Suicide helpline witnesses a dip in distress calls
Here is some good news for mental health activists battling suicide and depression in a city where stress levels are high and tolerance levels low. The Vandrevala Foundation, which has compiled data on...
View ArticleBest-5 policy this year too, says Darda
The state government is firm on its decision to apply the ‘Best-5’ formula for admission to junior colleges this year. “Students from all boards will be admitted to junior colleges on the ‘Best-5’...
View ArticleTOEFL gains wide acceptance
More than 500 new colleges, universities and agencies have signed on to use the TOEFL test to evaluate English language abilities for student applicants...
View ArticleAustralia provides AU$ 5 million boost for research with India
18 collaborative projects involving Australian and Indian scientists have been awarded AU$5 million under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund, with matching funding provided by the government...
View ArticleMechanics made Easy
To address the lacunae in understanding the subject in its true spirit, ThinkC will offer a complete workshop on mechanics from the third week of May...
View ArticleElocution Matters
On May 10, school children competed at the Andrew Yule Group’s annual Yule elocution contest, with the theme for this year’s finals being the relevance of Tagore in the 21st century ...
View ArticleThe Green Drive
Under the Australia-India Strategic research Fund, Australia has provided AU$5 million for 18 collaborative research projects involving Australian and Indian scientists...
View ArticleSummer workshops for actors and professionals
They have been designed to be highly practical and participant focused featuring group work and discussions, pair work, role-plays etc...
View ArticleFee hike for private medical and engineering colleges comes with conditions
The fees for private medical and engineering colleges this academic year will rise by 15% and 7.5%, but there is some good news. The fee regulation committee will allow colleges with a higher number of...
View ArticleIPR focus
Microsoft India recently established a dedicated Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Chair at a Gujrat based law university...
View ArticleLeadership experience
Relead, an international programme initiated by the Blue Ribbon Movement (BRM), will be held from May 27 to June 01 at IIM- Bangalore...
View ArticleWomen Entrepreneurs
International School of Entrepreneurship Education and Development (ISEED),recently announced the findings of its ‘Girl Students Entrepreneurship Aspirations Report 2014’...
View ArticleIT enabled education
Pearson India recently entered into a partnership with IBM to deliver e-learning solutions to classrooms across India...
View ArticleAerospace management
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and Toulouse Business School recently signed an agreement to set up an Executive General Management Programme in Aerospace and Aviation Management...
View ArticleCampus update
Geoffrey Garrett, the newly appointed dean of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will take office on July 1...
View ArticleEqual opportunities
UNESCO director general, Irina Bokova, recently called on governments, the private sector and civil society to accelerate and scale up their efforts to provide quality education for the girl child...
View ArticleSkilling solutions
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and India@75 recently announced the winners of the Power to Empower 2013 challenge...
View ArticleSME’s attract engineers
According to a recently released survey finding by the TMI group, 98.4% engineering graduates in Hyderabad are open to taking up jobs in small and medium enterprises ...
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