The International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) India Foundation announced India’s first Presidential Academic Awards for Excellence in education on April 5. Inspired by His Excellency APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India, the award brings urban and rural schools onto a single platform for assessment of excellence. ISTE India Foundation also announced that chapters will […]
Deep in the hinterland of the subcontinent far beyond the ken of page 3 and glamour obsessed English language media, an insurrectionary movement is gathering momentum and has the potential to destabilise the polity and push Indian society into a sea of chaos. According to an AICC (All India Congress Committee) task force report submitted […]
The order of the Gujarat High court of April 20 striking down a resolution of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), undoubtedly India’s (perhaps Asia’s) most respected B-school for rural economics and management, sacking its executive director K. Prathap Reddy, has landed its octogenarian founder chairman Dr. […]
The Murdoch Archipelago by Bruce Page; Simon & Schuster; Rs.520; 580 pp
Within the rapidly emerging global marketplace a new news globocorp is assuming shape and form. In this age of globe girdling satellite television, digital printing and publishing, news can be transmitted across continents in a matter of minutes. This new development was most dramatically showcased by […]
Children discover the charm of KutchEvery pattern, every village and every person in Kutch has a story. Students and teachers of Sanskruti ‚ The Heritage Club made a journey across Kutch to experience innumerable stories of human adaptationSaltpans in KutchAccording to Outlook Heritage, Kutch, an arid district of Gujarat (pop. 0.5 million) is nature‚s most […]
Flagged off in 1999, the objectives of SSA whose goal is to meet the educational needs of 192 million children across the subcontinent are monumental: 319,000 new primary schools, 1,000,000 new classrooms and 390,000 teachers across 524 districts. but this ambitious programme is way behind schedule. Neeta Lal makes a mid-term appraisal
Proclaimed from the roof tops as […]
Letter from London
Education tops Labour agenda again
Election campaigning has begun in the UK in preparation for the general election scheduled for May 5. In the run up to the election whose result will be declared when this issue of EducationWorld hits the newsstands in India, prime minister Tony Blair, and his deputy, chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown, […]
Shades between the bogus and realKabir MustafiI often thinkI am lucky to be in a job that pleases me. But after 30 years in the teachers‚ profession I sometimes have to drag myself to work. As a school principal my average day is full of people, inspections and little hassles. The major compensation is the […]
Three final year mechanical engineering students: S. Karthikeyan, A.G. Nanda Kumar and B. Kranti Pandey of St. Peter’s Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai, have developed a new lightweight, automotive three-wheeler christened Trionta (an acronym for tri-wheeled, one man, non-traditional automobile), for intra city commuting. They exhibited the compact vehicle at a national exposition staged in March […]
With Australian academia having impacted universities and institutions of higher education Down Under as serious study destinations for Indian students, its traditional rival in the antipodes New Zealand seems to have discovered the student mining potential of the subcontinent. Suddenly varsity delegations from NZ and education consultancy firms representing them have been galvanised into action.
Quite […]
Your counsellor repliesI‚m a class XII science student and want details of institutes offering courses in genetic engineering. Navin Chopra, New DelhiBachelor‚s degree programmes in genetic engineering are yet to be introduced though B.Sc with genetics as a subject is offered by several universities including Osmania, Hyderabad, Kakatiya, Warangal and Bangalore universities. Moreover Allahabad Agricultural […]
The fast-track pharmaceutical and healthcare industries could lead to a boom time for clinical researchers in India, as clinical research is poised to become the fastest growing sector in the life sciences
Even as the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry is utilising contemporary information communication technologies to transform India into “the back office of the world”, the fast-track […]
In my last despatch, I had written about the growing natural farming movement which is gathering momentum across the country. There is increasing awareness that the need for expensive chemicals which endanger the soil keeps escalating to maintain per acre yields. In this despatch I press the case for Rich sustainable agri traditions-natural or organic farming- further.
Case for green accountingBittu SahgalNature feeds the birds in the sky, the fish in our waters and the deer and tigers in our forests. The fact seems so obvious as to need no mention. So let‚s take the thought a step further. Water from the Himalayan glaciers slakes the thirst and irrigates the fields of […]
Though in the somnolent groves of Indian academia it’s business as usual, of late horror statistics and media reportage of pervasive corruption within the education system is arousing indignation among right-thinking people across the country. Dilip Thakore reports
The unprecedentedly large allocations made for education and health in the Union budget 2005-06 presented to Parliament on February 28 […]
In 1969, India’s fire-breathing populist government introduced legislation that empowered it to nationalise banks. Banking took on a whole new meaning. Freed from the imperative of commercial viability, the entire system became focused on opening branches across the country. Banks were charged with the responsibility of garnering small savings accounts and disbursing small, mainly unsecured, loans […]
First established in 1938 as a constituent college of Sydney University, UNE became autonomous in 1954. Since then it has earned a sound reputation for teaching and research
Situated in the picturesque town of Armidale, New South Wales, the University of New England (UNE) has established a sound reputation in the sixth continent as a provider […]
India’s first ISO 9001 certified school, this institution has come a long way since it was promoted in 1980 and has many landmark achievements to its credit
From modest beginnings in 1980 in a private home to India’s first ISO 9001 certified school, Modern School, Lucknow has come a long way. The globally recognised quality certification, […]
They said it”It is true that India has the advantage in software and China has the advantage in hardware‚¦ Cooperation is like two pagodas (temples) ‚ one hardware and one software. Together we can become world leaders.”Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on a visit to Bangalore (April 10)”A person from Gujarat was not allowed to visit […]
Delhi
End of sudden death era
The abolition of Indian academia’s high stress, ‘sudden death’ final examination system — universally condemned by educationists but mysteriously durable — seems imminent at last. The Union ministry of human resource development has forwarded a proposal to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), National Council of Educational Research and […]
I read your cover story “Why India’s most pro-education budget isn’t good enough” (EW April). There is some homework needed on this argument. It is not the “how much” of spending but the “how” of spending that is important.
In particular I am inclined to challenge your argument that we first need massive investment in education […]
Perhaps the greatest historical blunder of Indian society — for which it is paying dearly — is its passive tolerance of major and minor acts of official corruption. Taking full advantage of the well-meaning but hopelessly utopian Nehruvian experiment in state socialism, post-independence India’s 20 million-plus strong politician-bureaucracy nexus has transformed a high-potential nation state […]
Shimla: Four students injured during practical exam in chemistry lab Four class 12 students of a government school in Shimla were injured on Monday when an explosion occurred while they ... 
Andhra Pradesh: Govt cancels annual exams, classes 6 to 9 students promoted The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday decided to cancel the annual examinations for classes 6 to 9 and promote all ... 
Delhi: Consent of parents not mandatory for class 10, 12 students to attend school Students of classes 10 and 12 will no longer need to bring consent letters signed by their parents to attend ... 
7 Benefits & advantages of opting for National Institute of Open Schooling - Saktima Das, Head of NIOS National Institute of Open Schooling also known as NIOS is a board for students who want to ... 
