SMCI Media Education Master Herbal360

September 2009

  • 30th September 2009
    Huned Contractor

    One of the most glamorous jobs is that of an airline pilot. That is because flying has always been mankind’s biggest fantasy come true and the one who steers an airplane is therefore given the berth of a hero. What has also enhanced this image is the manner in which films project pilots, whether they are at the helm of a commercial flight or a military operation in the sky.

  • 30th September 2009
    K. Rasheeduddin

    Setting at rest all the speculations over the fate of World Bank-funded Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the wake of Right to Education Act coming into force, the HRD Ministry has made it clear that the decade-old scheme will be merged with the right to education. Like the RET Act, the Central scheme too seeks to universalize education in the country. 

  • 30th September 2009
    Ishpreet Bindra

    The HRD Ministry seems to be very firm on its stance of reserving 25% seats for disadvantaged children. Not one to let anyone default on the matter, the ministry is keeping a strict vigil, especially on the minority schools.
     

  • 30th September 2009
    Ishpreet Bindra

    As the world economies wriggle out of the terrifying clutches of recession, business schools across India are already making preparations to welcome a much larger number of companies for campus placements and job opportunities. Sending out double the number of invitations they did in the previous two years the B-Schools are quite optimistic about the placement season this year.
     

  • 30th September 2009
    K. Rasheeduddin

    Passing stinging stricture on all those institutions which do not value their commitments once they achieve their goal, the Karnataka High Court has reprimanded the deemed universities for not abiding by University Grants Commission (UGC) norms in admissions. The high court held that UGC guidelines, which have a statutory force, binding on all the institutions that enjoy the deemed to be university status.

  • 30th September 2009
    Ishpreet Bindra

    The competition is tough and so is the fast changing market of user friendly software. Software makers have realized the vast market and the potential the student community holds. Recently, Microsoft has offered its latest OS Windows 7 to students at a price to celebrate for crushing Apple's hopes with its Snow Leopard.

  • 30th September 2009
    Gaurav Sharma

    IIT- Madras students have added another feather to their cap. They have introduced ‘Techmate’, a helmet which will inform the wearer's family as well as the emergency services in case of accident involving him and help locate the accident spot.

  • 29th September 2009
    Ishpreet Bindra

    As new developments take place in the Indian education sector’s laws and norms, it is becoming evident that foreign universities and educational institutes, planning to set up campus in India shall be free from the mandatory quota law for SC/ST and OBC, binding all other government run institutions in India.

  • 29th September 2009
    Gaurav Sharma

    At a time when the country is reeling under the impact of a series of terrorist attacks, Pune-based NGO Sarhad has introduced post-graduate programme called Counter Terrorism and Peace Management. A first of its kind, the course is due to set sail on Octoer 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi when it will be formally announced at the Sarhad Research Centre.

  • 29th September 2009
    K. Rasheeduddin

    Now that the Right to Education Act is in place, it is the responsibility of the government to see that the law is implemented in letter and spirit in right earnest. While enactment of the law could have been an easy task, its implementation is not. The real test of universalisation education lies in mobilizing enough resources to see the ambitious project through. 

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