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Science Exhibition in Mumbai from November 20

Mumbai: With an aim to inspire young minds to pursue a career in the field of Science, the Deputy Director of Education, Government of Maharashtra will organize the P-ward Science Exhibition 2008-2009 on a ward-level basis from November 20 - November 22, 2008. The exhibition, arranged by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), will be held at Infant Jesus School, Malad (W), Mumbai from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The theme of this year's exhibition will be 'Science and Technology for Global Sustainability'. The sub-themes at the exhibition include: - Agricultural and Food security - Saving energy / harnessing energy - Conservation of natural resources - combating climate change - Disaster management - Mathematical modelling Other exhibits at the exhibition include topics on Population Education, Adult Education as well as Teaching Aid projects by the Junior Teachers, Senior Teachers and a project by the Laboratory Assistant. Several co-curricular activities...

Maharashtra to open 1,600 colleges to clear admission rush

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...