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Providing best opportunities for education

The government is going all out to ensure that the students of India get the best possible education opportunities. India’s higher education system is the third largest in the world, after China and the United States. The main governing body at the tertiary level is the University Grants Commission (India), which enforces its standards, advises the government, and helps coordinate between the centre and the state. Higher Education in India has evolved in distinct and divergent streams with each stream monitored by an apex body, indirectly controlled by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The 433 universities/ institutions are mostly funded by the state governments. However, there are 40 important universities called the Central Universities, which are maintained by the Union Government and because of relatively large funding, have an edge over the others. Central Universities such as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), University o

BARC scientists developed portable tele-ECG machine

Mumbai: A new low-cost and portable tele-electro cardiogram (ECG) system has been developed by the scientists of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). The system can be controlled by mobile phone with the help of a Bluetooth connection. The device will be helpful for cardiac patients residing in rural or remote areas as patients need not to go to hospitals for routine checkup. This new machine reduces the load on the resources of hospitals. The system can be connected to a laptop or personal computer. Telemedicine benefits all branches of medicine and surgery, but cardiology needs special attention due to its higher incidence and risks. Doctors, electronic engineers and representatives from medical electronics industries have been invited by the BARC for a panel discussion on February 4. Soruce: http://indiaedunews.net/Science/BARC_scientists_developed_portable_tele-ECG_machine_7345/