Education News in India Jan 2011

Students walked into sham US univ to dodge rules 31/Jan/2011
Hundreds of Indian students who have gotten scammed by a dodgy California-based university had it coming. Tri-Valley University (TVU) had a reputation of a “diploma mill” that offered a spurious route to employment and immigration in the US. Students as well as professionals knew about it, ..
Radio-tagging inhuman: Krishna 31/Jan/2011
Condemning the radio-tagging of Indian students in California’s Tri-Valley University as “inhuman and unacceptable”, India’s minister for external affairs S M Krishna demanded action against officials responsible for it. “Indian students are not criminals. The radio collars ..
Bharti, Google join hands to promote education in rural India 31/Jan/2011
Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Monday said it has received $5 million funding by search engine giant Google to support its Satya Bharti schools. “Google will provide financial support of $5 million to upgrade and support 50 Satya Bharti elementary schools, run by ..
Call to standardise quality of distance education courses 31/Jan/2011
Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Chairman of its Distance Education Council Professor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai felt that it was high time the Union and State governments stepped into action to standardise the quality of courses offered in the distance education (DE) mode by various ..
Innovation key to jobs: Obama 31/Jan/2011
Barack Obama wants business innovation to be the bedrock of the revival of the American economy and the US President says his country should use its advantage in innovation to create more jobs. By promoting business innovation and spurring new products and technologies, America will unleash the talent and ..
Google plans to hire mobile-app experts: Report 31/Jan/2011
Google Inc plans to hire dozens of software developers to create applications for smartphones and other mobile devices, a new strategy aimed partly at helping internet search titan counter Apple Inc in one of high tech's hottest sectors. Attributing to people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal ..
India is future economic power house: Malaysia 31/Jan/2011
Malaysia said it is strengthening ties with several developing nations which have the potential to emerge as economic giants in the near future, as it described India as one of the future powerhouse. "Among the countries that have strong potential include India, China and Indonesia as these countries ..
Marine biotechnology park likely near Mammalapuram 31/Jan/2011
The Tamil Nadu government proposed to set up a Marine Bio-Technology Park near the famous tourist spot of Mahabalipuram, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin said. "We have identified 300 acres near Mamallapuram to set up a Marine Bio-technology Park", he said at a function here, but declined to divulge the ..
Aus college on verge of collapse, fate of Indians uncertain 31/Jan/2011
A Melbourne-based private institute is on the verge of financial collapse, threatening future of over 4000 students, including from India. Private college giant 'Carrick' has now sought financial help from Victorian government to guarantee its future. The institute is relying on a USD ..
Need to modify ethical guidelines in communication sector 31/Jan/2011
Scientists and technocrats have laid emphasise on the need to modify ethical guidelines relating to 'responsibility, safety and risk' in the fields like computers and communication in tune with the fast-changing scenario. "With the rapid pace of advancement in hardware and software, making things obsolete ..

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