Schools Teach Rich Children to Share

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November 24, 2012

Top private CBSE schools in Kerala are encouraging their students to reach out to the less privileged through various social awareness efforts.

In line with CBSE’s efforts towards inculcating social commitment among students through value-based questions, the schools are doing voluntary work at hospitals, old age homes and orphanages and collecting money to provide better classrooms and labs in schools where poorer students study.

Some schools collect rice and grocery from children and distribute to the poor in the area every month. Many schools have formed clubs to develop compassion in students.

15 Mumbai Schools Bag British Council Award

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November 24, 2012

About 15 Mumbai schools bagged the International School Award 2012 by the British Council under its Connecting Classrooms programme. The award is conffered for bringing in an international dimension to the curriculum. Over 240 schools from across the country were felicitated at the event by the British Council.

These schools were Anjuman-I-Islam’s Allana School, City International School, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya, Narayana Vidyalayam, National English School, Pradnya Bodhini High School, Ryan International, St. John’s School, The Reading Tree, Udayachal High School, Veer Bhagat Singh Vidyalaya, Vidyadiraja High School.

Rob Lynes, director, British Council India said, “The opportunities presented by global communication and new media; international social and economic issues; increased awareness of other cultures, and global challenges such as sharing natural resources underpin the objective of our work with schools, which is to increase the global citizenship and enhance teaching-learning experiences.’’

Connecting Classrooms is a global education programme offered by the British Council, which supports schools in over 50 countries. Working directly with teachers and school leaders, the goal of the programme is to develop better global citizenship, enhance education in schools and by doing so, develop trust and understanding between young people in different societies towards creating a safer and more connected world for the future.

Kerala CBSE Schools Get Breather From UID

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November 24, 2012

The Kerala High Court has issued a stay on Kerala government’s demand CBSE schools should compulsorily ensure UID registration for students for obtaining NOC.

Observing that the government can’t insist on a condition that’s not within the powers of a school management, the court ruled that they cannot be compelled to produce the same.

The ruling was given by a division bench while considering petitions by 15 CBSE schools challenging the rules put forwarded in Kerala Education Rules for obtaining fresh NOCs to run schools.

India to start ‘mini MBBS’ course from 2013

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November 24, 2012

It has decided to launch a three-year medical course keeping in mind the nation’s acute shortage of doctors and specialists

New Delhi: Despite objections raised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the Union Health Ministry has decided to launch a three-year medical course (mini MBBS) with six months of rotational internship from the next academic session.

The course named the Bachelor of Science (Community Health) has been worked out keeping in mind the nation’s acute shortage of doctors and specialists.

The new medical course will create mid-level health professionals with candidates eligible to apply being students who have studied physics, chemistry and biology in the high secondary (10+2) level.

After acquiring the degree, the graduates will be employed as Community Health Officers by state governments at district levels, an official said.

“The proposed course is likely to be introduced in the states willing to adopt it from 2013. in order to address the serious concern of shortage of availability of human resources in the health sector in rural areas, the government is committed to introduce the course, with in-built safeguards,” he said.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) recently cleared the introduction of the three-and-a half-year course.

MCI Board Chairman Dr K K Talwar had said this special cadre of health workers will be trained mainly in district hospitals, then placed in sub centers or primary health centers and to be taught “some module of clinical work”. The cadre can diagnose and treat basic medical cases, get involved in immunization programmes and administer extended first aid.

The Planning Commission’s high-level expert group too has strongly backed the all new health cadre and had said that as a career progression incentive, they should be promoted to the level of public health officers after 10 years of service.

The committee envisages that by 2022 India should actually have colleges teaching B.Sc. Community Health in all the districts that have over 5-lakh population.

Health ministry has been pushing for the introduction of this cadre to tackle the menace of doctors unwilling to serve in rural areas.

Only 26% of doctors in India live in rural areas, serving 72% of the population. Urban density of doctors is nearly four times than in rural areas, and that of nurses also three times higher.

MBBS, PG courses seats in Punjab medical colleges increased

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November 23, 2012

The intake for MBBS course at the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar has been increased by 100 seats each from next academic year

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has decided to increase the intake for MBBS course at the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar by 100 seats each from the next academic year.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced it during the governing body meeting of the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Society on Thursday.

The board also agreed to increase 47 seats in post-graduation courses at Government Medical College, Patiala.

‘Currently, the colleges had 150 seats each in the MBBS course. A decision with regard to increasing the number of seats in both the colleges has been taken principally. The details will soon follow,’ Medical Education and Research Department Principal Secretary Anjali Bhawara said.

Vedanta, Odisha sign MoU for e-Shiksha project

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November 23, 2012

Under the project, Over 200,000 students, studying in government-run schools, in tribal dominated areas will be imparted ICT- enabled quality education

Bhubaneswar: Over 200,000 students, studying in government-run schools, in Odisha’s tribal dominated districts will soon be imparted ICT- enabled quality education with support from the Vedanta Foundation.

As per the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Vedanta Foundation and the Odisha government , the foundation will provide hardware as well as software solutions like light?emitting diode (LED) Pico projectors with memory and battery backup and textbook?based educational software and e?Content based on course curriculum in the local language (Odia).

The students from 6th to 10th standard who read in the schools run by state’s Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Development, Minority and Backward Classes Welfare Department will benefit from this initiative, a foundation statement said.

