In a survey conducted by Bangalore's India Foundation for the Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University's "Centre for Culture, Media & Governance" (CCMG) has been rated as a "Centre with Potential for Excellence".The surve ..

Six medical students were evicted from the Goa Medical College hostel, located near Panaji, for ragging, a top official said Thursday.GMC Medical Superintendent Rajan Kuncolienkar told reporters that the institute's anti-ragging committee had dec ..

The moon is smaller than it used to be and could still be shrinking, NASA scientists said Thursday pointing to new evidence that the moon has contracted relatively recently.New high-resolution images have turned up geographical features on the moon t ..

President Pratibha Patil Thursday inaugurated the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010) here with a call to promote mathematics amongst the younger generation. She said study of mathematics inculcates the habit of rational thought and p ..

The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) is all set to introduce a new course on eco-friendly technology in its post graduate programme for executives from the 2010-11 session."To meet the worldwide thrust on eco-friendly technologies ..

The country's largest hydropower plant in Himachal Pradesh resumed generation Wednesday after remaining closed for more than 10 days due to increased silt in Sutlej river.Power generation in the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri project was restored around  ..

The Delhi government is planning to open four technical education institutes in rural areas of the capital, an official said Thursday."With Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the view that rural areas need to be given special care, more teaching i ..

After launching its centres across India, Punjab Technical University (PTU) is all set to take the education world by storm by foraying into South Asian and African countries. To start with, PTU will launch its management and technical courses throug ..

India Monday launched the second phase of pan-Africa e-network, adding 12 more countries to the New Delhi-aided long distance education and tele-medicine programme.Speaking to senior ministers of 12 African countries via videoconference, External Aff ..

President Pratibha Patil Tuesday urged educational institutions to prepare students as skilled workers as there was often a mismatch between the talents that graduates possess and the needs of employers.Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebration of  ..

Jamia Millia Islamia university's biotechnology department has been rated one of the top 10 public institutes of India in a nationwide survey, a university official said Monday.The biotechnology department of the university was surveyed under var ..

The government Monday said that 12,000 MW of wind energy has been tapped so far out of the total potential of 48,500 MW in the country.New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah informed the Rajya Sabha that more than half of the 9,000 MW targ ..

A total of 3,400 students out of 13,000 who registered themselves for admission into MBA and MCA courses have been granted admission so far. The admission process will end on August 16."Students will have to register themselves till August 16, a ..

Twenty-nine students from different towns of Punjab and Haryana are waiting for the refund of their tuition fees, amounting to Rs. 87 lakh, from a Dutch university that was closed in June.The students had applied for different courses at the European ..

A bill for re-establishing the ancient Nalanda university was introduced in the Rajya Sabha Thursday. The Nalanda University Bill, 2010, will establish a central university in Nalanda district of Bihar, identifying with the ancient university, which  ..

With the flagging off of a special bus, a national campaign titled 'Bus Aur Nahin' against ragging was launched in Delhi University (DU) Wednesday.The bus will travel to nine cities in the country covering over 40 colleges to create awareness ..

The University Grants Commission (UGC) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the government could act in any matter related to a varsity, including recognition or derecognition, only after its recommendation.The UGC said its recommendation in matters ..

India will launch a satellite to monitor sea water levels in collaboration with the French space agency, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said Wednesday.The satellite, called Saral, will carry an altimetre (ALTIKA) for s ..

A total 92 teams of two members each participated in the first-ever multi-city inter-school general quiz contest hosted by the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) here Tuesday.Sri Kumaran's Children Home (SKCH) comprising Milind Hegde and Vikas ..

 Scientists and students from across the world will participate in an Asian Science Camp organised in India for the first time Aug 17-19, an official said Tuesday.The Asian Science Camp aims to enlighten talented science students through discuss ..