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Nagpur: Prakash and Mandakini Amte, the physician couple who have won this year's Magsaysay Award for community leadership, have been running a hospital, a school and development centre in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district since 1974. Prakash is the son of renowned social worker Baba Amte, a Magsaysay award winner himself. Prakash, 60, and Mandakini, 62, who studied at Government Medical College , Nagpur, plunged into social work immediately after getting their degrees, starting a health centre at Hemalkasa in the middle of an area inhabited largely by the Maria Gonds tribesmen. For decades, they have worked under the shadow of Murlidhar Devidas Amte, revered as Baba Amte, who died on Feb 9 this year. Shunning the attractions of private medical practice, the couple opted to live and work among the 100,000-strong Maria Gonds. The area in which they serve includes parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh in the very centre of India. Mandakini told sources on phone

Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which has decided to introduce a course in Islamic banking from the next academic session, will also offer separate courses in Islamic insurance and finance, a university official said on Thursday. "The varsity intends to start these courses to cater to the ever increasing demand for trained personnel in Islamic insurance and finance sectors," AMU spokesperson Rahat Abrar told sources. The Islamic insurance course will be a diploma course, while Islamic finance will be a two-year masters programme, he added. The two courses have been recommended by a three-member committee appointed by AMU Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis to work out the feasibility of offering courses on Islamic banking including the possibility of establishing a new department dedicated to the subject, the official said. For preparing the syllabi of courses in Islamic banking, finance and insurance, the committee consulted experts from Harvard University's Islam

Patna: Bihar boy Shitikanth Barnwal, who topped this year's Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), has won the gold medal at the 39th International Physics Olympiad. Hundreds of students from 85 countries participated in the Physics Olympiad, which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam July 22-28. "It was my childhood dream to bag the gold medal and at last I won it by hard labour," an upbeat Shitikanth said on Thursday. "The Indian team won four gold medals and a silver medal. It was a wonderful experience," the 18-year-old told sources over telephone from Mumbai. Shitikanth had the highest aggregate score among Indians. Shitikanth, who hails from Patna, left for Mumbai to prepare for the Physics Olympiad soon after the IIT-JEE results came out in early June. Shitikanth's parents, Arun Kumar Barnwal and Anita Barnwal, said they were proud of his achievement. "He was able to win the gold medal due

Patna: Bihar boy Shitikanth Barnwal, who topped this year's Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), has won the gold medal at the 39th International Physics Olympiad. Hundreds of students from 85 countries participated in the Physics Olympiad, which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam July 22-28. "It was my childhood dream to bag the gold medal and at last I won it by hard labour," an upbeat Shitikanth said on Thursday. "The Indian team won four gold medals and a silver medal. It was a wonderful experience," the 18-year-old told sources over telephone from Mumbai. Shitikanth had the highest aggregate score among Indians. Shitikanth, who hails from Patna, left for Mumbai to prepare for the Physics Olympiad soon after the IIT-JEE results came out in early June. Shitikanth's parents, Arun Kumar Barnwal and Anita Barnwal, said they were proud of his achievement. "He was able to win the gold medal due

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday announced 5,000 scholarships for Muslim students. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters that the steps for the welfare of the minority community were being taken after a report was submitted by Local Administration Minister Paloly Mohammed Kutty, who studied the Sacchar Committee recommendations."We have decided to give 5,000 scholarships to Muslim students who pursue graduate and postgraduate courses. They will be eligible (to get) Rs.3,000 to Rs.5,000 every year," Achuthanandan said addressing a news conference here after the weekly cabinet meeting.Muslim's in Kerala account for 24 percent of the 32 million population."It has also been decided to set up a welfare fund and also extend pension benefits to madrassa teachers. Monthly stipends would be provided to all Muslim students who stay in hostels to prepare for competitive exams also," said Achuthanandan. Source: http://www.keralaeducation.ne