The foundation will also provide training to teachers on how to use the material. The support will be provided to the children under the foundation’s E?Shiksha programme, he said.

The agreement was signed between Vedanta Foundation Chief Executive Officer Ravi Krishnan and Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Development, Minority and Backward Classes Welfare Department Director Sushil Kumar Popli, he said.

Knimbus inks new deals to expand its reach

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November 22, 2012

The Knimbus platform is being accessed by over 50,000 researchers at major academic and research institutions like IITs, IISERs, CSIR Labs, CDOT and CDAC

New Delhi: Knimbus, a cloud based information search and collaboration platform connecting creators and users of Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) knowledge, outlined its growth strategy in international markets through alliances.

Knimbus has inked strategic reseller agreements with two STM information market majors – WTCox in United States and SAM – Standards and More in EU. These alliances enhance the reach of the Knimbus platform and make the service available to users in South Asia, USA and Europe now.

Knimbus will now be able to address over 50% of world’s researchers and a market worth over $22 billion. The North American market is the world’s largest for STM information valued at over $13 billion and more than 22% of the world’s researchers.

The European market represents the world second largest with a value of close to $9 billion and over 30% of the world’s researchers. A Knimbus survey of 470 Indian researchers had indicated they would like to collaborate internationally. This alliance will also satisfy that demand by enabling researchers in India to collaborate with their peers in USA & EU.

Through this alliance, SAM and WTCox also will be able to leverage the power of the Knimbus platform to provide their users a seamless research experience.

WTCox is a full service subscription management vendor for academic, public, medical and special libraries. SAM is an information specialist with a 20 years legacy in the German, Swiss and Austrian markets for technical and engineering information and integration in corporate IT structures.

“Since the value of scientific information depends on its use, Knimbus helps make this knowledge easier to use and share. That is exactly what Knimbus brings to our alliance partners. With Knimbus, our partner companies can serve their customers better, by providing fast and convenient access to content that further creates opportunities for renewals and cross selling,” Knimbus CEO & Founder Rahul Agarwalla said.

A leader in the India market with the most comprehensive, scalable and flexible technology platform, Knimbus has been enabled at over 600 of the best research and academic institutions across India.

The Knimbus platform is being accessed by over 50,000 researchers at major academic and research institutions like IITs, IISERs, CSIR Labs, CDOT, CDAC and various State and Central Universities.

University of Chicago May Soon Open a Delhi Centre

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November 20, 2012

The University of Chicago may soon open a centre in Delhi as a part of efforts to increase its student, faculty and research footprint in India.

The university is currently searching for land in the capital for the centre and will focus on research, faculty collaboration and exchange. However, the university will not – at least immediately – offer degrees, Sunil Kumar, dean of the prestigious UChicago Booth School of Business, told on Saturday.

“One of my focus areas as dean is to strengthen the perception of Booth School in India,” Kumar, born and educated in India, said in an interview on the sidelines of the HT Leadership Summit – where he spoke on the challenges facing Indian higher education.

UChicago, which has produced 32 Nobel laureates, figures among the world’s top 10 universities in ranking put out by the QS World Universities and Times Higher Education Universities.

UChicago’s economics department – which has trained economists such as Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson, among others – is considered among the best in American academia. The Booth School is placed in the same league as Harvard Business School and Wharton, and has the second-largest endowment among all American B-schools.

Australia announces scholarship for Indian teachers

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November 20, 2012

Australia has announced a scholarship for school teachers in India to pursue higher education and further their level of pedagogy. The scholarship named as ‘Ashok Khurana University of Adelaide Scholarship’ will consist of 38,500 Australian dollars per year and will be given to one teacher who will pursue the course at University of Adelaide, Australia.

The scholarship has been named Dr. Ashok Khurana to recognize his philanthropic efforts to aid teachers in getting their masters.

“The one-year course will be specifically designed according to the needs and field of expertise as desired by the teacher,” said Khurana.

Hailing Khurana’s contribution in setting up of the scholarship, South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill emphasised the “existing ties between the two countries in the field of education.”

“To build on our existing ties, we need to deliver high quality education and this scholarship offers an opportunity to outstanding teachers,” said Weatherill.

Pointing towards the widening gap between the skills shortage in the Indian market arising out of the large amount of vacancies of teachers in India, Prof Pascale Quester, Vice President, University of Adelaide, said “the two countries are working together to reduce this gap” and such an initiative “is a step towards that.”

The scholarship will be effective from next year and is open to all school teachers in India who have a minimum of five years of teaching experience.

GE Capital CEO visits JBIMS

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November 20, 2012

Dr. Anish Shah, President and CEO, GE Capital India recently delivered a lecture at prestigious JBIMS, Mumbai.

He spoke to the students on the three topics most relevant to B-School students – ‘Business Environment Today’, ‘Career Choices available to B-school students’, and ‘Charting a Successful Career’. Dr. Shah had a very interactive session explaining important lessons in life with simple examples and his personal experiences in the industry.

Speaking about the business environment, he explained to the students how conventional business cycles cease to exist today and that the environment is becoming more and more dynamic.

While choosing a career, Dr. Anish Shah believes it is most important to follow your heart and drive your strengths to the top. One must deliver in every role one performs. He guided the students in defining a successful career.

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