the last fiscal, has adopted 632 girls to take care of their education, and 82 villages across the country…