Patna: Decks have been cleared for establishing the Aryabhatt Knowledge University at the Bihar capital here, a minister said on Wednesday. The varsity is named after a famous astronomer and mathematician of ancient India. Bihar Human Resource Development Minister Hari Narayan Singh on Wednesday said that the state assembly has passed the Aryabhatt Knowledge University Bill, 2008 for setting up the university. "After the assembly passed the bill on Tuesday, work will soon start for setting up the university," Singh said. He said that university is being established with the objective to regulate and add value to institutions imparting education on modern science like Information Technology, Nano-technology and Bio-technology. After initiating a move to set up an international university in Nalanda, the Bihar government drew up a blueprint for setting up Aryabhatt Knowledge University last year. The proposed university, an autonomous body, will grant affiliation to the gover

Kozhikode: Kerala's second Institute of Hospitality Management and Catering Technology (IHMCT) will start functioning from next month, state Tourism Secretary V. Venu said here on Wednesday. The institute will start functioning from a temporary facility here on Aug 4. A five-acre plot in Kozhikode city has been identified to locate the institute and the work on the building is expected to be completed in three years. The central and state governments together will spend Rs.156.5 million to set up the institute. Initially, the institute will offer three-year graduate course in hospitality management. "The institute is a milestone in the effort of the tourism department to provide higher education in the field of hospitality management. The selection of the students will be based on the examination conducted at the national level," Venu said. The tourism secretary said compared to the rest of Kerala, the six northern districts in the state are attracting only a limited numb

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26 Jul, 2008, 2016 hrs IST,Mahima Puri, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have always been the dream destinations for youngsters in the country aspiring to make it big in the corporate world. But brand IIM has also managed to attract a good number of NRI students. This year, the number of NRI students who have joined IIMs had gone up considerably. There was only one NRI student at IIM Bangalore’s post graduate program (PGP) last year while there are five who have joined IIM-B this year. Similarly, 11 students have joined IIM Ahmedabad this year vis-a-vis only six last year. At IIM Calcutta, while nine NRI students joined last year, 14 have joined this year, and at IIM Lucknow, five have joined this year compared to just two last year. “India is an attractive economy which is emerging at the global level. We see a lot of Indians coming back home to work here and also many expats who choose India as their workplace. This, coupled with attractive offers from var

DUBLIN, Ireland--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bdb517/higher_education_i ) has announced the addition of the "Higher Education in India" report to their offering. Keeping this scenario as the backdrop, the report attempts to cover the higher education system in India, the structure of various universities and curricula offered, the genesis of private initiative and its present status. Key Findings & Highlights: India is the third largest higher secondary education system in the world with 25 Central Universities, 231 state universities, five institutions established through state legislation, 100 deemed universities, 31 Institutes of National Importance as on 31st December 2007 - In 2005-06, the total enrolment of students in all courses (professional and non-professional) and levels in regular stream was 11.04 million. - The foreign collaboration in B-schools has also been increasing in the recent past. India and t

. New Delhi: The Government has approved three scholarship schemes for students belonging to minority communities of India with 30 percent earmarked for girl students. The scholarships were approved last week under the prime minister's new 15-point programme for the welfare of minorities."The minority affairs ministry has announced merit-cum-means based scholarship, post-matric scholarship and pre-matric scholarships for students from minority communities," a ministry official said.The merit-cum-means scholarship is for students going for technical and professional courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. "Under this scheme, 20,000 new scholarships will be provided every year. Already 17,182 scholarships are sanctioned to 28 states and union territories," the official said.The students of Class 11 to PhD level will be able to avail the benefits of post-matric scholarships provided by the ministry."The scholarships also cover technical and vocationa

Kharagpur (West Bengal): The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-K) will soon collaborate with 15 foreign universities for academic and research activities, the director of the institute said here on Friday. "We are all set to have collaborations at different levels with as many as 15 foreign universities and institutes, including Cambridge University, University of South Wales, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich and Dresden University of Germany soon," Damodar Acharya said at the 54th Annual Convocation of IIT-K. Among the other varsities in the line-up are University of British Columbia, City University of Hong Kong, Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Birmingham. Acharya added that the institute has already signed memorandum of understanding with several universities in the US, Germany, Korea and Italy including University of Tokyo, Technical University of Berlin and University of Warwick for academic tie-ups. "We are also settin

