Educational exhibition GETEX Dubai 2010 would run from April 14 to 17 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre here.GETEX Dubai 2010 will build on the growing demand for postgraduate programmes in the United Arab Emirates, a trend  ..

The government will take the help of private TV channels to reach out to the masses and popularize an act that makes education compulsory for all children aged six to 14. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, popularly known as  ..

Security was stepped up around the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here after a shootout early Tuesday between two unidentified men and security guards. Police said hunt was on for the men and maintai ..

The union cabinet Monday cleared a proposal to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, a step that is expected to provide quality education in the country and reduce the flow of Indian students abroad."This is a milestone, which  ..

With student interest in science subjects waning fast, due largely to poor teaching and absence of lucrative career opportunities, it is time to take some drastic measures like appointing a brand ambassador, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) ..

The Delhi High Court Friday issued notices to eight colleges run by the central government for not implementing the disability quota for teachers despite directions. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ajit Bharihoke asked the college ..

Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets here Friday to protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy's education reforms, Xinhua reported.Demonstrations were also held in major cities like Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse a ..

Only 7,116 new schools were set up across India in 2009-10, meeting only half of the target set for constructing new school buildings under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Among the worst performers were West Bengal and Orissa, the government said F ..

Sky gazers are set for a week-long celestial treat from Saturday with the start of Messier marathon, an annual astronomy event. The event is named after French astronomer Charles Messier, who compiled a list of 110 relatively bright deep sky objects  ..

Iran has started production of new medium-range surface-to-air missiles with the aim of upgrading its air defence systems. Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the missiles can travel with supersonic speed and hit the target at the distance of  ..

Manoranjan "Mano" Misra, an Indian American professor known for turning coffee grounds and chicken feathers into fuel, been honoured as the 2010 Regents' Researcher by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents. Misra, direc ..

Top US and Indian business executives will meet here Monday to address critical issues affecting US-India High Technology Cooperation in areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation. ..

Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Khot, most well known for his "Unique Games Conjecture", has received the prestigious National Science Foundation's (NSF) $500,000 Alan T. Waterman Award.The award is given annually to an outst ..

India plans to set up a National Education Finance Corporation (NEFC) to provide loans for educational infrastructure expansion and re-finance study loans to needy students who otherwise fail to pursue higher education."A proposal for the establ ..

President Pratibha Patil Saturday buried a 'Time Capsule' on the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) campus on the occasion of its golden jubilee celebrations and also unveiled a nanosatellite developed by the institute.The capsule, ..

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith Thursday announced the winners of the inaugural Australia-India Science and Technology Research Awards (AISTRA) that will help research placements for researchers from both countries."The theme for the i ..

At least 90 percent of Indian universities are providing below-par education and the time has come when action is required to improve it, Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said here Thursday.Speaking at an educational conference  ..

Three people were arrested and eight teachers suspended after an inspection of an examination centre in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district Thursday exposed mass copying on the first day of Class 10 exams of the state education board, officials said ..

The situation is tense at Tamil Nadu's Annamalai University after the "accidental" deaths of four students from Bihar and Jharkhand. Even as their bodies are being flown out Wednesday, classes have been suspended and hostels too are bei ..

 Highlighting the prevalence of ragging in educational institutions, a national helpline has received nearly 160,000 calls in just eight months.Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari informed the Lok Sabha that between  ..