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Climate change library lauch by TERI

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has launched a specialized library on climate change. HE Ann Ollestad, Ambassador of Norway to India, inaugurated the library. Dr. Pachauri, Director- General TERI and other distinguished fellows of TERI were also present on inauguration of library. 'Climate change is one of the most contentious international environmental issues today. Thus, it is imperative to study about such issues in great detail to understand its effects on our lives,' said Dr. Pachauri.

The 'Specialized Library on Climate Change' has been set up by the Library and Information Centre (LIC) of TERI to spread awareness and information on climate change. While inaugurating the library, HE Ann Ollestad, said, 'I am happy to note that a Special Library on Climate Change (SLCC) is being established. It will in due course, develop as a repository of valuable information resources and services in the subject area that would be readily available to researchers, policy makers and business organizations dealing with climate change issues. I would like to extend my complement to TERI for having conceptualized the need for such a library and wish them all the best.'

Private educational institutes to receive encouragement from new laws

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Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal, recently, mentioned that many legislation will be proposed by the government to encourage private participation in education as the states alone cannot provide resources. He mentioned that three legislation were underway for introducing improvement in higher education in the country. One of these one comprised of allowing the domestic and the foreign institutions to set up their institute in the country. He was speaking at the Conscious Capitalism Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Delhi.

Sibal said the second legislature would reduce the government's intervention in the functioning of private institutes. He informed the gathering that the proposal to the Planning Commission for setting up the Educational Finance Corporation would support reduction in the fee structures in private institutes as they would be enabled to have a long-term commercial borrowings. Through this corporation, students will be able to fund their education without depending on their parents, Sibal said.

More entries from Indian firms to DIC

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At Dubai Internet City (DIC), it is being expected that a higher number of Indian IT companies will come to UAE this year, according to sources. Over 1,300 ICT companies operate from Dubai Internet City which has managed to maintain its lead in the region mainly because of its unique position as an IT park. DIC, one of the region's largest managed ICT (Internet and Communication Technology) clusters and part of Tecom Investments, saw 135 new companies register and set up offices in 2009

IGNOU & NIIT collaborate for skill building to enhance employable talent pool

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IGNOU- world's largest Open University and NIIT- leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia's largest IT trainer, have entered into a 'Global Partnership in Education & Skill Building for Enhanced Employability.' The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on this significant partnership was announced by Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU and Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT, on 10th March 2010. Under this Global Partnership IGNOU & NIIT plan to collaborate in domains like Information Technology and Management Sciences for its India and international operations. Joint Programs in IT would include programs in stand-alone undergraduate programs or combined Master's programs. An Executive MBA will be offered as a part of management programs. The tie-up will also be extended to Finishing School programs that would be available as optional programs for IGNOU students and Alumni.

Speaking on the occasion Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, remarked, 'More and more people today look up to us to get customized education which is internationally viable. We gradually found our education rather lauded both for employability as well as intellectual recluse. Students today pursue our education in a system of learning process. This global partnership with NIIT will enable students to acquire employable skills for the domestic as well as global markets.' Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT said, 'Inspired by Prime Minister's skills mission, the NIIT- IGNOU partnership seeks to contribute to large scale skill development'. The IGNOU- NIIT partnership aims at initiating the process for developing a pool of industry-ready professionals by bringing together higher education and skill building.

President appreciates IIT Kanpur by buring Time Capsule

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The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) campus saw President Pratibha Patil appreciation, recently, when she buried a 'Time Capsule' on the campus. The same was done on the occasion of its golden jubilee celebrations and also unveiled a nanosatellite developed by the institute. Made of a special metal and containing pen-drives, chips, images and several other documents related to the landmark achievements of the IIT-K, the capsule was buried by Patil. She mentioned at the occasion that the nanosatellite Jugnu's development team, indeed is entitled to appreciation for the complex nature of tasks that they were equipped to handle.

Congratulating IIT-K students and faculty, Patil said that the institute has come a long way in its 50 years of its existence, and also called upon the institute's students and faculty members to develop such devices that can harness energy in efficient ways with minimal negative impact on the environment. Developed by a team of 50 IIT students, will help in collection of information related to floods, drought and other natural calamities.