Chandigarh: In a one-of-its-kind morale booster for government school students, Chandigarh's education department has awarded laptops to two Class 12 toppers - one a student in a city government school and the other a rural school student.Laptops have been awarded to Pankaj Kumar and Lakshay Manchanda, toppers in the government school category in village and city, respectively.Lakshay was a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in Sector-16 and scored 94.6 percent in the commerce stream in Class 12 and Pankaj Kumar, a student of Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra town, scored 88 percent in the vocational stream in Class 12."It came as a surprise to me when I came to know that the administration is awarding a laptop to me. I knew that I will secure good marks but I had never thought of topping in the entire city," said a jubilant Manchanda."I have taken admission in B.Com honours at Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi. The

Chandigarh: In a one-of-its-kind morale booster for government school students, Chandigarh's education department has awarded laptops to two Class 12 toppers - one a student in a city government school and the other a rural school student.Laptops have been awarded to Pankaj Kumar and Lakshay Manchanda, toppers in the government school category in village and city, respectively.Lakshay was a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in Sector-16 and scored 94.6 percent in the commerce stream in Class 12 and Pankaj Kumar, a student of Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra town, scored 88 percent in the vocational stream in Class 12."It came as a surprise to me when I came to know that the administration is awarding a laptop to me. I knew that I will secure good marks but I had never thought of topping in the entire city," said a jubilant Manchanda."I have taken admission in B.Com honours at Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi. The

27 Jul 2008, 0219 hrs IST,TNN NEW DELHI: The Christian quota at St Stephen's College is in the eye of a storm again. The college is now investigating the documents submitted by a student who got admission under the Christian quota but whose documents don't bear out the proof. Interestingly, the matter only came to light after an RTI was filed on July 9 asking for information on the number of Christians who had been admitted this year under the quota. Said a senior teacher of the college, "Though the college has three levels of scrutiny for every application, this student's documents seemed to have been missed by everyone. It's only after the RTI was filed that the mistake was discovered." The student, a girl from UP who had enrolled for BA programme, had apparently submitted her baptimism certificate but not the confirmation certificate, which is issued by the Bishop of the Diocese. The college requires not only the baptimism but also the confirmation certif

New Delhi: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will declare the results of Professional Education II and Professional Competence Examination (PCE) conducted in May, 2008 on 30th July, 2008 around 12 noon. The results of the Management Accountancy Course (Part-I), Tax Management Course (Part-I), Corporate Management Course (Part-I) Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) and International Trade Laws & World Trade Organisation (ITL & WTO) Examinations held in May, 2008 and the Information Systems Audit (ISA) Assessment Test held on 21st June, 2008 will also be declared on the same day at the Institute's office in the capital.The link of the results of the above Examinations/Assessment Test will be available through

New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Arjun Singh has said that the state governments have agreed to take immediate action against fake universities and dubious institutions under the Indian Penal Court (IPC). Arjun Singh said this while addressing the press on the conclusion of two-day conference of Ministers of State Governments of Higher & Technical Education here today. He also briefed the press about the consensus that emerged at the end of the deliberations in the two-day conference.The Minister had convened a meeting of Higher and Technical Education Ministers of State Governments at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on the 23rd and 24th July, 2008.Chief Minister of Goa, and Uttarakhand, Lt. Gov. of Anadaman & Nicobar Islands, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, Vice Chairman, Kerala State Higher Education Council, 25 State Technical / Higher Education Ministers and 29 State Technical/Higher Education Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries

Chandigarh: Veer Singh, professor emeritus from the department of law of the Panjab University , on Monday took over as vice-chancellor of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University (NALSAR), Hyderabad.A notification to this effect was issued by the NALSAR University registrar and was received by Panjab University here.The notification stated: "The chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and chancellor of NALSAR University of law, Hyderabad, has appointed Prof. Veer Singh as vice-chancellor of the university for a term of five years with effect from July 21." Veer Singh joined Panjab University in 1970 and has held many prominent positions including dean of university instruction and chairperson, department of law. He was also director of the National Law Institute, Kurukshetra University and director of the army law school , Mohali. IANS. Source: http://www.chandigarheducation.net/

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to start an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the state from the current academic session. In a letter Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said: "The government is willing to provide all facilities to start an IIT at a temporary location till necessary infrastructure has been created. The government has already identified a piece of land in Mandi district for setting up of the IIT ." The institute could be started temporarily at the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, he said. The central government on Thursday decided to set up an IIT in the state to start functioning from 2009 academic session.IANS Source:p://indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_seeks_PM_intervention_to_start_IIT_in_2008_5283/

