Delhi shuts schools, bans construction work
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi government on Sunday said all schools will be shut for three days and no construction work will be allowed for 10 days in the national capital as part…
Education
No appreciation of art in Indian education system: Girish Kulkarni
By Sandeep Sharma Dharamsala, Nov 5 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Girish Kulkarni believes that the Indian education system lacks the training of appreciation of art due to which it gets diversified, making it tough for…
Ultramarathoner Samantha completes 12-week run across India
Shillong, Nov 5 (IANS) Australian ultramarathon runner Samantha Gash, on a mission to raise awareness about the multiple barriers to access education in India, on Saturday ended her 12-week run here that started in Jaisalmer…
NITI Aayog unveils revised learning content for IAS aspirants
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) McGraw Hill Education India on Friday launched a revised and updated edition of General Studies Manual Paper-1 here, inculcating the latest developments and events in it up to August 2016….
IIT Kharagpur blacklists 8 start-ups for campus placements
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has barred as many as eight start-ups from taking part in their campus recruitment drives after they backed out of job offers last year. “They…
NTPC inks MoU to set up polytechnic in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for setting up a new state-of-the-art polytechnic in Sundargarh district of the state. The…
The world is a learning oyster: Using the US election as a learning tool
By Lina Ashar Every moment can be a learning and mind expansion moment if parents and educators put their minds to it. The childs direct and indirect environment can be used as a learning platform….
2 Bihar teachers arrested for alleged sex with LKG student
Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) Two women teachers of a reputed missionary school in Patna were arrested for allegedly having sex with a six-year-old girl student, police on Saturday said. The victim is a LKG student…
Harvard University suspends men’s soccer team over lewd comments
Cambridge, Nov 5 (IANS) Harvard University has suspended its men’s soccer team for the rest of the season after the university discovered the team had created a “scouting report” that ranked the members of the…
Air pollution: 1,700 Delhi schools to remain shut on Saturday
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Nearly 1,700 primary schools under the three municipal corporations in Delhi have been ordered to shut down on Saturday due to high air pollution levels in Delhi, an official said…
South Delhi civic body announces measures to tackle pollution
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Leader of the house in South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Subhash Arya on Friday said that all primary schools under the SDMC will remain closed on Saturday due to high…
Satyarthi asks IIT students to participate in childrens’ cause
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Friday urged IIT students to be a part of his ‘100 million for 100 million’ campaign and bring a change in the lives…
Maharashtra tribal school derecognised after girl students raped
Buldhana (Maharashtra), Nov 4 (IANS) Taking serious cognizance of the incidents of rape of several girl students, at least three of whom are pregnant, the Maharashtra government on Friday derecognized the Kokare Ashram School in…
Police hike reward for missing JNU student to Rs 2 lakh
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma on Friday doubled to Rs 2 lakh the award money for information about a JNU student who went missing three weeks ago. “This order…
IIT Kharagpur and Ministry of Heavy Industries join hands to boost Make in India
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Nov 4 (IANS) In a move to step-up the Make in India initiative, the Department of Heavy Industries has partnered with IIT-Kharagpur to set up a proposed centre of excellence on advanced…
LG rejects proposal to open mohalla clinics in schools
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Lt Governor’s office has rejected a Delhi government proposal to open mohalla clinics inside school premises, and sent back the file related to the project, officials said. “The file…
ABVP demands security for its students over missing JNU youth
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday approached the Delhi Police Commissioner asking him to provide security cover to the three JNU students who were involved in a fight…
Reward for tracing JNU student raised to Rs 2 lakh
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday met senior police officers to know the fate of a JNU student missing for about three weeks. The reward for tracing him has…
ABVP slams Kejriwal speech at JNU
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s address in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus as opportunistic and politically motivated. “Kejriwal has proven…
Opposition parties jointly attack BJP over missing JNU student
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Political leaders from across the spectrum tore into BJP on Thursday during a protest meet organized by JNU Students Union (JNUSU) over a missing student in the campus. The Administrative…