The Ahmedabad-based CERC or Consumer Education and Research Centre has called upon the government to follow the guidelines set by the UNEP — United Nations Environment Programme and begin formally educating the children about the sustainable consumption of natural resources and their conservation. UNEP has already pioneered this cause and even mentioned the different developmental […]
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IGNOU has launched a drive to divert the attention of youth in the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir. Indira Gandhi National Open University, IGNOU’s Special Study Centre in Bhalessa — the winter capital of J&K, has taken an initiative to motivate the youth of Jammu & Kashmir towards education and employment. The Study Centre
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Nearly 70 students from various CBSE-affiliated schools had visited Japan in December, 2007. This initiative was a part of Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for students and Youth Programme — JENESYS. Central Board of Secondary Education — CBSE has announced that the second participation event of JENESYS would be held in 2008. Its objective is
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This would be perhaps the first-of-its kind university in India. The Karnataka government has announced that they are considering a proposal of establishing a university dedicated to the study of Cinema in memory of the iconic Kannada cinema performer — the Late Rajkumar. Rajkumar is considered a legend in the Kannada film industry. He had
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The students of Madhya Pradesh, MP are celebrating the announcement by the state government, wherein school children and BPL cardholders would be provided free entry in national parks in the state. This free access would be available to all the students of the state during the Wildlife Week. This initiative has been taken by the
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In a recent study of the Human Resource Development Ministry is to believed, most Indian students are passive learners, i.e. the learning style of a majority of Indian students is through inert mediums like listening to the teachers or taking dictations. The HRD report states that nearly 45 to 55 percent of the classroom time
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The private school sector in the State of Haryana has welcomed a gesture by the State Government. The Haryana Government has announced a special concessional scheme for all the private schools in the state. Haryana’s Chief Minister, BS Hooda, announced that all the institutions which had applied for recognition before the cut-off date were no
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Many Tibetan children, studying in India, are being harassed by the Chinese authorities. This problem arose as an ultimatum issued by the Communist Party of China expired. The students and their families are facing stiff punishments imposed by the Chinese government for enrolling in schools in India which were run by the Tibetan government. Most
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A survey report was published today that revealed India’s best performing colleges for year 2008. Marketwatch a well known research agency published a detailed report about the annual survey reportedly conducted by AC Nielsen-ORG-MARG. India Today was said to have commissioned the research agency for conducting the survey. The survey was done for 1400 colleges and in 12
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Abhinav Bindra doesn’t seem satisfied with being India’s first-ever individual gold medalist at the Olympics held at Beijing. He now plans to open a chain of more than 500 schools across the nation. The Bindra family plans to directly monitor the schools that would be operational in Punjab, but the schools in other states would
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