20 Jul, 2008, 1557 hrs IST, IANS NEW DELHI: Technical education institutes and B-schools competing with each other to find partners abroad have run into trouble with the authorities terming many such ties-ups as illegal. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the regulator of technical educational institutions in India, has since late June served notices to over 104 institutes for partnering foreign universities without AICTE's approval. The AICTE has also served notices to 169 other institutes, including some of the big names in the private education sector, for conducting unauthorised technical courses. Perturbed over the spate of advertisements by private educational institutes during the admission session, the government in April asked AICTE to take action against those making false claims, especially about their foreign alliances and deemed university status. The state governments, too, were asked to take action against institutes that have unauthorised allian

. New Delhi:The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will soon start a diploma programme to train students from across the country to take up jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, well known as call centres. This will be a one-year diploma course conducted jointly by Accenture Services, a Bangalore based global technology service and outsourcing company. "You know the BPO situation in our country. It's a growing industry and the number of trained manpower required is huge. Here we have stepped in to provide trained human capital," IGNOU spokesman Ravi Mohan told IANS. Mohan said the varsity has already signed an agreement with Accenture. Candidates who have passed 10+2 or equivalent can apply for the course. "It is just not outsourcing for foreign companies, many Indian companies, government offices too have opened and will open call centres for better customer relations. "This course will create a pool of professionals who will be able to

New Delhi: Three academically brilliant people, including an IITian who is a nature photographer and an Indian researcher at a Lahore varsity, have bagged the first Manmohan Singh Scholarships instituted by the Cambridge University, Britain.Niladri Banerjee, an IIT Kanpur postgraduate, Manasa Patnam, an Indian engaged in research at the Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), and Nitu Duggal, who was an M. Phil scholar at Cambridge University will head for St. John's College, Cambridge, to pursue their doctoral fellowship, the British High Commission said here on Friday."I always dreamt of being able to go to Cambridge. Probably because I heard that Isaac Newton studied there. The desire was very persistent, so much so, that it can safely be called a childhood dream," said Banerjee, who calls nature photography as his major hobby.Earlier this year, the St. John's College had launched the Manmohan Singh Scholarships in honour of the Indian Prime Minister, who

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government has decided to open 1,600 new colleges all over the state this year to provide relief to thousands of students who have recently passed out of school but have not secured admission to junior colleges. Education Minister Vasant Purke announced this while responding to a discussion on schools and higher technical education and the plight of students, initiated by the opposition parties in the state legislative assembly on Friday.Assuring that "not a single student will remain without admission this year", Purke said that since the pass percentage of students in the state was higher this year than in 2007, more divisions and more colleges were needed.He said that while the decision to start more divisions in existing colleges was already taken, the government will go ahead and start 1,600 new colleges from the current academic year. The government was committed to ensuring that each student who passed out of school this year gets a seat in a c

New Delhi: In a momentous decision to promote education in the field of Hospitality and Tourism, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has proposed to establish the country's first Hospitality and Tourism University. A reliable source in the Ministry disclosed that the proposal is in its preliminary stage and will be ready to be tabled in the Parliament during the monsoon session. The draft that is in possession of Express TravelWorld states, "The new university will be established as study centres of learning all over the country, which could also be utilized to encourage, promote, to co-ordinate and to consolidate this upcoming and highly demanding discipline of hospitality and tourism academically, educationally, culturally, and economically". According to a few industry members, there is too much confusion in hospitality education, research and learning today. Says Dr. Jagmohan Negi, an academician and advisor to FHRAI-IHM, "There are publications, bo

Lucknow: A scientist from the Geological Survey India (GSI) has launched a free e-journal to help students and others interested in geological studies. Lucknow-based Satish Tripathi says it can be accessed after logging on to www.earthscienceindia.info. "By logging on, one can get queries pertaining to Planet Earth answered by renowned geologists of the world who are members of the journal," Tripathi told IANS here. IANS Source: http://www.earthscienceindia.info

