Not content with exhibiting total indifference to rural India where the great majority of incrementally suicidal farmers of this reportedly socialist republic live in abject poverty and misery, the ruling establishment which calls the shots in New Delhi and the state capitals has embarked on an orgy of conspicuous consumption and epicureanism fever which is […]
Law, Liberty and Livelihood by Dr. Parth Shah and Naveen Mandava; Academic Foundation & Centre for Civil Society; Price: Rs.595; 313 pp
Almost a century ago, the great but now forgotten (unwarrantedly villified by Left intellectuals) historian Prof. Arnold Toynbee in his eight volume magnum opus, A Study of History (also available in an outstanding illustrated single volume; OUP […]
New tourism destinations of Andhra PradeshIn a state better known for farmers‚ suicides and the naxalite movement, a determined effort is being made to create a new income stream from tourism. Five new tourism destinations have been recently promotedWith the tourism minister in the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre (Renuka Choudhury) from Andhra Pradesh […]
Once the most innovative woman chief executive in Indian industry, Shukla Bose founder CEO of the Parikrma Humanity Foundation, Bangalore has established several English medium primary schools for slum children which offer the hope of a break with the inegalitarian school system of the past century. Summiya Yasmeen reports
Two years ago Selva Kumar was a 10-year-old whoirregularly attended […]
It is hard to believe that the end of the academic year is already here and cheerful students and staff are packing for the long summer break. Those likely to be feeling less cheerful are final year students now confronted with the reality of surviving in the tough world beyond the […]
Two final year postgraduate chemistry students of Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai’s Venkatram Balasubramanian & Vidhya Narasimhan have been selected by the Union government’s department of science and technology (together with 24 other students countrywide) to meet with eminent Nobel laureates in Lindau, Germany, at the 55th meeting of Nobel laureates scheduled for end June. […]
In a scenario in which Karnataka’s 104 private engineering colleges are under fire for their relatively high tuition fees and for churning out industry-unready graduates who add to the huge and growing number of unemployed, the four-year-old Don Bosco Institute of Technology (DBIT) is lighting a new path for other engineering education institutions. Last month […]
Your counsellor repliesI‚ve completed my BCA (bachelor in computer applications) through distance education. I would like to do an MBA in the US or UK. As an open university student am I eligible to enroll in foreign universities?Shirish Deshpande, PuneIn most cases, open university students are allowed to pursue higher education abroad. For US business […]
The rich variety of red, white and sparkling wines which India now produces has opened up a whole cellar of tantalising career opportunities to oenophiles to mix business with pleasure as the wine industry offers cheerful vocations
With economic liberalisationand globalisation having precipitated a huge change in the lifestyle of Indians, wine is beginning to […]
With the passage of time Mumbai has become more polluted than ever, but I have been able to keep germs and viruses at bay with a supreme health route map. This I attribute to taking deep breaths near the open sea, turning down social and extra-curricular work opportunities, taking a break when needed and religiously getting […]
A lot of confusion is created in the minds of young and impressionable children by the contradictory sermons and exhortations of modern-day evangelists of differing religions. The philosophy of every religious leader is often contradicted or even condemned by another. As a result people, especially the young, are confused and confounded by the conflicting messages they hear […]
Given the pathetic condition of contemporary India’s schools, the passions aroused by the draft National Curriculum Framework 2005 are rather modest. Because for the nation’s 415 million grossly neglected but high-potential children, the pious intent of liberation charter- the finalised NCF 2005- […]
Several recent econometric studies have tried to show a systematic relationship between globalisation and growth, and between growth and poverty reduction. The message of these studies is clear: open your economy, liberalise and you will grow, and as you grow, poverty will be reduced. With a cause for customised liberalisation, this research is supposed to lay to […]
The largest hospitality training institute in India with 40 centres in 31 cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Chandigarh, Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, Mumbai is experiencing exponential demand-led growth
The Mumbai-based Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training (FIAT), which offers a 12-month diploma in aviation hospitality and travel management has hit the ground […]
The Dina Institute of Hotel and Business Management, the well known Pune-based pioneer hospitality management institute (est. 1996) has added a bouquet of business management programmes including specialisation in banking management, BPO, apart from finance, marketing, international business, human resources, operations and systems to its curriculum. As Dina Institute offers MBA courses, these business management […]
Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s peremptory decision announced on June 6, to abolish all entrance examinations to institutes of professional education (medical, dental, engineering, business management, pharmacy, etc) for the current academic year 2005-06 beginning this month, has shocked the academic community in the state. Particularly since over 2.5 […]
Congratulations for introducing the TCS-Education World Teachers Awards, 2005. As far as I am aware, this is the first award offered to the teachers’ community in India. Tata Consultancy Services, IL&FS ETS and EducationWorld deserve the gratitude of teachers for showing appreciation to this long-neglected community.
Moreover your cover story outlining the contributions and innovations […]
Though only cursorily reported by the increasingly page three obsessed mainstream media, an important war with far-reaching implications for the future of the Indian economy is being waged in urban wholesale markets for control of the growing volume of agricultural produce flowing into the country’s fast-expanding cities. In early June fruit and vegetable wholesale […]
It’s an indication of the growing awareness of the vital importance of education and its upward movement on the national agenda that the draft National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 has aroused violent passions and stimulated a cross-country debate. Its predecessor the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFE) 2000 which proposed radical changes in the direction […]
Twenty-five students from The Heritage School, Kolkata, had the opportunity to attend the Conclave on Mental Health at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata on 20th January. .....Read More
The Jharkhand cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has approved the introduction of computer-based education in government middle schools under the Gyanodya scheme, along .....Read More
