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Sibal offers eLearning material to UNESCO
Speaking at the ‘General Policy Debate’ at the 35th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris on Friday, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Kapil Sibal.
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IGNOU and Papua New Guinea Varsity sign a pact
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Friday signed an agreement with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology for a number of educational and training programmes.
Higher Education
Internship in India: Plan launched at Singapore
A youth focus initiative has been launched to enhance the prospects of Singapore
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Ramakrishnan takes Nobel Prize for Chemistry Gujarat’s MSU celebrates
As Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others on Wednesday, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in this Gujarat city.
Higher Education
More Asian Universities in Top 100 Universities
British and American varsities dominated a list of the world’s 100 best universities published on Thursday but more institutions from southeast Asia made their way into it.
Higher Education
Improvement to be made in Higher Education by Orissa Task Force
Orissa on Wednesday constituted a task force consisting eminent academicians to prepare a prospective plan document for higher education.
Corporate Updates
Innovation Grants by HP
Six local educational institutions receive mobile technology and cash to assist them in their projects.
K-12
Restore Teacher’s respect, says Sibal
Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Kapil Sibal has called upon UNESCO to commence a world-wide campaign to restore the respect of a Teacher in society.
K-12
Hundreds of School Districts Grab Email Archiving Software for only $99, California
Waterford Technologies, Inc., announced that its $99 unlimited mailboxes, software license fee for its MailMeter Archive software for any K-12 school district is a resounding success.
Policy Matters
Building and Classrooms to be funded by Minister
Millions of Euro earmarked for school building this year is to be diverted to pay for long-overdue computers in schools.
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IGNOU being tapped by World Bank to boost eco-friendly farming
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has bagged a World Bank project worth over INR 10 million to train agricultural researchers to boost eco-friendly farm productivity.