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) has now moved the Delhi High Court (HC) against the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for issuing it a closure notice. On June 20, 2008, AICTE issued a notice to IIPM asking it to shut down as the management courses offered by it were not approved by the Council. It said that the institute was offering management course in collaboration with foreign management universities without the approval of the AICTE. The institute has filed a petition before Justice G.S. Sistani challenging AICTE's notice. Justice Sistani issued a notice to the AICTE seeking a response to the petition by July 22, 2008, which is also the next date of hearing. The institute has alleged that the AICTE has issued the notice with an 'ulterior motive'. IIPM had earlier approached the Delhi High Court challenging the University Grants Commission's (UGC) decision to classify it as an unrecognized university. The IIPM had t

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Monday announced a 16.67 percent fee reduction for medicine, dental and ayurvedic medicine courses under the management quota seats. The fee cut is expected to attract more medical students in the state. The fee cut will be only for special management quota seats for MBBS , bachelor of dental sciences (BDS) and bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and sciences (BAMS) courses. According to a government spokesman, the fee for special management quota seats for MBBS has been reduced from Rs.600,000 to Rs.500,000 per year, while the fee for BDS has been reduced from Rs.460,000 to Rs.383,318. For BAMS, Rs.183,326 will be charged instead of Rs.220,000 earlier. However, the government has not changed the annual fee of Rs.700,000 for NRIs for the MBBS course. The state government had increased fee for the government quota seats by 15 percent in 2007. The spokesman said that the fee for these medical courses was the lowest in the country and this would attract st

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday set up a 'mini hub' for dissemination of information via Edusat (education satellite) at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to facilitate better teachers' training programmes across the country.NCERT director Krishna Kumar inaugurated the hub and said that thousands of teachers will benefit with the training provided through EduSat.Kumar said this would enhance the NCERT's efficiency and effectiveness to reach out to its target audience base."Earlier, we used to depend on ISRO's hub at Ahmedabad to air our teachers' training programmes but from today onwards we have our own hub that will facilitate interaction between teachers across the country via the satellite," NCERT spokesman B.C. Patro told IANS.Vasudha Kamat, joint director of Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), said the mini hub will help them set up direct link with 100 Satellite

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with General Motors India to train students of the Tarsali Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Vadodara.The agreement was signed by Industry Commissioner Sujith Gulati, Employment and Training Director C.V. Som and GM president and managing director Karl Slym in the presence of Minister of State for Industries Saurabh Patel. According to the MoU, GM India would develop and provide technical courses on automotive technology for Tarsali ITI students. The courses would leverage GM's global resources and take advantage of expertise at GM's manufacturing facility in Halol, Gujarat, and the GM Technical Centre in Bangalore. GM India would also upgrade the existing infrastructure at the institute and assist in providing other course-related facilities."The programme we are announcing today would help provide skills required to ensure that Gujarat remains a favourable destination for domesti

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with General Motors India to train students of the Tarsali Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Vadodara.The agreement was signed by Industry Commissioner Sujith Gulati, Employment and Training Director C.V. Som and GM president and managing director Karl Slym in the presence of Minister of State for Industries Saurabh Patel. According to the MoU, GM India would develop and provide technical courses on automotive technology for Tarsali ITI students. The courses would leverage GM's global resources and take advantage of expertise at GM's manufacturing facility in Halol, Gujarat, and the GM Technical Centre in Bangalore. GM India would also upgrade the existing infrastructure at the institute and assist in providing other course-related facilities."The programme we are announcing today would help provide skills required to ensure that Gujarat remains a favourable destination for domestic

New Delhi: The anti-ragging squad is in place and woe betide those trying to rag 'freshers' or indulge in eve-teasing when the new academic session of Delhi University (DU) begins on Wednesday.For most students, the thrill of starting college gets washed away by the fear of getting ragged by seniors. And although it has been banned, there have been stray cases of ragging on the campus and in college hostels. Taking cue from the Supreme Court directive calling for institutions and principals to take stern action to ban ragging, the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) set up an anti-ragging squad last year, which with the help of Delhi Police, monitors college campuses at the beginning of the new academic session to prevent the dreadful ragging incidents.Constituting student volunteers, the squad is ready to go screening college campuses and hold up anyone caught ragging this year too.Amrita Bahari, president of DUSU, said the union has taken all steps to ensure that the new

