Over 100 pre-final year engineering students from five colleges in and around Mangalore came on Monday to participate in the campus recruitment drive by the army in the city. “I never dreamt of a career in the Indian Army. I […]
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TANUVAS extends application dates: India
The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) has extended the dates for applying to their distance education courses. The six-month long courses are in English. A course on animal welfare is available both in print and online mode. […]
Continue reading »Ardous task ahead for new minority affairs minister: India
The induction of K Rahman Khan as minister of minority affairs in the Union cabinet reshuffle last week has been widely welcomed by a cross-section of minorities in the country. The 73-year-old Rahman Khan, a well-known legislator and parliamentarian from Karnataka, brings […]
Continue reading »New Zealand Institute offers more scholarships to Indian students
The Southern Institute ofTechnology (SIT) in New Zealand today announced additional scholarships for students of India, Sri Lanka and Nepal enabling them to pursue advanced studies while engaging in sporting events. The scholarship, named after famed cricketer John Wright, who […]
Continue reading »Pratham: Educational Assessment Tools: India
2010 Kravis Prize winner Pratham, one of India’s largest NGOs committed to educating underprivileged children, is constantly innovating in order to improve education in India. In a recent posting on the Friends of Pratham blog, Namrta Kaushal addresses the question, […]
Continue reading »Panipat soon to be slum-free town: India
The industrial town of Panipat will soon be free of slums, claims the district administration. Under Centre-funded pilot project Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), slum dwellers in medium-level towns (with population up to 2 lakh), including Panipat, will be provided affordable […]
Continue reading »BISP training opens new vistas for economic uplift’: Pakistan
Karachi: The interest free loan to jobless youth for initiating their own business under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) would not only improve the socio economic condition of the beneficiaries but it also opens a new vista of economic development […]
Continue reading »Uttarakhand govt to set up separate cell for minority welfare: India
A separate cell will soon be set up in the social welfare department of Uttarakhand to speed up implementation of schemes meant for the minorities. The decision was taken at a meeting of the 15-point Programme Implementation Committee chaired by […]
Continue reading »India to build govt creches through jobs scheme
Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. Photo: Manvender Vashist/PTI New policy change is an example of convergence of MGNREGA with other development schemes, says Jairam Ramesh New Delhi: India will build government creches through the rural job-guarantee scheme, the rural development […]
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