Training in Govt School for DU students enrolled in B.Ed.

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Delhi University's (DU) Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) students, to get hands-on training, will now teach in government schools for a year as part of their internship. This is the first of its kind tie-up of the university for B.Ed students. The government has already approved the proposal. The Directorate of Education in association with DU is preparing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as well as the modalities for the tie-up. Deepak Pental, Vice-Chancellor (VC), DU said, 'We want our B.Ed students to get hands-on training like students pursuing professional programmes go for industry training during their studies. In the same way B.Ed students need training and what better place than government schools as it would be the ideal place for a teacher to understand the complexities of the profession. Most students in these schools are from economically weaker sections (EWS) and are first-time learners.'

New educational institutes in Nagaland by IGNOU

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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education and Development (MGIDE), is a new institute being set up by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in Nagaland. The institute is to offer an on-campus master's degree course on social work beginning July this year. The institute, which is to be spread over 20 acres of land donated by Village Council of Chuchuyimlang, is being set-up as part of a collaboration with Nagaland Gandhi Ashram (NGA) in Chuchuyimlang, Nagaland.

The proposed campus will consist of the School of Social Work, School of Agricultural Development, School of Teacher's Training, Community College, Cultural Resource and Training Centre, and Naga Arts and Crafts and Study Centre with Gandhi Museum. Envisaging an interdisciplinary approach of education and development, its major focus is to prepare professionals to promote social welfare at both micro and macro levels. It will include ICT enabled learning and full- fledged library support and regular faculty under the scheme called Educational Development of the North East (EDNERU). Virtual classrooms will also be used to broadcast lectures from Delhi, directly to students at the MGIDE campus.

MoU between IGNOU and IRT

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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Institute of Rail Transport have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer high quality educative programmes in rail transport management. The MoU was signed between U.S. Tolia, Registrar of IGNOU and A.P. Ramanan, Executive Director, IRT in the presence of IGNOU Vice-Chancellor (VC), V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai and Chairman of the Railway Board, S.S. Khurana. 'The aim is to develop rail transport-related vocational education training and skill development of the youths, ensuring better opportunities of employment. It might become a model for many other areas,' said Pillai.

IGNOU along with IRT will design the course, define criteria of admission, finalize the registration process, delivery of education and training, review mechanism and redesign IRT's existing courses for developing effective students support network using the IRT facilities across the Indian railways. The cost of the project would be borne by IRT.

Israel to display Manuscript by Einstein

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Physicist Albert Einstein's manuscript of the path-breaking theory of relativity has been put on display for the first time in Israel. The manuscript is a compilation of 46 pages on 'Theory of General Relativity', which was donated by the scientist to Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1925, has been put on display at the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The exhibition began on 7th March 2010, as part of the institute's 50th anniversary celebration, and will go on till the end of March.

Einstein, who is regarded as the father of modern Physics, received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution. The physicist, one of the founders of the Hebrew University, bequeathed his personal papers and their intellectual copyrights to the institute. The Albert Einstein archives of the university, which contains some 55,000 items, has the largest collection of original Einstein manuscripts in the world. The Theory of General Relativity, which was published in 1915, led to a revolutionary understanding of the structure and development of the universe.

$40 million to be spent by HRD for the new CAT format for IIMs

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To create and maintain the new CAT format for IIMs, HRD will require to spend a whooping amount of $40 million. A leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services, Prometric, has bagged the contract to computerise the test from this year. Nearly 2.5 lakh students take the test for a mere 1,500 seats in the seven IIMs. After following the paper-pencil format for 33 years, the Common Admission Test (CAT), touted as one of the toughest entrance tests for entry into IIMs, is said to be the most expensive test too. Unlike in the past, the test this year will not be a one-day affair. It'll be held over 10 days towards the end of November. Till 2008, CAT was held only on the third Sunday of November every year. Not surprisingly, the IIMs are possessive about CAT. Maintaining that the difficulty level and number of attempts for students will remain unchanged, Chandra said all IIMs are involved in the conduct of CAT. According to Prof Satish Deodhar of IIM-Ahmedabad, who is coordinating the conduct of CAT 2009, the fees has been fixed at INR 1,400 for general category students and INR 700 for SC/ST students.

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