. New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have confirmed that the Common Admission Test (CAT) will not be conducted online this year, as was thought earlier. Subrata Mitra, admission chairperson at IIM Calcutta said, "Though we are in talks with several agencies for conducting the test online, it will be a pencil-paper test this year." Common Admission Test (CAT)The official CAT-IIM website says, "An article appeared in Business Standard dated February 4, 2008 which gives an impression that a decision has been taken that the IIMs will introduce online CAT from CAT 2009. This is totally incorrect. In view of increasing number of candidates, the IIMs are considering various alternatives for modifying the process of conducting CAT, if necessary. Online testing is one of those alternatives. The proposals are at a preliminary stage of discussion." The decision of conducting the test online will impact thousands of students, who, each year appear for the hig

. New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) will jointly start specialized courses in B.Com with major in financial & cost accounting and M.Com in management accounting & financial strategies at IGNOU. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently singed between the two for the courses which would be available to ICWAI students and its members. Students who have registered themselves with the ICWAI after passing class 12 will be eligible for the B.Com course and students admitted in professional courses of ICWAI will be eligible for the M.Com programme. Minister of State for Commerce, Mr. Jairam Ramesh launched a one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management Programme at a televised function at IGNOU on Thursday. The programme is being jointly offered by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) of the Ministry of Commerce and I

David Gannaway, a KPMG forensic accounting director, did not choose Fordham University for his executive MBA program until he found out the school offered a trip to China. Gannaway is like many EMBA candidates - a manager in his 40s with several years of experience who is increasingly interested in China, experts told The Wall Street Journal. These professionals envision themselves doing business there and believe understanding China's business climate is critical to advancing their careers. In fact, Arizona's Eller College of Management changed its trip from South Africa to China after students complained. When Fordham students visited China, they toured a BMW vehicle-financing arm located in Beijing. They quickly saw a big difference in how similar businesses operate: In the U.S., it is easy to determine a potential buyer's creditworthiness, but in China, there are no credit bureaus and no repossessions. Executive MBA programs have long featured trips as a way to widen u

Noida (Uttar Pradesh): Payal Mathur, a Class IX student of Amity International School, will set the stage ablaze with her record breaking Kathak performance for continuous 24 hours on July 14. Payal will perform from 6:00 am on July 14 to 6:00 am on July 15, 2008 at the D-Block Auditorium of Amity Campus in Sector-44, Noida. The little challenger, with the blessings of living legends such as Pt. Birju Maharaj, Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan, is all geared up to carve her name in the prestigious Limca Book of Records (LBR). The young danseuse started learning dance in Hong Kong, when she was just 5 years old. Her formal Kathak Shiksha began two years ago with the Kathak Kendra, the premium Kathak Institute of India.Apart from dancing, Payal has several other artistic interests. She is a good painter, an approved drama voice for the All India Radio (AIR) and has anchored many shows on television Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/Amity_student_sets_eye_on_records_book_5110/

Chennai: Just as the Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement seems to be entering its final phase of completion, educational institutions in India are already gearing up to meet a possible increase in the demand of trained personnel for power stations in the days ahead. The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has decided to start a course in Nuclear Engineering and Technology from the 2009-10 academic session. M.S. Ananth, IIT Madras Director said, "We were planning to start the course in the 2008 academic session itself. We have finally decided to start the course from 2009." Owing to the subject's inter-disciplinary approach, the institute is planning to take help from the Mechanical, Chemical engineering and Physics Departments to start the course. Officials at the institute say that the Homi Bhabha Institute has offered help to them by sending a group of scientists on temporary basis. Currently, only IIT Kanpur offers a course in nuclear engineering and tech

. Pune: The Government of Maharashtra has decided to establish a Government College of Engineering at village Avasari Khurd in Ambegaon taluka close to Pune from the next academic session i.e. 2009-10. Out of the total strength, 70 percent of the seats would be exclusively reserved for students from the University of Pune. The college will be setup with an aim to fulfill the ever-growing requirements of technical workforce of the industry especially of the automobile plants which will be established in the Talegaon-Chakan belt in addition to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) at Khed and Shirur. Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Pune_to_get_new_engineering_college_5103/

