| FDI in education can save country billions of dollars | 20-JUL-09 |
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| If the Cabinet allows for 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in higher education, it will not only help in providing cheaper yet better quality education but also save India billions of dollars by way of foreign exchange (forex) outgo. |
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| UGC plans curbs on admissions, fees in deemed universities | 15-JUN-09 |
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| The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a committee to look into the matter of regulating the fees and admissions in the 125 deemed universities. The commission, according to its Chairman Professor Sukhdeo Thorat, gets the maximum complaints in these two areas. |
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| 'We do need an over-arching regulatory body with a national perspective' | 08-JUN-09 |
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| The University Grants Commission (UGC) is facing heavy weather of late. Be its role over the status of deemed universities or appointment of vice chancellors for the 15 new Central Universities, the regulatory body has come in for criticism. In a chat with LESLIE D’MONTE and KIRTIKA SUNEJA, UGC Chairman Sukhdeo Thorat explains his stand on a host of issues while outlining UGC’s vision for higher education. |
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| ....to heed NKC, Yash Pal panel proposals | 05-JUN-09 |
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| In an attempt to make higher education inclusive, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, in her address to the Joint Session of the 15th Lok Sabha, said: “The government’s strategy for higher education will be formulated around a three-fold objective of expansion, inclusion and excellence. |
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| Lenovo launches ThinkCentre M58/ M58p desktop PCs in India | 06-MAY-09 |
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| Lenovo today announced the launch of its greenest, most secure and most manageable ThinkCentre desktop PCs in India, the ThinkCentre M58 and ThinkCentre M58p. The key highlight of ThinkCentre M58/ M58p is the Power Manager1, part of Lenovo’s proprietary ThinkVantage technologies, that enables users to control their electricity consumption remotely, and available for the first time ever on a ThinkCentre PC. The ThinkCentre M58/ M58p has achieved the gold status from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool organization (EPEAT), which testifies the PC range as one of industry’s leading “green” computing solutions. |
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| Pitroda wants knowledge authority | 18-DEC-08 |
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| The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) would like a independent regulatory authority for knowledge development apart from the existing University Grants Commission (UGC). |
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| ARC against separate education authority | 10-NOV-08 |
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| Creation of an independent regulatory authority for higher education, a proposal mooted by National Knowledge Commission (NKC), has not found favour with another key government panel. |
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| Pitroda panel suggests ways to create entrepreneurs | 16-JUN-08 |
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Seeking to encourage entrepreneurship to achieve high economic growth, the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has suggested a set of measures, including setting up of specialised schools, to create a supportive business environment. |
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| NKC for IITs adopting engineering colleges | 09-MAY-08 |
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Concerned over the "glaring regional imbalance" in the availability of engineering education, the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has favoured elite institutions like IITs adopting some engineering institutions to raise their standards. |
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| Varsities may soon own patent rights | 17-MAR-08 |
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| The Union government is likely to enact a law to create uniform legal framework for government-funded research and give universities and research institutions ownership and patent rights for their |
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| India Water Portal in Kannada launched | 23-FEB-08 |
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| India Water Portal, aimed at disseminating knowledge and offering solutions on water-related issues, which was launched in January now has a website in Kannada. A portal in a local language will help |
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