Chandigarh: Haryana Education Minister, Mange Ram Gupta has said that the state has identified 25 Government-aided colleges for developing them as Centres of Excellence. He further added, to promote higher education in the state, a budget provision of Rs.430.44 crores has been made during the current financial year. The 25 colleges to be developed as centres of excellence will have the state-of-art facilities including language laboratories, e-libraries, computer labs, auditorium and seminar halls. The colleges will offer courses in all streams with a special emphasis on job-oriented courses, Gupta said. Besides, computer education will also be provided to all students enrolled in these colleges . The Haryana Government has sanctioned a total of 15,000 seats in job oriented courses in the state colleges from the current academic session. Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Haryana/Haryana_to_develop_25_colleges_as_Centres_of_Excellence_5102/

New Delhi: Over 30 senior doctors including a few from USA and Canada have applied for the post of the Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)."Over 30 aspirants including some from the US and Canada are vying for the prestigious post," said a senior AIIMS faculty member.On May 24, the government had invited nominations from Indians, non-resident Indians and persons of Indian origin for the post. Thursday was the last day to submit applications.'Nearly 10 doctors from our institute have applied. Applications from all parts of the country, like Chennai and Chandigarh, have reached AIIMS ,' the doctor told IANS requesting anonymity.Among others, acting Director T. Dogra, Head of the Department of Surgery M.C. Mishra, Head of the Urology Department N.P. Gupta and senior professor in the Department of Pathology Manoj Singh are vying for the post.The post fell vacant after P. Venugopal retired on July 2.Meanwhile, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss h

New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu Government has refused to accept the study report on the Mullaperiyar Dam prepared by a team of professors from the Indian Institute of Technology , Delhi (IIT-D). Professors from IIT Delhi had said that the dam would be 'Hydrologically Unsafe' in the event of heavy rainfall and subsequent floods. The team of experts from IIT Delhi comprised of Prof. A.K. Gosain and Prof. Subhash Chander. Durai Murugan, Tamil Nadu Public Works Minister said, "How can we accept a report that has been prepared by two retired professors of IIT Delhi and who were appointed by Kerala Government? The report advocates the Kerala Government." The Minister further added that a committee appointed by the Supreme Court had already conducted a study on the structure and safety aspects of the Dam and found that the water level could be increased upto 142 feet after carrying out minor repairs. This report was also accepted by the Central Water Commission. The study by IIT

Ahmedabad: Four new subjects will be introduced in the fifth term of the Post Graduate Programme for Agricultural Business Management (PGP-ABM) at Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad (IIM-A), beginning this September. The decision was taken at a regular meeting of the officials at the institute. The 4 new subjects in the PGP-ABM programme include Negotiations in Agriculture, Information Technology for Agriculture Development, Inclusive Agriculture Business and Agriculture & Rural Policy Design. A senior faculty member at the institute said, "The institute received several recommendations from faculty members and students and as a result the new subjects have been included in the fifth term." The implementation of the new subjects in the fifth term will depend on the number of registrations received for the subjects from students at the institute. "We have an upper and lower limit for registration of subjects. If the number of registrations doesn't fall in

Hyderabad: Students of the Indian School of Business (ISB) here learnt key management lessons from former international hockey player and coach Richard Charlesworth.Addressing the ISB students on "leadership, teamwork, strategy and motivation" on Wednesday, the Australian gave them management lessons from the field of sports. The talk covered strategies and systems for achieving success, both in business and sports arena, which share several similarities."A key learning from the talk was that a good leader is one who is able to create a 'leader-full' team instead of having one to lead the team," said a release from the ISB."The leader should be able to appreciate the diversity in the team and allot roles based on their individual strengths. He should also be an active team player. A good team player is one who has faith in the team's decision and is committed, even though it may not be his preference," Charlesworth said."Understanding the

Hyderabad: Students of the Indian School of Business (ISB) here learnt key management lessons from former international hockey player and coach Richard Charlesworth. Addressing the ISB students on "leadership, teamwork, strategy and motivation" on Wednesday, the Australian gave them management lessons from the field of sports. The talk covered strategies and systems for achieving success, both in business and sports arena, which share several similarities."A key learning from the talk was that a good leader is one who is able to create a 'leader-full' team instead of having one to lead the team," said a release from the ISB."The leader should be able to appreciate the diversity in the team and allot roles based on their individual strengths. He should also be an active team player. A good team player is one who has faith in the team's decision and is committed, even though it may not be his preference," Charlesworth said."Understanding th

New Delhi: Winners of the 42nd Youth Parliament Competition, 2007-2008 for the schools under the Directorate of Education , Government of Delhi and NDMC were awarded today at a function held in the capital. Students from the Government R.N. Thakur, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (East Vinod Nagar), Delhi bagged the first prize. The winning team also presented a short sitting of the 'Youth Parliament'.Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Finance, presided over the function and gave away the prizes to the winners. In his remarks, Bansal said, "Students have depicted the functioning of Parliament in its right perspective. The Youth Parliament develops in students, a democratic temper and outlook which are the cornerstone of a successful democracy.""Moreover, such exercises make students aware of the nuances of Parliament functioning," he added.Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Rekha Bhargava in her speech said, "

Aligarh: Dr. S. Moied Ahmad from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will start and develop an Airway Training School under the aegis of the Indo-US Academic Council for Emergency and Trauma, a body comprising University of South Florida (USA), All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Medical Council of India (MCI) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).The Airway Training School will be organized once a year at the J.N. Medical College (AMU) and on a demand-itinerary will be organized at other medical colleges recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The main purpose of the school is to educate the doctors about anatomy and physiology of basic and advanced airway management in pediatrics, adult and geriatric age groups specially to manage airway in difficult and tricky situations. The trainee doctors would be informed about recent advances in airway management and settings of ventilators in patients with different diseases. This training would help the doctors of

New Delhi: Aimed at providing qualified manpower to the booming medical tourism sector, the Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) on Tuesday said it would start teaching healthcare management. The ICRI has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Academy of Hospital Administration (AHA) for jointly conducting hospital operation management and healthcare industry related courses. "We wish to bring in a paradigm shift in the healthcare and wellness segment using the science of management and training to ensure continuity, maximize capacity and improve quality of care," said S.R. Dugal, chairman of the board of directors, ICRI. "India has a huge potential in terms of capability and quality and this is what we need to harness today in the healthcare and wellness segment," he added. According to a McKinsey and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) study, medical tourism in India can become a $1 billion business by 2012. The government has pre

Dehradun: Uttarakhand's first Government Medical College was inaugurated by Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri in Srinagar (Garhwal) on Monday. The 380-bed college, built at an initial cost of Rs.242 crores, was long demanded by the people of the region. Inaugurating the college, Mr. Khanduri said, "All efforts would be made to make the college a center of excellence. It will be mandatory for doctors graduating from the college to work for some time in the hills to fulfill the needs of the people living in the remote regions." Khanduri also announced that a similar college would be setup in Almora. source: http://indiaedunews.net/Uttaranchal/First_Govt._medical_college_in_Uttarakhand_established_5033/

New Delhi: Clad in a black burqa, 20-year-old Zubeena Maryam stretched her 'o's and rolled her 'r's with a perfect American twang along with the rest of her batchmates. A regular at a free personality development programme organized especially for Muslim youth in Delhi, Maryam, like the rest, hopes the programme will help her get a job in a BPO. "I will appear for a few interviews for a job in a call centre after this programme gets over. I am sure I will make it," Maryam, her face covered and her kohl-lined eyes sparkling with confidence, told IANS at the end of her class. Maryam was one of the 450-odd students - including homemakers, school and college students and professionals - who attended the free personality training and communication skill development programme organized by the Noble Education Foundation at the India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) here. An offshoot of a similar programme in Hyderabad that has trained and placed over 1,000 people, most

Washington: Washing hands properly with soap and water is known to reduce neonatal deaths in developing countries, according to a report. Researchers came to this conclusion based on data in an observational study of 23,662 newborns through 28 days of life in rural southern Nepal from 2002 to 2006. "It is estimated that there are approximately four million neonatal deaths each year, with more than 99 percent occurring in low- and middle-income countries," the report said. "About half of these deaths occur at home where mothers receive little or no perinatal care. These neonatal deaths are attributable primarily to infections, pre-maturity and birth asphyxia." Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, gave questionnaires to mothers of the infants the day after delivery and two weeks later to identify maternal and birth attendant hand washing practices. More than 90 percent of births occurred at home or outdoors while the mother was